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Platt Fold Street, Leigh

MyStreetCheck free street report: Platt Fold Street, Leigh · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leigh-greater-manchester/platt-fold-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WN7 1JH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£123,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£102,855
17 sales
Price range
£60k – £178k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Jul 2026
WN7 1JH

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At a glance

House prices£124k average40% below the Leigh average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station50 min walkAtherton station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold95% leaseholdAcross 19 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

17 property sales on Platt Fold Street, Leigh have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £123,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £98,158. That is 40% below the Leigh average of £205,456 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 94% terraced, 6% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Platt Fold Street range from £60,000 to £178,000. 5% of homes sold here were freehold and 95% leasehold. Of 103 streets in Leigh with at least two sales in the last year, Platt Fold Street ranks 95th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Platt Fold Street compared

Platt Fold Street£123,500
WN7 postcode area£205,456
Leigh£205,456
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WN7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £65,000 (1 sales)2016£65k2017: £74,250 (1 sales)2017£74k2018: £119,750 (2 sales)2018£120k2020: £85,000 (2 sales)2020£85k2021: £78,000 (1 sales)2021£78k2022: £117,475 (2 sales)2022£117k2023: £118,277 (3 sales)2023£118k2024: £96,250 (2 sales)2024£96k2025: £112,250 (2 sales)2025£112k2026: £115,000 (1 sales)2026£115k

Tenure: 5% freehold and 95% leasehold across 19 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced16£98,15815 Jul 2026
Semi-detached1£178,0007 Dec 2018

Sold prices on Platt Fold Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
51, Platt Fold Street WN7 1JH 15 Jul 2026£115,000 TerracedLeasehold
27, Platt Fold Street WN7 1JH 18 Dec 2025£132,000 TerracedLeasehold
45, Platt Fold Street WN7 1JH 10 Oct 2025£105,000 TerracedLeasehold
27, Platt Fold Street WN7 1JH 14 Feb 2025£92,500 TerracedLeasehold
5, Platt Fold Street WN7 1JH 7 Jun 2024£60,000 TerracedLeasehold
35, Platt Fold Street WN7 1JH 23 Feb 2024£132,500 TerracedLeasehold
41, Platt Fold Street WN7 1JH 27 Nov 2023£113,830 TerracedLeasehold
51, Platt Fold Street WN7 1JH 14 Jul 2023£115,000 TerracedLeasehold
17, Platt Fold Street WN7 1JH 16 Jun 2023£126,000 TerracedLeasehold
17, Platt Fold Street WN7 1JH 22 Aug 2022£115,000 TerracedLeasehold
11, Platt Fold Street WN7 1JH 22 Jul 2022£119,950 TerracedLeasehold
13, Platt Fold Street WN7 1JH 8 Jul 2022£105,000 TerracedLeasehold
29, Platt Fold Street WN7 1JH 25 Nov 2021£78,000 TerracedLeasehold
13, Platt Fold Street WN7 1JH 27 Nov 2020£90,000 TerracedLeasehold
3, Platt Fold Street WN7 1JH 10 Jan 2020£80,000 TerracedLeasehold
55, Platt Fold Street WN7 1JH 7 Dec 2018£178,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Platt Fold Street WN7 1JH 18 May 2018£61,500 TerracedLeasehold
51, Platt Fold Street WN7 1JH 13 Jan 2017£74,250 TerracedLeasehold
23, Platt Fold Street WN7 1JH 29 Jul 2016£65,000 TerracedLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
51, Platt Fold Street £74,250 (Jan 2017) → £115,000 (Jul 2023) → £115,000 (Jul 2026) +55%
over 10 yrs
27, Platt Fold Street £92,500 (Feb 2025) → £132,000 (Dec 2025) +43%
over under a year
17, Platt Fold Street £115,000 (Aug 2022) → £126,000 (Jun 2023) +10%
over under a year
13, Platt Fold Street £90,000 (Nov 2020) → £105,000 (Jul 2022) +17%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Platt Fold Street

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Platt Fold Street in the latest month.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Platt Fold Street is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Glaze catchment including Leigh and East Wigan Flood alert area
  • Lilford Park Brook at Lilford Flood warning area
  • Collier Brook at Leigh Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Platt Fold Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Leigh CofE Primary School 350 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh 300 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Leigh Central Primary School 211 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School 211 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington 205 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh 395 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Leigh St John's CofE Primary 210 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Atherton station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk
  • Hag Fold station 2.6 mi · 51 min walk
  • Daisy Hill station 2.9 mi · 57 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • East Bond Street (nr, Guideway) 1 min walk
  • East Bond Street (adj, Guideway) 2 min walk
  • Princess Street (Stop A, East Bond Street) 2 min walk
  • Redfield Croft (cnr, Holden Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Brookmill Medical Centre
    College Street, Leigh · 0.1 mi
  • Foxleigh Family Surgery
    Henry Street, Leigh · 0.3 mi
  • Premier Health Team
    Bridgewater Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.3 mi
  • Old Henry Street Med Ctr
    Old Henry Street Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Hooten Gardens Leigh · 0.2 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Leigh · 0.3 mi
  • Heron Heron Leigh · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Leigh Extra · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Tims & Parker Pharmacy · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Avenue Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned64.2%62.5%
Private rented29.8%20.3%
Social rented5.9%17.1%
Households909

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.1%64.1%
Aged 65+22.0%18.6%
Residents2,015

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks92%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across Wigan with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Platt Fold Street

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White93.3%95%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.1%1.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%1.3%
Other ethnic group1.2%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%1.2%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian62.6%62.8%
No religion27.7%30.3%
Not answered6.6%4.7%
Muslim2.1%1.3%
Buddhist0.5%0.3%
Other religion0.2%0.3%
Hindu0.1%0.3%
Sikh0.1%–

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK93%93.8%
Born outside the UK7%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
Level 4 qualifications and above26.7%25.8%
No qualifications24%21.1%
Level 3 qualifications18.2%17.6%
Level 2 qualifications12.9%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%10.5%
Apprenticeship6.1%7.1%
Other qualifications3.4%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health45.5%46.3%
Good health32.6%33.5%
Fair health16%14%
Bad health4.6%4.9%
Very bad health1.4%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
1 car or van in household46.9%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household24.8%28.2%
No cars or vans in household22.9%21.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%8.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Wigan.

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