Platt Street, Leigh

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

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£66,182

11 sales

Price range

£42k – £110k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

19 Jun 2023

WN7 1NA

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At a glance

House prices£66k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station49 min walkHag Fold station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold83% leaseholdAcross 23 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

11 property sales on Platt Street, Leigh have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 19 Jun 2023. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £67,100. Average sale prices rose from £50,000 in 2017 to £90,000 in 2023 (+80%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 91% terraced, 9% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Platt Street range from £42,000 to £110,000. 17% of homes sold here were freehold and 83% leasehold.

House prices on Platt Street compared

WN7 postcode area£205,456

Leigh£205,456

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Platt Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WN7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 17% freehold and 83% leasehold across 23 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	10	£67,100	19 Jun 2023
Semi-detached	1	£57,000	13 Sep 2018

Sold prices on Platt Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
50, Platt Street WN7 1NA	29 Apr 2026	£119,500	Terraced	Leasehold
22, Platt Street WN7 1NA	19 Mar 2026	£87,000	Terraced	Freehold
2, Platt Street WN7 1NA	29 Sep 2025	£71,717	Terraced	Leasehold
42, Platt Street WN7 1NA	25 Sep 2025	£107,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
9, Platt Street WN7 1NA	21 Nov 2024	£82,500	Terraced	Leasehold
14, Platt Street WN7 1NA	15 Nov 2024	£97,500	Terraced	Leasehold
27, Platt Street WN7 1NA	22 Oct 2024	£100,000	Terraced	Leasehold
36, Platt Street WN7 1NA	19 Jun 2023	£110,000	Terraced	Freehold
18, Platt Street WN7 1NA	4 Apr 2023	£97,000	Terraced	Leasehold
50, Platt Street WN7 1NA	13 Feb 2023	£70,000	Terraced	Leasehold
35, Platt Street WN7 1NA	2 Sep 2022	£100,500	Terraced	Leasehold
15, Platt Street WN7 1NA	5 Aug 2022	£72,000	Terraced	Leasehold
25, Platt Street WN7 1NA	26 May 2022	£75,000	Terraced	Leasehold
17, Platt Street WN7 1NA	8 Apr 2022	£71,000	Terraced	Leasehold
40, Platt Street WN7 1NA	12 Mar 2021	£75,000	Terraced	Freehold
39, Platt Street WN7 1NA	15 May 2020	£65,000	Terraced	Leasehold
14, Platt Street WN7 1NA	4 Oct 2019	£65,000	Terraced	Leasehold
11, Platt Street WN7 1NA	23 Sep 2019	£50,000	Terraced	Leasehold
17, Platt Street WN7 1NA	16 Sep 2019	£50,000	Terraced	Leasehold
29, Platt Street WN7 1NA	13 Sep 2018	£57,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
33, Platt Street WN7 1NA	22 Jan 2018	£55,000	Terraced	Leasehold
38, Platt Street WN7 1NA	19 Jul 2017	£58,000	Terraced	Freehold
23, Platt Street WN7 1NA	13 Apr 2017	£42,000	Terraced	Leasehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
50, Platt Street	£70,000 (Feb 2023) → £119,500 (Apr 2026)	+71% over 3 yrs
14, Platt Street	£65,000 (Oct 2019) → £97,500 (Nov 2024)	+50% over 5 yrs
17, Platt Street	£50,000 (Sep 2019) → £71,000 (Apr 2022)	+42% over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Platt Street

Crime

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

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

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Higher crime than about 90% 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 Street is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Glaze catchment including Leigh and East Wigan Flood alert area
Westleigh Brook at Firs lane 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 Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Leigh CofE Primary School 350 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Good Report	0.1 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh 300 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.2 mi
Leigh Central Primary School 211 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School 211 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.2 mi
Leigh St John's CofE Primary 210 pupils	Primary Church of England	5–11	Report	0.3 mi
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington 205 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh 204 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
The Holden School 70 pupils	Other independent special school	4–18	Report	0.7 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

Hag Fold station 2.5 mi · 49 min walk
Atherton station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk
Daisy Hill station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Hope Street (cnr, The Avenue) 1 min walk
Hope Street (adj, Holden Road) 1 min walk
Chadwick Street (opp, Leigh Road) 1 min walk
Hope Street (nr, The Avenue) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Grasmere Surgery
Leigh Health Centre, The Avenue, Leigh · 0.3 mi
The Avenue Surgery
Leigh Health Centre, The Avenue, Leigh · 0.3 mi
Brookmill Medical Centre
College Street, Leigh · 0.4 mi
Foxleigh Family Surgery
Henry Street, Leigh · 0.5 mi

Supermarkets

Asda Supermarket Asda Leigh Windermere Road Supermarket · 0.2 mi
Heron Heron Leigh · 0.3 mi
Aldi Aldi Westleigh Leigh · 0.3 mi
Farmfoods Farmfoods Leigh · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.3 mi
Peak Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
Peak Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

Avenue Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
Leigh Health Centre · 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 1 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.

Income	2 of 10
Employment	2 of 10
Education and skills	1 of 10
Health and disability	2 of 10
Crime	1 of 10
Access to housing and services	6 of 10
Living environment	1 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	39.8%	62.5%
Private rented	53.4%	20.3%
Social rented	6.6%	17.1%
Households	994

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	71.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	9.4%	18.6%
Residents	2,076

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	92%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	96%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Platt Street

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Who lives around Platt Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Wigan
White	83.1%	95%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	5.2%	1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	4.2%	1.2%
Other ethnic group	4%	0.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.6%	1.3%

Religion

	Here	Wigan
Christian	51.5%	62.8%
No religion	37.4%	30.3%
Muslim	4.8%	1.3%
Not answered	4.6%	4.7%
Other religion	1%	0.3%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.3%
Sikh	0.1%	–
Hindu	0%	0.3%

Country of birth

	Here	Wigan
Born in the UK	76.9%	93.8%
Born outside the UK	23.1%	6.2%

Highest qualification

	Here	Wigan
No qualifications	27.5%	21.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above	19.1%	25.8%
Level 3 qualifications	17.8%	17.6%
Level 2 qualifications	14.9%	15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	11.8%	10.5%
Apprenticeship	6.5%	7.1%
Other qualifications	2.3%	2.5%

General health

	Here	Wigan
Very good health	44.2%	46.3%
Good health	34.5%	33.5%
Fair health	15.2%	14%
Bad health	4.6%	4.9%
Very bad health	1.4%	1.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Wigan
1 car or van in household	45.5%	42.4%
No cars or vans in household	39.4%	21.3%
2 cars or vans in household	13.2%	28.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household	1.9%	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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