Poets Nook, Leigh

MyStreetCheck free street report: Poets Nook, Leigh · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leigh-greater-manchester/poets-nook/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WN7 4DL.

Average price (last 12 months)

£127,500

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£84,250

8 sales

Price range

£52k – £129k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

23 Feb 2026

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At a glance

House prices£84k averageSince 2016 (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 station59 min walkHag Fold station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold75% freeholdAcross 12 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

8 property sales on Poets Nook, Leigh have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £127,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £84,250. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Poets Nook range from £52,000 to £129,000. 75% of homes sold here were freehold and 25% leasehold.

House prices on Poets Nook compared

WN7 postcode area£205,456

Leigh£205,456

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Poets Nook 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: 75% freehold and 25% leasehold across 12 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	8	£84,250	23 Feb 2026

Sold prices on Poets Nook

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
32, Poets Nook WN7 4DL	23 Feb 2026	£127,500	Terraced	Freehold
10, Poets Nook WN7 4DL	16 Oct 2024	£95,000	Terraced	Leasehold
10, Poets Nook WN7 4DL	16 Oct 2024	£95,000	Other	Freehold
8, Poets Nook WN7 4DL	3 Sep 2024	£94,000	Terraced	Leasehold
40, Poets Nook WN7 4DL	25 Aug 2023	£129,000	Terraced	Freehold
28, Poets Nook WN7 4DL	28 Aug 2020	£91,500	Terraced	Freehold
38, Poets Nook WN7 4DL	13 Jan 2020	£68,000	Terraced	Freehold
28, Poets Nook WN7 4DL	11 Oct 2019	£52,000	Terraced	Freehold
36, Poets Nook WN7 4DL	23 Jul 2019	£62,500	Terraced	Freehold
32, Poets Nook WN7 4DL	24 May 2019	£77,000	Terraced	Freehold
32, Poets Nook WN7 4DL	6 May 2016	£74,000	Terraced	Freehold
14, Poets Nook WN7 4DL	19 Jan 2016	£55,000	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
32, Poets Nook	£74,000 (May 2016) → £77,000 (May 2019) → £127,500 (Feb 2026)	+72% over 10 yrs
28, Poets Nook	£52,000 (Oct 2019) → £91,500 (Aug 2020)	+76% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Poets Nook

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Poets Nook 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

Poets Nook 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 Poets Nook

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School 211 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.2 mi
Leigh Central Primary School 211 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington 205 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh 300 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.3 mi
Leigh CofE Primary School 350 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
The Holden School 70 pupils	Other independent special school	4–18	Report	0.5 mi
Leigh St John's CofE Primary 210 pupils	Primary Church of England	5–11	Report	0.7 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh 204 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	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 2.9 mi · 59 min walk
Atherton station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk
Daisy Hill station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Milton Street (opp, Twist Lane) 2 min walk
Cook Street (opp, Twist Lane) 3 min walk
Cook Street (cnr, Twist Lane) 3 min walk
Etherstone Street (SE-bound, Etherstone Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Leigh Sports Village
Leigh Stadium, Sale Way, Leigh · 0.5 mi
Foxleigh Family Surgery
Henry Street, Leigh · 0.5 mi
Premier Health Team
Bridgewater Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.5 mi
Old Henry Street Med Ctr
Old Henry Street Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.5 mi

Supermarkets

Aldi Aldi Leigh · 0.2 mi
Heron Heron Leigh · 0.3 mi
The Food Warehouse Iceland Leigh Food Warehouse · 0.3 mi
Asda Supermarket Asda Leigh Windermere Road Supermarket · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.3 mi
Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Peak Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
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 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	3 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	45.1%	62.5%
Private rented	48.1%	20.3%
Social rented	6.8%	17.1%
Households	705

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	18.1%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	69.9%	64.1%
Aged 65+	11.9%	18.6%
Residents	1,532

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 Poets Nook

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Who lives around Poets Nook

Ethnic group

	Here	Wigan
White	80.6%	95%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	10.9%	1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	3.7%	1.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.6%	1.3%
Other ethnic group	2.2%	0.7%

Religion

	Here	Wigan
Christian	51.2%	62.8%
No religion	33.3%	30.3%
Muslim	9.7%	1.3%
Not answered	5.2%	4.7%
Hindu	0.4%	0.3%
Other religion	0.2%	0.3%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.3%
Jewish	0%	0%

Country of birth

	Here	Wigan
Born in the UK	80.3%	93.8%
Born outside the UK	19.7%	6.2%

Highest qualification

	Here	Wigan
No qualifications	26.6%	21.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above	19.5%	25.8%
Level 2 qualifications	15.8%	15.4%
Level 3 qualifications	15.4%	17.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	13.3%	10.5%
Apprenticeship	6.3%	7.1%
Other qualifications	3.1%	2.5%

General health

	Here	Wigan
Very good health	43.6%	46.3%
Good health	36.1%	33.5%
Fair health	13.2%	14%
Bad health	5.4%	4.9%
Very bad health	1.6%	1.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Wigan
1 car or van in household	44.2%	42.4%
No cars or vans in household	40.3%	21.3%
2 cars or vans in household	11.4%	28.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household	4.1%	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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