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Priestfields, Leigh

MyStreetCheck free street report: Priestfields, Leigh · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leigh-greater-manchester/priestfields/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WN7 2RG, WN7 2RX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£135,833
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£239,307
42 sales
Price range
£74k – £565k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Mar 2026
WN7 2RG

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At a glance

House prices£136k average34% 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 Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 48 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

42 property sales on Priestfields, Leigh have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £135,833. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £280,586. Average sale prices fell from £215,583 in 2016 to £135,833 in 2026 (-37%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 34% below the Leigh average of £205,456 over the same period. 6 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 69% detached, 17% flat, 7% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Priestfields range from £74,000 to £565,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold. Of 103 streets in Leigh with at least two sales in the last year, Priestfields ranks 79th for average price.

House prices on Priestfields compared

Priestfields£135,833
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: £215,583 (6 sales)2016£216k2017: £209,714 (7 sales)2017£210k2018: £250,313 (8 sales)2018£250k2019: £230,625 (4 sales)2019£231k2020: £93,000 (1 sales)2020£93k2021: £298,167 (3 sales)2021£298k2022: £169,975 (2 sales)2022£170k2023: £230,317 (3 sales)2023£230k2024: £387,125 (4 sales)2024£387k2025: £390,000 (1 sales)2025£390k2026: £135,833 (3 sales)2026£136k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 48 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached29£280,58617 Jan 2025
Flat7£97,34313 Mar 2026
Semi-detached3£212,50031 Aug 2022
Terraced3£198,33327 Mar 2026

Sold prices on Priestfields

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
61, Priestfields WN7 2RG 27 Mar 2026£215,000 TerracedLeasehold
Apartment 6, 78, Priestfields WN7 2RX 13 Mar 2026£95,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 10, 78, Priestfields WN7 2RX 17 Feb 2026£97,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 10, 78, Priestfields WN7 2RX 10 Apr 2025£1,910,000 OtherLeasehold
Apartment 6, 78, Priestfields WN7 2RX 10 Apr 2025£1,910,000 OtherLeasehold
Apartment 3, 78, Priestfields WN7 2RX 31 Mar 2025£99,950 FlatLeasehold
32, Priestfields WN7 2RG 17 Jan 2025£390,000 DetachedLeasehold
52, Priestfields WN7 2RG 17 Dec 2024£381,500 DetachedLeasehold
65, Priestfields WN7 2RG 30 Aug 2024£222,000 TerracedLeasehold
69, Priestfields WN7 2RG 1 Jul 2024£380,000 DetachedLeasehold
19, Priestfields WN7 2RG 19 Apr 2024£565,000 DetachedLeasehold
41, Priestfields WN7 2RG 12 Oct 2023£282,000 DetachedLeasehold
Apartment 5, 78, Priestfields WN7 2RX 4 Oct 2023£94,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 8, 80, Priestfields WN7 2RX 17 Aug 2023£99,950 FlatLeasehold
68, Priestfields WN7 2RG 30 Jun 2023£309,000 DetachedLeasehold
Apartment 12, 78, Priestfields WN7 2RX 20 Dec 2022£129,950 FlatLeasehold
67, Priestfields WN7 2RG 31 Aug 2022£210,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
Apartment 4, 80, Priestfields WN7 2RX 11 May 2022£95,000 FlatLeasehold
42, Priestfields WN7 2RG 25 Nov 2021£262,500 DetachedLeasehold
70, Priestfields WN7 2RG 30 Jun 2021£317,000 DetachedLeasehold
52, Priestfields WN7 2RG 12 Feb 2021£315,000 DetachedLeasehold
Apartment 11, 78, Priestfields WN7 2RX 9 Jan 2020£93,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 9, 80, Priestfields WN7 2RX 29 Jul 2019£92,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Priestfields WN7 2RG 5 Jul 2019£317,500 DetachedLeasehold
64, Priestfields WN7 2RG 28 Jun 2019£268,000 DetachedLeasehold
6, Priestfields WN7 2RG 26 Apr 2019£218,000 DetachedLeasehold
51, Priestfields WN7 2RG 11 Jan 2019£295,000 DetachedLeasehold
33, Priestfields WN7 2RG 9 Nov 2018£202,000 DetachedLeasehold
77, Priestfields WN7 2RG 27 Jul 2018£245,000 DetachedLeasehold
62, Priestfields WN7 2RG 11 May 2018£318,000 DetachedLeasehold
37, Priestfields WN7 2RG 22 Mar 2018£245,000 DetachedLeasehold
39, Priestfields WN7 2RG 16 Mar 2018£312,000 DetachedLeasehold
71, Priestfields WN7 2RG 16 Mar 2018£245,000 DetachedLeasehold
26, Priestfields WN7 2RG 2 Mar 2018£238,000 DetachedLeasehold
41, Priestfields WN7 2RG 12 Jan 2018£197,500 DetachedLeasehold
63, Priestfields WN7 2RG 24 Nov 2017£158,000 TerracedLeasehold
Apartment 12, 80, Priestfields WN7 2RX 6 Nov 2017£74,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Priestfields WN7 2RG 8 Sep 2017£255,000 DetachedLeasehold
73, Priestfields WN7 2RG 16 Aug 2017£210,000 DetachedLeasehold
11, Priestfields WN7 2RG 24 Feb 2017£231,000 DetachedLeasehold
3, Priestfields WN7 2RG 20 Jan 2017£276,000 DetachedLeasehold
50, Priestfields WN7 2RG 6 Jan 2017£264,000 DetachedLeasehold
57, Priestfields WN7 2RG 15 Dec 2016£152,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
53, Priestfields WN7 2RG 20 Oct 2016£275,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
30, Priestfields WN7 2RG 7 Oct 2016£190,000 DetachedLeasehold
51, Priestfields WN7 2RG 30 Sep 2016£258,000 DetachedLeasehold
69, Priestfields WN7 2RG 23 Sep 2016£230,000 DetachedLeasehold
17, Priestfields WN7 2RG 21 Jun 2016£188,000 DetachedLeasehold

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
Apartment 6, 78, Priestfields £1,910,000 (Apr 2025) → £95,000 (Mar 2026) -95%
over under a year
Apartment 10, 78, Priestfields £1,910,000 (Apr 2025) → £97,500 (Feb 2026) -95%
over under a year
52, Priestfields £315,000 (Feb 2021) → £381,500 (Dec 2024) +21%
over 4 yrs
69, Priestfields £230,000 (Sep 2016) → £380,000 (Jul 2024) +65%
over 8 yrs
41, Priestfields £197,500 (Jan 2018) → £282,000 (Oct 2023) +43%
over 6 yrs
51, Priestfields £258,000 (Sep 2016) → £295,000 (Jan 2019) +14%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Priestfields

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Priestfields 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

Priestfields is in or near 4 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
  • Penleach Brook at Higher Folds 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 Priestfields

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh 395 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Leigh CofE Primary School 350 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School 255 pupils Primary Methodist 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Bedford High School 1,111 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington 205 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh 300 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Leigh Central Primary School 211 pupils Primary 4–11 Good 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

  • Atherton station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk
  • Hag Fold station 2.6 mi · 53 min walk
  • Daisy Hill station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Guest Street (Stop B, Holden Road) 3 min walk
  • Brewery Lane (nr, Chapel Street) 3 min walk
  • Peregrine Drive (opp, Holden Road) 3 min walk
  • Rothay Street (opp, Chapel Street) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Brookmill Medical Centre
    College Street, Leigh · 0.2 mi
  • Old Henry Street Med Ctr
    Old Henry Street Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.4 mi
  • Foxleigh Family Surgery
    Henry Street, Leigh · 0.4 mi
  • Premier Health Team
    Bridgewater Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Hooten Gardens Leigh · 0.3 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Leigh · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Leigh Extra · 0.5 mi
  • Heron Heron Leigh · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Tims & Parker Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Leigh Health Centre · 0.6 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 Priestfields

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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