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Sefton Street, Leigh

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

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£143,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£91,500
13 sales
Price range
£45k – £144k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
16 Jul 2026
WN7 1LX

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At a glance

House prices£92k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station50 min walkHag Fold station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 15 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

13 property sales on Sefton Street, Leigh have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £143,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £91,875. 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 92% terraced, 8% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Sefton Street range from £45,000 to £143,500. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on Sefton Street compared

WN7 postcode area£205,456
Leigh£205,456
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Sefton 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

2016: £45,000 (1 sales)2016£45k2017: £60,000 (1 sales)2017£60k2018: £85,500 (1 sales)2018£86k2019: £98,500 (2 sales)2019£99k2020: £87,500 (1 sales)2020£88k2021: £92,000 (2 sales)2021£92k2022: £80,000 (1 sales)2022£80k2023: £102,333 (3 sales)2023£102k2026: £143,500 (1 sales)2026£144k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 15 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced12£91,87516 Jul 2026
Semi-detached1£87,00024 Mar 2021

Sold prices on Sefton Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
17, Sefton Street WN7 1LX 16 Jul 2026£143,500 TerracedLeasehold
15, Sefton Street WN7 1LX 21 Feb 2025£120,000 TerracedLeasehold
16, Sefton Street WN7 1LX 12 Sep 2023£122,000 TerracedLeasehold
7, Sefton Street WN7 1LX 4 Aug 2023£120,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
6, Sefton Street WN7 1LX 14 Apr 2023£95,000 TerracedLeasehold
18, Sefton Street WN7 1LX 15 Feb 2023£90,000 TerracedLeasehold
17, Sefton Street WN7 1LX 4 Feb 2022£80,000 TerracedLeasehold
15, Sefton Street WN7 1LX 1 Jun 2021£97,000 TerracedLeasehold
7, Sefton Street WN7 1LX 24 Mar 2021£87,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
15, Sefton Street WN7 1LX 28 Aug 2020£87,500 TerracedLeasehold
10, Sefton Street WN7 1LX 16 Dec 2019£115,000 TerracedLeasehold
28, Sefton Street WN7 1LX 10 May 2019£82,000 TerracedLeasehold
26, Sefton Street WN7 1LX 13 Dec 2018£85,500 TerracedLeasehold
26, Sefton Street WN7 1LX 14 Feb 2017£60,000 TerracedLeasehold
22, Sefton Street WN7 1LX 11 Mar 2016£45,000 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
17, Sefton Street £80,000 (Feb 2022) → £143,500 (Jul 2026) +79%
over 4 yrs
15, Sefton Street £87,500 (Aug 2020) → £97,000 (Jun 2021) → £120,000 (Feb 2025) +37%
over 4 yrs
7, Sefton Street £87,000 (Mar 2021) → £120,000 (Aug 2023) +38%
over 2 yrs
26, Sefton Street £60,000 (Feb 2017) → £85,500 (Dec 2018) +43%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Sefton Street

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Sefton 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

Sefton 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 Sefton Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
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 0.3 mi
Leigh St John's CofE Primary 210 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 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
The Holden School 70 pupils Other independent special school 4–18 Report 0.8 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 · 50 min walk
  • Atherton station 2.5 mi · 51 min walk
  • Daisy Hill station 2.8 mi · 55 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hope Street (adj, Holden Road) 1 min walk
  • Hope Street (nr, The Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Hope Street (cnr, The Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Henrietta Street (opp, 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 · 0.3 mi
  • Foxleigh Family Surgery
    Henry Street, Leigh · 0.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Supermarket Asda Leigh Windermere Road Supermarket · 0.2 mi
  • Heron Heron Leigh · 0.2 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Leigh · 0.3 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Hooten Gardens Leigh · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.2 mi
  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Avenue Dental Surgery · 0.1 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 2 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned44.0%62.5%
Private rented45.1%20.3%
Social rented10.7%17.1%
Households1,014

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.5%64.1%
Aged 65+13.6%18.6%
Residents2,087

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 Sefton Street

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White83.3%95%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.8%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.9%1.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%1.3%
Other ethnic group2%0.7%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian52.1%62.8%
No religion33.4%30.3%
Muslim8.1%1.3%
Not answered5.1%4.7%
Other religion0.9%0.3%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Hindu0%0.3%
Jewish0%0%

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK81.5%93.8%
Born outside the UK18.5%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
No qualifications25.8%21.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.3%25.8%
Level 3 qualifications15.7%17.6%
Level 2 qualifications14.8%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%10.5%
Apprenticeship5.8%7.1%
Other qualifications3.8%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health44.3%46.3%
Good health34.2%33.5%
Fair health15%14%
Bad health5.5%4.9%
Very bad health1%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
1 car or van in household42.2%42.4%
No cars or vans in household39%21.3%
2 cars or vans in household16.9%28.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household2%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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