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Shepherd Croft, Leigh

MyStreetCheck free street report: Shepherd Croft, Leigh · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leigh-greater-manchester/shepherd-croft/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£399,950
1 sale
Average price (since 2019)
£230,415
19 sales
Price range
£171k – £400k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Nov 2025
WN7 4RT

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At a glance

House prices£230k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 7 min walkHindley station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 20 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

19 property sales on Shepherd Croft, Leigh have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £399,950. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £193,886. Average sale prices rose from £218,773 in 2019 to £317,475 in 2025 (+45%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2019; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 47% terraced, 32% detached, 21% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Shepherd Croft range from £170,995 to £399,950. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Shepherd Croft compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2019: £218,773 (9 sales)2019£219k2021: £219,139 (7 sales)2021£219k2023: £240,000 (1 sales)2023£240k2025: £317,475 (2 sales)2025£317k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced9£193,88622 Aug 2025
Detached6£295,32114 Nov 2025
Semi-detached4£215,24620 Aug 2021

Sold prices on Shepherd Croft

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
11, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 14 Nov 2025£399,950 DetachedFreehold
15, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 22 Aug 2025£235,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 3 Nov 2023£210,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 10 Mar 2023£240,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 27 Aug 2021£282,995 DetachedFreehold
7, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 20 Aug 2021£247,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 30 Jul 2021£188,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 2 Jun 2021£295,995 DetachedFreehold
4, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 30 Apr 2021£175,995 TerracedFreehold
6, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 30 Apr 2021£170,995 TerracedFreehold
8, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 30 Apr 2021£172,995 TerracedFreehold
17, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 16 Aug 2019£186,995 TerracedFreehold
5, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 23 Jul 2019£202,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 28 Jun 2019£189,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
11, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 27 Jun 2019£247,995 DetachedFreehold
3, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 27 Jun 2019£275,995 DetachedFreehold
15, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 24 Jun 2019£184,995 TerracedFreehold
19, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 24 May 2019£189,995 TerracedFreehold
7, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 10 May 2019£220,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Shepherd Croft WN7 4RT 10 May 2019£268,995 DetachedFreehold

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
11, Shepherd Croft £247,995 (Jun 2019) → £399,950 (Nov 2025) +61%
over 6 yrs
15, Shepherd Croft £184,995 (Jun 2019) → £188,000 (Jul 2021) → £235,000 (Aug 2025) +27%
over 6 yrs
8, Shepherd Croft £172,995 (Apr 2021) → £210,000 (Nov 2023) +21%
over 3 yrs
19, Shepherd Croft £189,995 (May 2019) → £240,000 (Mar 2023) +26%
over 4 yrs
7, Shepherd Croft £220,995 (May 2019) → £247,000 (Aug 2021) +12%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Shepherd Croft

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Shepherd Croft in the latest month.

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

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Higher crime than about 80% 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

Shepherd Croft is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • River Glaze catchment including Leigh and East Wigan Flood alert 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 Shepherd Croft

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School 331 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.7 mi
The Holden School 70 pupils Other independent special school 4–18 Report 1.0 mi
Bickershaw CofE Primary School 138 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 1.2 mi
Gilded Hollins Community School 209 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.3 mi
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School 229 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 1.3 mi
Newton Westpark Primary School 202 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.4 mi
Green Meadow Independent Primary School 9 pupils Other independent school 3–14 Report 1.4 mi
Lowton Church of England High School 814 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–16 Good Report 1.4 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

  • Hindley station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk
  • Daisy Hill station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk
  • Hag Fold station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 14 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Briscoe Close (opp, Crankwood Road) 1 min walk
  • Tinsley Green Way (cnr, Plank Lane) 2 min walk
  • Briscoe Close (cnr, Crankwood Road) 2 min walk
  • Tinsley Green Way (opp, Plank Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Leigh Sports Village
    Leigh Stadium, Sale Way, Leigh · 1.1 mi
  • Slag Lane Mc
    216 Slag Lane, Lowton, Warrington · 1.4 mi
  • Braithwaite Rd Surgery
    36 Braithwaite Road, Lowton, Warrington · 1.4 mi
  • Lowton & Platt Bridge Surgery
    208C Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Leigh · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Pennington Leigh · 1.1 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Leigh SF · 1.2 mi
  • The Food Warehouse Iceland Leigh Food Warehouse · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Manor Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • Wigan Road Pharmacy · 1.2 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 1.4 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 1.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.5 mi
  • Avenue Dental Surgery · 1.6 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 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned54.4%62.5%
Private rented12.1%20.3%
Social rented33.2%17.1%
Households1,055

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.4%64.1%
Aged 65+12.8%18.6%
Residents2,563

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 Shepherd Croft

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White92%95%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3%1.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%1.8%
Other ethnic group0.9%0.7%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian51.8%62.8%
No religion41.7%30.3%
Not answered4.3%4.7%
Muslim1.4%1.3%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Other religion0.3%0.3%
Hindu0.2%0.3%
Jewish0%0%

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK90.5%93.8%
Born outside the UK9.5%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
Level 4 qualifications and above29.3%25.8%
No qualifications20.8%21.1%
Level 3 qualifications17.5%17.6%
Level 2 qualifications14.5%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%10.5%
Apprenticeship4.7%7.1%
Other qualifications1.9%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health49.1%46.3%
Good health31.1%33.5%
Fair health12.4%14%
Bad health5.6%4.9%
Very bad health1.8%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
1 car or van in household41.2%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household32.1%28.2%
No cars or vans in household22.7%21.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.1%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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