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Walmesley Road, Leigh

MyStreetCheck free street report: Walmesley Road, Leigh · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leigh-greater-manchester/walmesley-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WN7 1XN, WN7 1XR, WN7 1YL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£136,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£105,143
27 sales
Price range
£48k – £165k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Aug 2026
WN7 1YE

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At a glance

House prices£137k average34% below the Leigh average 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 station53 min walkHag Fold station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold91% leaseholdAcross 34 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

27 property sales on Walmesley Road, Leigh have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £136,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £106,305. That is 34% below the Leigh average of £205,456 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 78% terraced, 19% flat, 4% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Walmesley Road range from £47,500 to £165,000. 9% of homes sold here were freehold and 91% leasehold. Of 103 streets in Leigh with at least two sales in the last year, Walmesley Road ranks 75th for average price.

House prices on Walmesley Road compared

Walmesley Road£136,500
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: £70,250 (2 sales)2016£70k2017: £78,667 (3 sales)2017£79k2018: £84,750 (4 sales)2018£85k2019: £88,500 (2 sales)2019£89k2021: £84,483 (3 sales)2021£84k2022: £128,817 (6 sales)2022£129k2023: £102,500 (2 sales)2023£103k2024: £138,000 (1 sales)2024£138k2025: £137,333 (3 sales)2025£137k2026: £165,000 (1 sales)2026£165k

Tenure: 9% freehold and 91% leasehold across 34 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced21£106,3055 Aug 2025
Flat5£88,2902 Dec 2025
Semi-detached1£165,00028 Aug 2026

Sold prices on Walmesley Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
79, Walmesley Road WN7 1YE 28 Aug 2026£165,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
6, Walmesley Court, Walmesley Road WN7 1YL 2 Dec 2025£108,000 FlatLeasehold
34, Walmesley Road WN7 1XR 5 Aug 2025£142,000 TerracedLeasehold
81, Walmesley Road WN7 1YE 21 Feb 2025£162,000 TerracedLeasehold
44, Walmesley Road WN7 1XR 30 Apr 2024£138,000 TerracedLeasehold
141, Walmesley Road WN7 1XN 19 Dec 2023£105,000 TerracedLeasehold
60, Walmesley Road WN7 1XN 29 Sep 2023£100,000 TerracedLeasehold
30, Walmesley Road WN7 1XR 23 Sep 2022£160,000 TerracedLeasehold
Unit 3, 14, Walmesley Road WN7 1YE 14 Sep 2022£90,000 OtherFreehold
111, Walmesley Road WN7 1XR 15 Aug 2022£135,000 TerracedLeasehold
127, Walmesley Road WN7 1XN 10 Aug 2022£131,000 TerracedLeasehold
143, Walmesley Road WN7 1XN 15 Jun 2022£120,000 TerracedLeasehold
151, Walmesley Road WN7 1XN 9 May 2022£91,950 TerracedFreehold
52, Walmesley Road WN7 1XN 8 Feb 2022£134,950 TerracedLeasehold
16, Walmesley Court, Walmesley Road WN7 1YL 3 Dec 2021£74,000 FlatLeasehold
60, Walmesley Road WN7 1XN 15 Nov 2021£81,000 TerracedLeasehold
19, Walmesley Court, Walmesley Road WN7 1YL 3 Sep 2021£79,950 FlatLeasehold
14, Walmesley Court, Walmesley Road WN7 1YL 22 Jul 2021£78,500 FlatLeasehold
127, Walmesley Road WN7 1XN 31 Mar 2021£95,000 TerracedLeasehold
30, Walmesley Road WN7 1XR 11 Dec 2019£95,000 TerracedLeasehold
4, Walmesley Court, Walmesley Road WN7 1YL 24 May 2019£82,000 FlatLeasehold
77, Walmesley Road WN7 1YE 26 Apr 2019£2,000 OtherLeasehold
143, Walmesley Road WN7 1XN 28 Feb 2019£64,500 TerracedLeasehold
127, Walmesley Road WN7 1XN 22 Nov 2018£85,000 TerracedLeasehold
119, Walmesley Road WN7 1XN 18 Oct 2018£85,000 TerracedLeasehold
2, Walmesley Court, Walmesley Road WN7 1YL 1 Oct 2018£93,000 FlatLeasehold
44, Walmesley Road WN7 1XR 27 Mar 2018£76,000 TerracedLeasehold
38, Walmesley Road WN7 1XR 1 Nov 2017£81,000 TerracedLeasehold
44, Walmesley Road WN7 1XR 2 Jun 2017£70,000 TerracedLeasehold
30, Walmesley Road WN7 1XR 16 May 2017£85,000 TerracedLeasehold
19, Walmesley Court, Walmesley Road WN7 1YL 11 Oct 2016£73,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Walmesley Road WN7 1YE 19 Aug 2016£200,000 OtherFreehold
135, Walmesley Road WN7 1XN 8 Jul 2016£47,500 TerracedLeasehold
83, Walmesley Road WN7 1YE 21 Jun 2016£93,000 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
44, Walmesley Road £70,000 (Jun 2017) → £76,000 (Mar 2018) → £138,000 (Apr 2024) +97%
over 7 yrs
60, Walmesley Road £81,000 (Nov 2021) → £100,000 (Sep 2023) +23%
over 2 yrs
30, Walmesley Road £85,000 (May 2017) → £95,000 (Dec 2019) → £160,000 (Sep 2022) +88%
over 5 yrs
127, Walmesley Road £85,000 (Nov 2018) → £95,000 (Mar 2021) → £131,000 (Aug 2022) +54%
over 4 yrs
143, Walmesley Road £64,500 (Feb 2019) → £120,000 (Jun 2022) +86%
over 3 yrs
19, Walmesley Court, Walmesley Road £73,000 (Oct 2016) → £79,950 (Sep 2021) +10%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Walmesley Road

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Walmesley Road 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

Walmesley Road 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 Walmesley Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Leigh Central Primary School 211 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School 211 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh 300 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
Leigh CofE Primary School 350 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Leigh St John's CofE Primary 210 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 0.4 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 0.6 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.6 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 2.7 mi · 53 min walk
  • Atherton station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Daisy Hill station 2.8 mi · 56 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Leigh Library (o/s, St Marys Way) 1 min walk
  • The Avenue (adj, Leigh Road) 1 min walk
  • Henrietta Street (cnr, The Avenue) 2 min walk
  • St Mary's Way (nr) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

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

Supermarkets

  • Asda Supermarket Asda Leigh Windermere Road Supermarket · 0.0 mi
  • Heron Heron Leigh · 0.2 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Leigh · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Leigh · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.2 mi
  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Avenue Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned45.1%62.5%
Private rented48.1%20.3%
Social rented6.8%17.1%
Households705

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.9%64.1%
Aged 65+11.9%18.6%
Residents1,532

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 Walmesley Road

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White80.6%95%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.9%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.7%1.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%1.3%
Other ethnic group2.2%0.7%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian51.2%62.8%
No religion33.3%30.3%
Muslim9.7%1.3%
Not answered5.2%4.7%
Hindu0.4%0.3%
Other religion0.2%0.3%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Jewish0%0%

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK80.3%93.8%
Born outside the UK19.7%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
No qualifications26.6%21.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above19.5%25.8%
Level 2 qualifications15.8%15.4%
Level 3 qualifications15.4%17.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.3%10.5%
Apprenticeship6.3%7.1%
Other qualifications3.1%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health43.6%46.3%
Good health36.1%33.5%
Fair health13.2%14%
Bad health5.4%4.9%
Very bad health1.6%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
1 car or van in household44.2%42.4%
No cars or vans in household40.3%21.3%
2 cars or vans in household11.4%28.2%
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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