Wash Lane, Leigh

MyStreetCheck free street report: Wash Lane, Leigh · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leigh-greater-manchester/wash-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WN7 2TE.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£188,364

11 sales

Price range

£85k – £300k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

24 Oct 2025

WN7 2TE

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At a glance

House prices£188k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station45 min walkAtherton station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold58% leaseholdAcross 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

11 property sales on Wash Lane, Leigh have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 24 Oct 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £145,200. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 45% terraced, 45% semi-detached, 9% detached. Recorded sale prices on Wash Lane range from £85,000 to £300,000. 42% of homes sold here were freehold and 58% leasehold.

House prices on Wash Lane compared

WN7 postcode area£205,456

Leigh£205,456

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Wash Lane 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: 42% freehold and 58% leasehold across 12 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	5	£145,200	24 Oct 2025
Semi-detached	5	£233,400	3 Oct 2025
Detached	1	£179,000	5 Apr 2019

Sold prices on Wash Lane

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
32, Wash Lane WN7 2TE	24 Oct 2025	£160,000	Terraced	Leasehold
4, Wash Lane WN7 2TE	3 Oct 2025	£290,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
17, Wash Lane WN7 2TE	7 Jun 2024	£300,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
4A, Wash Lane WN7 2TE	28 Oct 2022	£190,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
28, Wash Lane WN7 2TE	15 Mar 2022	£143,000	Terraced	Leasehold
32, Wash Lane WN7 2TE	17 Sep 2020	£145,500	Terraced	Leasehold
34, Wash Lane WN7 2TE	17 Sep 2020	£192,500	Terraced	Leasehold
14, Wash Lane WN7 2TE	26 Jun 2020	£205,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
2A, Wash Lane WN7 2TE	5 Apr 2019	£179,000	Detached	Freehold
17, Wash Lane WN7 2TE	9 Feb 2018	£182,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
22, Wash Lane WN7 2TE	29 Sep 2017	£85,000	Terraced	Leasehold
12, Wash Lane WN7 2TE	1 Jul 2016	£135,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

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, Wash Lane	£145,500 (Sep 2020) → £160,000 (Oct 2025)	+10% over 5 yrs
17, Wash Lane	£182,000 (Feb 2018) → £300,000 (Jun 2024)	+65% over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Wash Lane

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Wash Lane in the latest month.

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

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Lower crime than about 50% 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

Wash Lane 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 Wash Lane

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Bedford High School 1,111 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.4 mi
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh 395 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.4 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh 204 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School 255 pupils	Primary Methodist	2–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School 375 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Leigh CofE Primary School 350 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Good Report	0.9 mi
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington 205 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	1.0 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh 300 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	1.1 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 2.3 mi · 45 min walk
Hag Fold station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk
Daisy Hill station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk

Nearest bus stops

Rosedale Drive (opp, Queensway) 2 min walk
Rosedale Drive (nr, Queensway) 2 min walk
Thorneycroft (nr, Green Lane) 3 min walk
Thorneycroft (opp, Green Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Brookmill Medical Centre
College Street, Leigh · 0.6 mi
Old Henry Street Med Ctr
Old Henry Street Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.8 mi
Foxleigh Family Surgery
Henry Street, Leigh · 0.8 mi
Premier Health Team
Bridgewater Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Higherfold 9 The Centre · 0.6 mi
Lidl Lidl Hooten Gardens Leigh · 0.7 mi
Farmfoods Farmfoods Leigh · 0.9 mi
Tesco Extra Tesco Leigh Extra · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

Manor Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
Peak Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
Manor Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi
Leigh Health Centre · 0.8 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.9 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 7 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	8 of 10
Employment	7 of 10
Education and skills	7 of 10
Health and disability	5 of 10
Crime	6 of 10
Access to housing and services	9 of 10
Living environment	3 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	85.3%	62.5%
Private rented	13.6%	20.3%
Social rented	1.1%	17.1%
Households	625

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	12.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	60.0%	64.1%
Aged 65+	27.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,397

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 Wash Lane

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Who lives around Wash Lane

Ethnic group

	Here	Wigan
White	97.3%	95%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.4%	1.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.6%	1.3%
Other ethnic group	0.4%	0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.3%	1.2%

Religion

	Here	Wigan
Christian	72.3%	62.8%
No religion	22.6%	30.3%
Not answered	3.2%	4.7%
Hindu	0.7%	0.3%
Muslim	0.7%	1.3%
Other religion	0.3%	0.3%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.3%
Sikh	0.1%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Wigan
Born in the UK	96.1%	93.8%
Born outside the UK	3.9%	6.2%

Highest qualification

	Here	Wigan
Level 4 qualifications and above	26.7%	25.8%
No qualifications	20.7%	21.1%
Level 3 qualifications	17.7%	17.6%
Level 2 qualifications	14.9%	15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	10.3%	10.5%
Apprenticeship	7.4%	7.1%
Other qualifications	2.3%	2.5%

General health

	Here	Wigan
Very good health	45.2%	46.3%
Good health	36.5%	33.5%
Fair health	13.4%	14%
Bad health	3.4%	4.9%
Very bad health	1.5%	1.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Wigan
1 car or van in household	48.3%	42.4%
2 cars or vans in household	27.5%	28.2%
No cars or vans in household	15.5%	21.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household	8.6%	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.

Planning and heritage near Wash Lane

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