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Wensleydale Road, Leigh

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

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£475,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£281,167
6 sales
Price range
£177k – £475k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Nov 2025
WN7 2HX

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At a glance

House prices£281k 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 station47 min walkAtherton station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 9 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

6 property sales on Wensleydale Road, Leigh have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £475,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £242,400. 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 83% semi-detached, 17% detached. Recorded sale prices on Wensleydale Road range from £177,000 to £475,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on Wensleydale Road compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2017: £177,000 (1 sales)2017£177k2022: £215,000 (1 sales)2022£215k2023: £265,000 (2 sales)2023£265k2025: £382,500 (2 sales)2025£383k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 9 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached5£242,40015 Aug 2025
Detached1£475,00028 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Wensleydale Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
5, Wensleydale Road WN7 2HX 28 Nov 2025£475,000 DetachedLeasehold
25, Wensleydale Road WN7 2HX 15 Aug 2025£290,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
21, Wensleydale Road WN7 2HX 30 Jun 2023£300,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
12, Wensleydale Road WN7 2HX 30 Mar 2023£230,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
24, Wensleydale Road WN7 2HX 22 Nov 2022£215,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
26, Wensleydale Road WN7 2HX 20 Mar 2020£170,000 DetachedLeasehold
26, Wensleydale Road WN7 2HX 20 Jul 2017£170,000 DetachedLeasehold
25, Wensleydale Road WN7 2HX 9 Jun 2017£177,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
26, Wensleydale Road WN7 2HX 14 Apr 2016£140,000 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
25, Wensleydale Road £177,000 (Jun 2017) → £290,000 (Aug 2025) +64%
over 8 yrs
26, Wensleydale Road £140,000 (Apr 2016) → £170,000 (Jul 2017) → £170,000 (Mar 2020) +21%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Wensleydale Road

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Wensleydale Road 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

Wensleydale Road 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 Wensleydale Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh 395 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Bedford High School 1,111 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School 255 pupils Primary Methodist 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School 375 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.8 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 1.0 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 · 47 min walk
  • Hag Fold station 2.6 mi · 51 min walk
  • Daisy Hill station 3.0 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Wensleydale Road (nr, Holden Road) 1 min walk
  • Wensleydale Road (opp, Holden Road) 2 min walk
  • Thorneycroft (nr, Green Lane) 2 min walk
  • Whitfield Street (Stop A, Holden Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Brookmill Medical Centre
    College Street, Leigh · 0.5 mi
  • Old Henry Street Med Ctr
    Old Henry Street Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.7 mi
  • Foxleigh Family Surgery
    Henry Street, Leigh · 0.7 mi
  • Premier Health Team
    Bridgewater Medical Centre, Henry Street, Leigh · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Hooten Gardens Leigh · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Higherfold 9 The Centre · 0.7 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Leigh · 0.8 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Leigh Extra · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Tims & Parker Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Leigh Health Centre · 0.8 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned85.3%62.5%
Private rented13.6%20.3%
Social rented1.1%17.1%
Households625

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.0%64.1%
Aged 65+27.2%18.6%
Residents1,397

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 Wensleydale Road

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White97.3%95%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%1.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%1.2%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian72.3%62.8%
No religion22.6%30.3%
Not answered3.2%4.7%
Hindu0.7%0.3%
Muslim0.7%1.3%
Other religion0.3%0.3%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Sikh0.1%–

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK96.1%93.8%
Born outside the UK3.9%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
Level 4 qualifications and above26.7%25.8%
No qualifications20.7%21.1%
Level 3 qualifications17.7%17.6%
Level 2 qualifications14.9%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%10.5%
Apprenticeship7.4%7.1%
Other qualifications2.3%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health45.2%46.3%
Good health36.5%33.5%
Fair health13.4%14%
Bad health3.4%4.9%
Very bad health1.5%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
1 car or van in household48.3%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household27.5%28.2%
No cars or vans in household15.5%21.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%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.

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