100% FREE

Shalefield Gardens, Atherton, Manchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Shalefield Gardens, Atherton, Manchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/manchester-greater-manchester/shalefield-gardens/

House prices, sold prices and local information for M46 0NQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£130,125
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£133,545
32 sales
Price range
£68k – £303k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Apr 2026
M46 0NQ

Free, no sign-up. Other sites charge up to £25.

At a glance

House prices£130k average54% below the Manchester average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station23 min walkHag Fold station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold97% leaseholdAcross 32 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

32 property sales on Shalefield Gardens, Atherton, Manchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £130,125. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £106,998. Average sale prices fell from £206,000 in 2016 to £131,000 in 2026 (-36%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 54% below the Manchester average of £284,352 over the same period. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 81% flat, 19% detached. Recorded sale prices on Shalefield Gardens range from £67,500 to £303,000. 3% of homes sold here were freehold and 97% leasehold. Of 1,701 streets in Manchester with at least two sales in the last year, Shalefield Gardens ranks 1655th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Shalefield Gardens compared

Shalefield Gardens£130,125
M46 postcode area£214,881
Manchester£284,352
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all M46 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £206,000 (5 sales)2016£206k2017: £157,250 (2 sales)2017£157k2018: £81,000 (4 sales)2018£81k2019: £156,000 (3 sales)2019£156k2020: £95,250 (2 sales)2020£95k2021: £113,333 (3 sales)2021£113k2022: £114,950 (1 sales)2022£115k2024: £110,000 (2 sales)2024£110k2025: £126,188 (8 sales)2025£126k2026: £131,000 (2 sales)2026£131k

Tenure: 3% freehold and 97% leasehold across 32 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat26£106,99820 Apr 2026
Detached6£248,58313 Dec 2019

Sold prices on Shalefield Gardens

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Apartment 5, 8, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 20 Apr 2026£128,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 4, 11, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 3 Mar 2026£134,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 6, 7, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 4 Dec 2025£122,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 8, 8, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 6 Nov 2025£136,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 2, 8, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 28 Jul 2025£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 8, 9, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 6 Jun 2025£122,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 1, 8, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 23 May 2025£125,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 1, 9, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 27 Mar 2025£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 7, 8, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 21 Feb 2025£128,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 7, 11, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 7 Feb 2025£130,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 5, 11, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 30 Sep 2024£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 5, 7, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 7 Aug 2024£105,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 9, 9, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 29 Apr 2022£114,950 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 8, 8, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 3 Dec 2021£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 8, 9, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 30 Sep 2021£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 5, 11, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 28 Sep 2021£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 2, 7, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 13 Nov 2020£103,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 6, 7, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 30 Oct 2020£87,500 FlatLeasehold
3, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 13 Dec 2019£303,000 DetachedLeasehold
Apartment 5, 8, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 20 Sep 2019£78,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 4, 7, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 20 Aug 2019£87,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 8, 9, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 11 May 2018£84,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 6, 15, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 25 Apr 2018£67,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 2, 7, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 17 Apr 2018£91,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 4, 8, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 29 Mar 2018£81,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 6, 7, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 26 May 2017£78,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 10 Jan 2017£236,500 DetachedFreehold
Apartment 9, 9, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 18 Oct 2016£78,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 30 Sep 2016£232,000 DetachedLeasehold
5, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 10 Jun 2016£228,000 DetachedLeasehold
3, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 18 Mar 2016£237,000 DetachedLeasehold
2, Shalefield Gardens M46 0NQ 29 Jan 2016£255,000 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
Apartment 5, 8, Shalefield Gardens £78,000 (Sep 2019) → £128,000 (Apr 2026) +64%
over 7 yrs
Apartment 6, 7, Shalefield Gardens £78,000 (May 2017) → £87,500 (Oct 2020) → £122,500 (Dec 2025) +57%
over 9 yrs
Apartment 8, 8, Shalefield Gardens £115,000 (Dec 2021) → £136,000 (Nov 2025) +18%
over 4 yrs
Apartment 8, 9, Shalefield Gardens £84,500 (May 2018) → £110,000 (Sep 2021) → £122,500 (Jun 2025) +45%
over 7 yrs
Apartment 5, 11, Shalefield Gardens £115,000 (Sep 2021) → £115,000 (Sep 2024) +0%
over 3 yrs
Apartment 9, 9, Shalefield Gardens £78,000 (Oct 2016) → £114,950 (Apr 2022) +47%
over 6 yrs
Apartment 2, 7, Shalefield Gardens £91,000 (Apr 2018) → £103,000 (Nov 2020) +13%
over 3 yrs
3, Shalefield Gardens £237,000 (Mar 2016) → £303,000 (Dec 2019) +28%
over 4 yrs

Buying on Shalefield Gardens?

Stamp duty calculator

Mortgage calculator

Crime and flood risk near Shalefield Gardens

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Shalefield Gardens in the latest month.

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

12345678910

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

Shalefield Gardens is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Glaze catchment including Leigh and East Wigan Flood alert area
  • Collier Brook at Atherton 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 Shalefield Gardens

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge 207 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Atherton High School 561 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
The Westleigh School 976 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.8 mi
Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School 205 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Atherton St George's CofE Primary School 333 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Parklee Primary School 325 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School 234 pupils Primary Methodist 2–11 Report 0.9 mi
St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton 184 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Report 0.9 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 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
  • Daisy Hill station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Atherton station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • St Michael's Avenue (nr, Lovers Lane) 4 min walk
  • Lovers Lane (SE-bound, Lovers Lane) 4 min walk
  • Durban Street (nr, Wigan Road) 4 min walk
  • St Michael & All Angels (o/s, Leigh Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bee Fold Medical Centre
    25 Bee Fold Lane, Atherton, Manchester · 0.5 mi
  • Dr Vasanth
    Atherton Health Centre, Nelson Street, Manchester · 0.7 mi
  • Meadowview Surgery
    Ormerod House, Atherton Health Centre, Nelson St, Manchester · 0.7 mi
  • Westleigh Medical Practice
    4-12 Westleigh Lane, Leigh · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Atherton · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Atherton · 0.5 mi
  • Heron Heron Hag Fold Atherton · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Atherton Superstore · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.7 mi
  • Boots · 0.7 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • M G Miller And D T Scoular · 0.8 mi
  • Leigh Health Centre · 1.1 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

12345678910

This neighbourhood is in decile 8 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
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned79.2%62.5%
Private rented18.8%20.3%
Social rented2.0%17.1%
Households909

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.5%64.1%
Aged 65+17.3%18.6%
Residents2,122

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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Shalefield Gardens

Loading energy certificates…

Who lives around Shalefield Gardens

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White95.1%95%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%1.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.7%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian64.2%62.8%
No religion28.9%30.3%
Not answered4.8%4.7%
Muslim1.1%1.3%
Hindu0.6%0.3%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Other religion0.1%0.3%
Jewish0%0%

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK95.6%93.8%
Born outside the UK4.4%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
Level 4 qualifications and above27.2%25.8%
Level 3 qualifications21.5%17.6%
Level 2 qualifications16.7%15.4%
No qualifications13.1%21.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%10.5%
Apprenticeship8.6%7.1%
Other qualifications1.9%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health51.1%46.3%
Good health33.6%33.5%
Fair health10.5%14%
Bad health4%4.9%
Very bad health0.8%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
1 car or van in household42.9%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household35.7%28.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.3%8.1%
No cars or vans in household10.2%21.3%

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 Shalefield Gardens

Checking conservation areas, listed buildings and other designations…

Noise, radon and ground hazards

Checking…

Planning applications near Shalefield Gardens

Recent planning applications around Shalefield Gardens from the council's planning register. Choose how far to look:

Checking recent planning applications…

Thinking of selling on Shalefield Gardens?

Get a free valuation

Local estate agents will value your home for free, with no obligation.

What's my home worth?

Get an instant estimate from what you paid and how prices in Wigan have moved since.

Estimate my home's value

Council tax here

Wigan Band D is £2,153 a year (Band A £1,435). See every band.

What's it like living on Shalefield Gardens?

No reviews yet. Live here, or used to? Be the first to say what it's like.

Write a review of Shalefield Gardens

Reviews are checked before they appear. Please don't name individuals or include personal details.

Nearby streets in M46

See all streets in Manchester All streets in M46

You might also like

Most expensive streets in ManchesterWhere the priciest homes in Manchester sellCheapest streets in ManchesterThe most affordable streets in ManchesterHouse prices in WiganHow much prices have risenCouncil tax in WiganEvery band for this yearWhat's my house worth?A free estimate from what you paidMoving costs calculatorStamp duty, fees and removals in one totalRent vs buy in WiganIs buying cheaper than renting here?Where can I afford?Other streets at this price