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Thorncroft Avenue, Astley, Manchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Thorncroft Avenue, Astley, Manchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/manchester-greater-manchester/thorncroft-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for M29 7TA, M29 7TG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£155,000
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£156,717
59 sales
Price range
£69k – £310k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
26 Jun 2026
M29 7TA

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At a glance

House prices£155k average45% below the Manchester average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station33 min walkAtherton station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband81% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 61 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

59 property sales on Thorncroft Avenue, Astley, Manchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £155,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £93,039. Average sale prices rose from £122,374 in 2016 to £165,000 in 2026 (+35%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 45% below the Manchester average of £284,352 over the same period. 12 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 11 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 39% flat, 29% detached, 24% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Thorncroft Avenue range from £69,000 to £310,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold. Of 1,701 streets in Manchester with at least two sales in the last year, Thorncroft Avenue ranks 1586th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Thorncroft Avenue compared

Thorncroft Avenue£155,000
M29 postcode area£266,793
Manchester£284,352
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all M29 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £122,374 (8 sales)2016£122k2017: £153,090 (10 sales)2017£153k2018: £172,749 (6 sales)2018£173k2019: £128,613 (8 sales)2019£129k2020: £164,100 (5 sales)2020£164k2021: £162,688 (8 sales)2021£163k2022: £112,667 (3 sales)2022£113k2023: £230,500 (4 sales)2023£231k2024: £193,000 (2 sales)2024£193k2025: £191,000 (3 sales)2025£191k2026: £165,000 (2 sales)2026£165k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 61 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat23£93,03919 Dec 2025
Detached17£234,58526 Jun 2026
Semi-detached14£157,1752 Apr 2026
Terraced5£183,60028 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Thorncroft Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
29, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 26 Jun 2026£140,000 DetachedLeasehold
89, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TG 2 Apr 2026£190,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
Apartment 5, 26, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 19 Dec 2025£135,000 FlatLeasehold
71, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TG 29 Aug 2025£203,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
10, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 28 Mar 2025£235,000 TerracedLeasehold
Apartment 1, 1, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 7 Jun 2024£110,000 FlatLeasehold
42, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TG 22 Mar 2024£276,000 DetachedLeasehold
83, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TG 3 Nov 2023£290,000 DetachedLeasehold
30, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 22 Sep 2023£242,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
3, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 23 Aug 2023£220,000 TerracedLeasehold
56, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TG 11 Aug 2023£170,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
Apartment 6, 2, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 16 Sep 2022£88,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 5, 2, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 10 Jun 2022£150,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 28 Feb 2022£100,000 TerracedLeasehold
Apartment 4, 1, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 17 Dec 2021£110,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 7, 26, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 20 Oct 2021£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 5, 26, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 15 Oct 2021£108,000 FlatLeasehold
85, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TG 27 Aug 2021£240,000 DetachedLeasehold
20, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 3 Aug 2021£180,000 TerracedLeasehold
Apartment 1, 1, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 23 Apr 2021£108,000 FlatLeasehold
56, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TG 26 Mar 2021£140,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
21, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 28 Jan 2021£305,000 DetachedLeasehold
Apartment 4, 2, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 4 Dec 2020£87,500 FlatLeasehold
41, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 27 Nov 2020£310,000 DetachedLeasehold
77, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TG 19 Jun 2020£235,000 DetachedLeasehold
Apartment 8, 26, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 20 Mar 2020£91,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 9, 26, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 21 Feb 2020£97,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 6, 1, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 13 Jan 2020£74,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 22 Nov 2019£220,000 DetachedLeasehold
Apartment 6, 26, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 8 Nov 2019£85,000 FlatLeasehold
58, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TG 25 Sep 2019£147,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
Apartment 4, 26, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 15 Aug 2019£89,950 FlatLeasehold
65, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TG 12 Aug 2019£278,000 DetachedLeasehold
Apartment 9, 2, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 31 Jul 2019£85,500 FlatLeasehold
71, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TG 23 Jul 2019£143,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
93, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TG 10 May 2019£159,950 Semi-detachedLeasehold
22, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 29 Mar 2019£98,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
67, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TG 10 Aug 2018£208,000 DetachedLeasehold
32, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 9 Aug 2018£275,000 DetachedLeasehold
28, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 3 Aug 2018£159,995 Semi-detachedLeasehold
Apartment 8, 2, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 21 May 2018£83,500 FlatLeasehold
58, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TG 9 Mar 2018£127,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
20, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 9 Feb 2018£183,000 TerracedLeasehold
Apartment 5, 1, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 21 Nov 2017£79,950 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 4, 2, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 17 Nov 2017£85,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 1, 26, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 29 Sep 2017£78,000 FlatLeasehold
34, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 15 Sep 2017£245,000 DetachedLeasehold
61, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TG 25 Aug 2017£257,000 DetachedLeasehold
60, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TG 26 Jun 2017£168,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
38, Thorncroft Avenue M29 7TA 8 May 2017£186,000 DetachedLeasehold
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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, 26, Thorncroft Avenue £108,000 (Oct 2021) → £135,000 (Dec 2025) +25%
over 4 yrs
71, Thorncroft Avenue £143,000 (Jul 2019) → £203,000 (Aug 2025) +42%
over 6 yrs
Apartment 1, 1, Thorncroft Avenue £108,000 (Apr 2021) → £110,000 (Jun 2024) +2%
over 3 yrs
56, Thorncroft Avenue £140,000 (Mar 2021) → £170,000 (Aug 2023) +21%
over 2 yrs
Apartment 6, 2, Thorncroft Avenue £72,995 (May 2016) → £88,000 (Sep 2022) +21%
over 6 yrs
Apartment 7, 26, Thorncroft Avenue £72,000 (Mar 2016) → £110,000 (Oct 2021) +53%
over 6 yrs
20, Thorncroft Avenue £183,000 (Feb 2018) → £180,000 (Aug 2021) -2%
over 3 yrs
Apartment 4, 2, Thorncroft Avenue £85,000 (Nov 2017) → £87,500 (Dec 2020) +3%
over 3 yrs
Apartment 8, 26, Thorncroft Avenue £73,000 (Aug 2016) → £91,000 (Mar 2020) +25%
over 4 yrs
Apartment 9, 26, Thorncroft Avenue £71,000 (Jun 2016) → £97,000 (Feb 2020) +37%
over 4 yrs
58, Thorncroft Avenue £127,000 (Mar 2018) → £147,500 (Sep 2019) +16%
over 2 yrs
22, Thorncroft Avenue £97,000 (Feb 2017) → £98,000 (Mar 2019) +1%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Thorncroft Avenue

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Thorncroft Avenue 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

Thorncroft Avenue is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Glaze catchment including Leigh and East Wigan Flood alert 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 Thorncroft Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Tyldesley Primary School 441 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Stephen's CofE Primary School 240 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School 212 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Cambian Tyldesley School 34 pupils Other independent special school 11–19 Report 0.6 mi
Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery 330 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Fred Longworth High School 1,283 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School 375 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
St Mary's Catholic High School 1,537 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.8 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 1.6 mi · 33 min walk
  • Hag Fold station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk
  • Daisy Hill station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Thorncroft Avenue (opp, Ley Road) 1 min walk
  • Ennerdale Road (opp, Astley Street) 3 min walk
  • Ennerdale Road (nr, Astley Street) 4 min walk
  • Thirlmere Avenue (nr, Astley Street) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Elliott Street Surgery
    145 Elliott Street, Tyldesley, Manchester · 0.6 mi
  • The Surgery, Tyldesley
    The Surgery, High Street, Manchester · 0.6 mi
  • Astley General Practice
    391A Manchester Road, Astley, Manchester · 0.6 mi
  • Sivakumar & Partner
    The Surgery, 1 Coldalhurst Lane, Astley, Manchester · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op The Gables · 0.5 mi
  • Heron Heron Shakerley Tyldesley · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Astley Manchester · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Higherfold 9 The Centre · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Davina Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.6 mi
  • Elliott Street Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • A.h. Bell & Associates · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • M G Miller And D T Scoular · 1.5 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 10 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned85.8%62.5%
Private rented13.2%20.3%
Social rented1.0%17.1%
Households772

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.5%64.1%
Aged 65+11.6%18.6%
Residents2,053

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)81%80%
Gigabit-capable81%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 Thorncroft Avenue

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White93.7%95%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%1.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.7%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian62.7%62.8%
No religion30.8%30.3%
Not answered4.5%4.7%
Muslim1.2%1.3%
Buddhist0.4%0.3%
Hindu0.3%0.3%
Jewish0%0%
Sikh0%–

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK94.1%93.8%
Born outside the UK5.9%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
Level 4 qualifications and above35.5%25.8%
Level 3 qualifications21.7%17.6%
Level 2 qualifications15.1%15.4%
No qualifications10.3%21.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%10.5%
Apprenticeship6.1%7.1%
Other qualifications1.6%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health56.5%46.3%
Good health32.9%33.5%
Fair health8.5%14%
Bad health1.9%4.9%
Very bad health0.3%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
2 cars or vans in household44.7%28.2%
1 car or van in household35%42.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.3%8.1%
No cars or vans in household7%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.

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