WN5 8NE, Wigan
Sold prices and local information for WN5 8NE on Rivers Street. Free
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Average sold price
£132,792
12 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£175,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in WN5 8NE
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42, Rivers Street | 20 Feb 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced |
| 32, Rivers Street | 30 May 2025 | £155,000 | Terraced |
| 10, Rivers Street | 1 Feb 2024 | £155,000 | Semi-detached |
| 15, Rivers Street | 13 Feb 2023 | £168,000 | Terraced |
| 36, Rivers Street | 1 Nov 2022 | £155,000 | Semi-detached |
| 5, Rivers Street | 23 Jul 2021 | £138,000 | Terraced |
| 10, Rivers Street | 7 Apr 2021 | £128,000 | Semi-detached |
| 1, Rivers Street | 26 Mar 2021 | £137,000 | Semi-detached |
| 7, Rivers Street | 8 Mar 2021 | £97,500 | Semi-detached |
| 28, Rivers Street | 6 Nov 2020 | £110,000 | Terraced |
| 4, Rivers Street | 13 Apr 2017 | £90,000 | Semi-detached |
| 34, Rivers Street | 27 Jan 2017 | £85,000 | Semi-detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in WN5 8NE
- Rivers Street£175k
Schools near WN5 8NE
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Catholic High School | Secondary | Good | 0.3 mi |
| Orrell Holgate Academy | Primary | – | 0.3 mi |
| St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell | Primary | – | 0.8 mi |
| Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy | Primary | – | 0.8 mi |
| Dean Trust Wigan | Secondary | Requires improvement | 0.8 mi |
| Up Holland High School | Secondary | – | 0.8 mi |
Living in WN5 8NE
Nearest stations
- Orrell station 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
- Pemberton station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
- Gathurst station 1.5 mi · 31 min walk
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food 0.5 mi
- Tesco Express 0.9 mi
- Heron 0.9 mi
- Spar 1.0 mi
Pharmacies
- Cohens Chemist 0.1 mi
- Well 0.5 mi
- Bradshaw Street Pharmacy 0.7 mi
Dentists
- Red Rose Dental Group 0.1 mi
- Dental Surgery 0.5 mi
- Hall Green Dental Practice 1.0 mi
GP surgeries
- Bradshaw Medical Centre 0.7 mi
- Newtown Medical Practice 1.4 mi
- Pemberton Surgery 1.4 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 92% of homes in Wigan (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 5 of 10 |
| Employment | 4 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 6 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 3 of 10 |
| Crime | 5 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 7 of 10 |
| Living environment | 4 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in WN5 8NE
Ethnic group
| Here | Wigan | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96.1% | 95% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 2% | 1.8% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1% | 1.3% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.4% | 0.7% |
Religion
| Here | Wigan | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 65.4% | 62.8% |
| No religion | 27.2% | 30.3% |
| Not answered | 5.1% | 4.7% |
| Buddhist | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| Muslim | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| Hindu | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Other religion | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Jewish | 0% | 0% |
Country of birth
| Here | Wigan | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 96.3% | 93.8% |
| Born outside the UK | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Wigan | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 31.8% | 25.8% |
| No qualifications | 18.8% | 21.1% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 16.6% | 17.6% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 14.5% | 15.4% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 9.8% | 10.5% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 7.1% |
| Other qualifications | 2% | 2.5% |
General health
| Here | Wigan | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 51.7% | 46.3% |
| Good health | 29% | 33.5% |
| Fair health | 13.1% | 14% |
| Bad health | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| Very bad health | 1.4% | 1.4% |
Occupation
| Here | Wigan | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 20.4% | 16.2% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 13.3% | 12.4% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 12.4% | 10.4% |
| Elementary occupations | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 10.1% | 11.6% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 9.6% | 10.6% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 9.2% | 9.7% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 8.9% | 8.2% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 5.7% | 9.3% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Wigan | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 40.2% | 42.4% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 31.5% | 28.2% |
| No cars or vans in household | 20.3% | 21.3% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 8% | 8.1% |
Economic activity
| Here | Wigan | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| Economically inactive | 38% | 39.4% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 2.4% | 1.8% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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