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Benjamin Fold, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan

MyStreetCheck free street report: Benjamin Fold, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/wigan-greater-manchester/benjamin-fold/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WN4 8DN.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£160,433
15 sales
Price range
£117k – £225k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Jun 2024
WN4 8DN

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At a glance

House prices£160k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station6 min walkBryn station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 16 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

15 property sales on Benjamin Fold, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 21 Jun 2024. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £154,450. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% semi-detached, 20% detached, 13% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Benjamin Fold range from £117,000 to £225,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on Benjamin Fold compared

WN4 postcode area£219,599
Wigan£214,356
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Benjamin Fold has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WN4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £165,000 (1 sales)2017£165k2018: £133,000 (3 sales)2018£133k2019: £149,500 (1 sales)2019£150k2020: £135,667 (3 sales)2020£136k2021: £217,500 (2 sales)2021£218k2022: £185,500 (2 sales)2022£186k2023: £195,000 (1 sales)2023£195k2024: £142,500 (2 sales)2024£143k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 16 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached10£154,45021 Jun 2024
Detached3£200,00024 Sep 2021
Terraced2£131,00014 Mar 2024

Sold prices on Benjamin Fold

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
8, Benjamin Fold WN4 8DN 21 Jun 2024£140,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
12, Benjamin Fold WN4 8DN 14 Mar 2024£145,000 TerracedLeasehold
8, Benjamin Fold WN4 8DN 15 May 2023£142,250 Semi-detachedLeasehold
31, Benjamin Fold WN4 8DN 14 Feb 2023£195,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
30, Benjamin Fold WN4 8DN 29 Nov 2022£181,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
42, Benjamin Fold WN4 8DN 14 Oct 2022£190,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
1, Benjamin Fold WN4 8DN 24 Sep 2021£210,000 DetachedLeasehold
26, Benjamin Fold WN4 8DN 23 Apr 2021£225,000 DetachedLeasehold
42, Benjamin Fold WN4 8DN 21 Aug 2020£140,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
46, Benjamin Fold WN4 8DN 7 Aug 2020£150,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
12, Benjamin Fold WN4 8DN 9 Apr 2020£117,000 TerracedLeasehold
40, Benjamin Fold WN4 8DN 8 Nov 2019£149,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
46, Benjamin Fold WN4 8DN 29 Nov 2018£143,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
29, Benjamin Fold WN4 8DN 1 Nov 2018£129,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
21, Benjamin Fold WN4 8DN 1 Aug 2018£127,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
4, Benjamin Fold WN4 8DN 16 Feb 2017£165,000 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
8, Benjamin Fold £142,250 (May 2023) → £140,000 (Jun 2024) -2%
over 1 yr
12, Benjamin Fold £117,000 (Apr 2020) → £145,000 (Mar 2024) +24%
over 4 yrs
42, Benjamin Fold £140,000 (Aug 2020) → £190,000 (Oct 2022) +36%
over 2 yrs
46, Benjamin Fold £143,000 (Nov 2018) → £150,000 (Aug 2020) +5%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Benjamin Fold

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Nicol Mere School 418 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.1 mi
Cansfield High School 974 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School 186 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
R L Hughes Primary School 425 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Landgate School, Bryn 177 pupils Community special school 4–19 Report 0.7 mi
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School 242 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
St Thomas CofE Primary School 174 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School 187 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 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

  • Bryn station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Garswood station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Pemberton station 2.5 mi · 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Nicol Mere Drive (opp, Bryn Road) 2 min walk
  • Nicol Mere Drive (nr, Bryn Road) 2 min walk
  • Ashton Grange Industrial Estate (opp, Bryn Road) 2 min walk
  • Ashton Grange Industrial Estate (nr, Bryn Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ashton Medical Centre
    120 Wigan Road, Ashton-In-Makerfield, Wigan · 0.3 mi
  • Bryn Cross Surgery
    246 Wigan Road, Ashton-In-Makerfield, Wigan · 0.3 mi
  • Bryn Street Surgery
    Ashton Health Centre, Council Avenue, Wigan · 0.7 mi
  • Medicentre
    Council Avenue, Ashton-In-Makerfield, Wigan · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Aldi 122 - 138 Wigan Road · 0.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Ashton-In-Makerfield · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Ashton-in-makerfield Esso Express · 0.6 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Ashton-in-Makerfield · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • J Morris Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Downall Green Road (dental Surgery) · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 2.2 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 5 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned68.6%62.5%
Private rented20.0%20.3%
Social rented11.0%17.1%
Households700

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.0%64.1%
Aged 65+18.8%18.6%
Residents1,638

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 Benjamin Fold

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White98.5%95%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%1.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%1.2%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian64.8%62.8%
No religion28.8%30.3%
Not answered5.4%4.7%
Muslim0.3%1.3%
Other religion0.3%0.3%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Hindu0.2%0.3%
Jewish0%0%

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK96.4%93.8%
Born outside the UK3.6%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
Level 4 qualifications and above25.4%25.8%
Level 3 qualifications19.4%17.6%
No qualifications18%21.1%
Level 2 qualifications17%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%10.5%
Apprenticeship7.9%7.1%
Other qualifications2.7%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health47.2%46.3%
Good health34.4%33.5%
Fair health13.1%14%
Bad health4.1%4.9%
Very bad health1.2%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
1 car or van in household41.9%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household26.7%28.2%
No cars or vans in household18.9%21.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.6%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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