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Dickens Place, Wigan

MyStreetCheck free street report: Dickens Place, Wigan · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/wigan-greater-manchester/dickens-place/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WN3 5HZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£116,250
6 sales
Price range
£78k – £165k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Feb 2025
WN3 5HZ

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At a glance

House prices£116k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station17 min walkPemberton station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 6 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 Dickens Place, Wigan have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 24 Feb 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £113,625. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% semi-detached, 33% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Dickens Place range from £78,000 to £165,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Dickens Place compared

WN3 postcode area£202,444
Wigan£214,356
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dickens Place has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WN3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £89,500 (1 sales)2017£90k2018: £78,000 (1 sales)2018£78k2023: £111,500 (2 sales)2023£112k2024: £165,000 (1 sales)2024£165k2025: £142,000 (1 sales)2025£142k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 6 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached4£113,62524 Feb 2025
Terraced2£121,5004 Jul 2024

Sold prices on Dickens Place

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
41, Dickens Place WN3 5HZ 24 Feb 2025£142,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Dickens Place WN3 5HZ 4 Jul 2024£165,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Dickens Place WN3 5HZ 15 Sep 2023£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Dickens Place WN3 5HZ 21 Apr 2023£83,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Dickens Place WN3 5HZ 14 Mar 2018£78,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Dickens Place WN3 5HZ 4 Aug 2017£89,500 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
47, Dickens Place £83,000 (Apr 2023) → £140,000 (Sep 2023) +69%
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Schools near Dickens Place

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School 231 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
St Paul's Church of England Primary School 180 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan 188 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
St James' Church of England Primary School 237 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
Expanse Learning Wigan School 89 pupils Other independent special school 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Hope School 233 pupils Community special school 2–19 Report 0.5 mi
Marus Bridge Primary School 400 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Hawkley Hall High School 1,170 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.7 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

  • Pemberton station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk
  • Wigan North Western station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Wigan Wallgate station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Ruskin Avenue (opp, St Pauls Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Ruskin Avenue (nr, St Pauls Avenue) 1 min walk
  • St Paul's Church (o/s, St Pauls Avenue) 2 min walk
  • St Pauls Avenue (nr, Warrington Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Marus Bridge Practice
    Chandler House, Worsley Mesnes Health Centre, Wigan · 0.3 mi
  • Kumar Family Practice
    Chandler House, Worsley Mesnes Health Centre, Wigan · 0.3 mi
  • South Wigan Medical Practice
    Chandler House, Worsley Mesnes Health Ctr, Wigan · 0.3 mi
  • Zaman
    Chandler House, Worsley Mesnes Health Centre, Wigan · 0.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Wigan Poolstock Ln Express · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Wigan · 0.3 mi
  • Heron Heron Worsley Mesnes · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Warrington Road Express Petrol · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Blundell's Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Hawkley Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Warrington Road (dental Surgery) · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 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 3 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned56.0%62.5%
Private rented11.4%20.3%
Social rented31.8%17.1%
Households704

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.4%64.1%
Aged 65+14.4%18.6%
Residents1,748

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 Dickens Place

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White95.1%95%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%1.2%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.7%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian59.6%62.8%
No religion34.2%30.3%
Not answered3.8%4.7%
Muslim1.5%1.3%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Other religion0.3%0.3%
Hindu0.2%0.3%
Sikh0.1%–

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK95.5%93.8%
Born outside the UK4.5%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
No qualifications25.5%21.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above20.5%25.8%
Level 2 qualifications17.8%15.4%
Level 3 qualifications15.9%17.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%10.5%
Apprenticeship5.8%7.1%
Other qualifications2.7%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health48.9%46.3%
Good health30%33.5%
Fair health13.9%14%
Bad health5.3%4.9%
Very bad health1.9%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
1 car or van in household47.6%42.4%
No cars or vans in household25.4%21.3%
2 cars or vans in household20.7%28.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%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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