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Howards Lane, Orrell, Wigan

MyStreetCheck free street report: Howards Lane, Orrell, Wigan · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/wigan-greater-manchester/howards-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WN5 8PY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£105,250
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£86,776
27 sales
Price range
£40k – £125k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Aug 2026
WN5 8PY

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At a glance

House prices£105k average51% below the Wigan average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station15 min walkOrrell station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 27 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

27 property sales on Howards Lane, Orrell, Wigan have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £105,250. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £86,776. Average sale prices rose from £78,874 in 2016 to £100,333 in 2026 (+27%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 51% below the Wigan average of £214,356 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Howards Lane range from £39,700 to £125,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold. Of 373 streets in Wigan with at least two sales in the last year, Howards Lane ranks 366th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Howards Lane compared

Howards Lane£105,250
WN5 postcode area£221,985
Wigan£214,356
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WN5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £78,874 (4 sales)2016£79k2017: £86,333 (3 sales)2017£86k2018: £85,000 (1 sales)2018£85k2019: £74,333 (3 sales)2019£74k2020: £78,167 (3 sales)2020£78k2021: £76,990 (5 sales)2021£77k2023: £94,995 (1 sales)2023£95k2024: £90,000 (1 sales)2024£90k2025: £118,333 (3 sales)2025£118k2026: £100,333 (3 sales)2026£100k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 27 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat27£86,7765 Aug 2026

Sold prices on Howards Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 34, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 5 Aug 2026£116,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 18 Jun 2026£100,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 42, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 2 Jun 2026£85,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 27, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 17 Nov 2025£120,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 31, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 26 Mar 2025£125,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 14 Mar 2025£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 34, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 25 Apr 2024£90,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 29, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 17 Mar 2023£94,995 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 6 Dec 2021£97,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 28, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 30 Jul 2021£79,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 35, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 24 Jun 2021£84,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 26, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 10 Jun 2021£39,700 FlatLeasehold
Flat 25, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 4 Jun 2021£85,250 FlatLeasehold
Flat 40, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 8 Dec 2020£75,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 22, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 13 Nov 2020£82,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 16 Sep 2020£77,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 16, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 16 Dec 2019£76,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 33, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 31 Oct 2019£64,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 15, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 30 Oct 2019£82,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 20 Jul 2018£85,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 15 Dec 2017£82,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 38, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 11 Dec 2017£92,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 15, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 30 Jan 2017£85,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 43, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 26 Aug 2016£79,995 FlatLeasehold
Flat 41, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 26 Jul 2016£77,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 18, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 31 May 2016£65,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 19, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane WN5 8PY 15 Apr 2016£93,000 FlatLeasehold

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
Flat 34, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane £90,000 (Apr 2024) → £116,000 (Aug 2026) +29%
over 2 yrs
Flat 11, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane £82,000 (Dec 2017) → £100,000 (Jun 2026) +22%
over 9 yrs
Flat 7, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane £97,000 (Dec 2021) → £110,000 (Mar 2025) +13%
over 3 yrs
Flat 15, Mountfield Court, Howards Lane £85,000 (Jan 2017) → £82,500 (Oct 2019) -3%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Howards Lane

Crime

6 crimes were reported within about a mile of Howards Lane in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences4
Criminal damage & arson2

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Howards Lane is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • Upper River Douglas Flood alert 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 Howards Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Peter's Catholic High School 1,026 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Good Report 0.1 mi
Orrell Holgate Academy 198 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Dean Trust Wigan 715 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy 408 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
St John's CofE Primary School 185 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell 347 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Up Holland High School 874 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 1.0 mi
Orrell Newfold Community Primary School 447 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 1.1 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

  • Orrell station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • Gathurst station 1.4 mi · 27 min walk
  • Pemberton station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • St Peter's Catholic High School (o/s, Turning Area) 1 min walk
  • Orrell Gardens (Stop D, Orrell Road) 1 min walk
  • Orrell Gardens (Stop C, Orrell Road) 1 min walk
  • The Mount (opp, Orrell Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bradshaw Medical Centre
    Bradshaw Street, Orrell, Wigan · 0.5 mi
  • Newtown Medical Practice
    Pemberton Pc Resource Ctr, Sherwood Drive, Wigan · 1.3 mi
  • Pemberton Surgery
    Sherwood Drive, Pemberton, Wigan · 1.3 mi
  • Marsh Green Medical Practice
    Harrow Road, Marsh Green, Wigan · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Church Street - Orrell · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Pemberton Express · 0.8 mi
  • Heron Heron Pemberton Wigan · 0.8 mi
  • Spar Spar - Kitt Green · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.1 mi
  • Bradshaw Street Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Well · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Red Rose Dental Group · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Barton And Taylor · 1.0 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 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned93.4%62.5%
Private rented5.6%20.3%
Social rented1.0%17.1%
Households712

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1511.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6455.1%64.1%
Aged 65+33.8%18.6%
Residents1,515

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)0%80%
Gigabit-capable0%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 Howards Lane

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White98.6%95%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%1.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%1.2%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.1%1.8%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian75%62.8%
No religion20%30.3%
Not answered4.5%4.7%
Other religion0.3%0.3%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Hindu0.1%0.3%
Jewish0.1%0%
Muslim0%1.3%

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK98.5%93.8%
Born outside the UK1.5%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
Level 4 qualifications and above27.4%25.8%
No qualifications20.8%21.1%
Level 3 qualifications16.2%17.6%
Level 2 qualifications12.8%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%10.5%
Apprenticeship8.9%7.1%
Other qualifications3.3%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health43.4%46.3%
Good health36.1%33.5%
Fair health14.6%14%
Bad health4.6%4.9%
Very bad health1.3%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
1 car or van in household41.6%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household33.3%28.2%
No cars or vans in household15.3%21.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%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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