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Platt Lane, Wigan

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for WN1 3YA, WN1 3XJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£275,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£152,654
26 sales
Price range
£80k – £280k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Feb 2026
WN1 3YA

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At a glance

House prices£153k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station15 min walkInce (Manchester) station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold90% freeholdAcross 31 Land Registry sales Conservation areaNoUsual planning rules apply Green beltNoNot in the green belt Listed buildingsNone within 200 mNo listed buildings close by Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

26 property sales on Platt Lane, Wigan have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £275,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £128,929. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 54% semi-detached, 42% detached, 4% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Platt Lane range from £80,000 to £280,000. 90% of homes sold here were freehold and 10% leasehold.

House prices on Platt Lane compared

WN1 postcode area£219,970
Wigan£214,356
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Platt Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WN1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £120,278 (9 sales)2016£120k2017: £97,500 (2 sales)2017£98k2019: £143,000 (2 sales)2019£143k2020: £151,333 (3 sales)2020£151k2022: £190,000 (1 sales)2022£190k2023: £280,000 (1 sales)2023£280k2024: £268,000 (1 sales)2024£268k2025: £156,417 (6 sales)2025£156k2026: £275,000 (1 sales)2026£275k

Tenure: 90% freehold and 10% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached14£128,92922 Aug 2025
Detached11£189,45527 Feb 2026
Terraced1£80,00030 Sep 2016

Sold prices on Platt Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
159, Platt Lane WN1 3XJ 28 May 2026£109,000 TerracedLeasehold
226, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 27 Feb 2026£275,000 DetachedFreehold
207, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 17 Oct 2025£173,000 DetachedFreehold
203, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 19 Sep 2025£80,000 DetachedFreehold
162, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 22 Aug 2025£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
214, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 8 Aug 2025£152,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
227, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 25 Jul 2025£173,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
188, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 14 Feb 2025£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
205, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 21 Nov 2024£177,000 DetachedFreehold
232, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 3 May 2024£268,000 DetachedFreehold
201, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 24 Nov 2023£280,000 DetachedFreehold
186, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 29 Sep 2023£161,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
163, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 8 Aug 2022£190,000 DetachedFreehold
182, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 8 Aug 2022£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
232, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 28 Jul 2020£207,000 DetachedFreehold
209, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 5 Jun 2020£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
184, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 31 Jan 2020£122,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
172, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 30 Jul 2019£133,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
175, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 8 Mar 2019£153,000 DetachedFreehold
216, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 3 Oct 2018£86,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
227, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 8 Dec 2017£103,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
211A, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 12 Jan 2017£92,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
204, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 16 Dec 2016£150,000 DetachedFreehold
175, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 11 Nov 2016£132,000 DetachedFreehold
174, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 20 Oct 2016£111,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
153, Platt Lane WN1 3XJ 30 Sep 2016£80,000 TerracedLeasehold
225, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 15 Jul 2016£104,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
219, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 13 Jul 2016£87,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
200, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 21 Mar 2016£176,000 DetachedFreehold
158, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 26 Feb 2016£117,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
172, Platt Lane WN1 3YA 26 Feb 2016£125,000 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
227, Platt Lane £103,000 (Dec 2017) → £173,000 (Jul 2025) +68%
over 8 yrs
232, Platt Lane £207,000 (Jul 2020) → £268,000 (May 2024) +29%
over 4 yrs
172, Platt Lane £125,000 (Feb 2016) → £133,000 (Jul 2019) +6%
over 3 yrs
175, Platt Lane £132,000 (Nov 2016) → £153,000 (Mar 2019) +16%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Platt Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Dean Trust Rose Bridge 692 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.2 mi
CEWE School 39 pupils Other independent special school 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Catharine's CofE Primary School 205 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery 326 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 348 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Douglas Valley Nursery School 100 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.6 mi
Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan 136 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
Ince CofE Primary School 383 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.6 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

  • Ince (Manchester) station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • Wigan Wallgate station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Wigan North Western station 1.0 mi · 21 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Bedford Street (opp, Durham Street) 3 min walk
  • Bedford Street (nr, Durham Street) 3 min walk
  • Camberwell Crescent (NW-bound, Camberwell Crescent) 4 min walk
  • Nottingham Place (nr, Durham Street) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Longshoot Medical Practice
    Longshoot Health Centre, Scholes, Wigan · 0.4 mi
  • Sullivan Way Surgery
    Sullivan Way, Scholes, Wigan · 0.5 mi
  • Dr Seabrook
    1 Wrightington Street, Wigan · 0.9 mi
  • Mesnes View Surgery
    93 Mesnes Street, Wigan · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Whelley · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Whelley Express · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Wigan Extra · 0.6 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Central Wigan Wigan · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Hollowood Chemist · 0.6 mi
  • New Springs Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Florence House · 0.7 mi
  • Red Rose Dental Group · 0.9 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 7 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned76.9%62.5%
Private rented10.7%20.3%
Social rented12.2%17.1%
Households507

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.8%64.1%
Aged 65+12.8%18.6%
Residents1,316

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 Platt Lane

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White95.6%95%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%1.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%1.3%
Other ethnic group1.1%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%1.2%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian68.9%62.8%
No religion25.8%30.3%
Not answered3.7%4.7%
Muslim1.1%1.3%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Hindu0.1%0.3%
Sikh0.1%–
Other religion0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK93.6%93.8%
Born outside the UK6.4%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
Level 4 qualifications and above24.5%25.8%
Level 3 qualifications18.5%17.6%
No qualifications17.7%21.1%
Level 2 qualifications17.3%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%10.5%
Apprenticeship8.3%7.1%
Other qualifications1.9%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health50%46.3%
Good health34.4%33.5%
Fair health11.4%14%
Bad health3.6%4.9%
Very bad health0.6%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
1 car or van in household42.3%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household34.1%28.2%
No cars or vans in household12.2%21.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.4%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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