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Prescott Lane, Orrell, Wigan

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for WN5 0HS, WN5 0HT, WN5 0HX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£186,000
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£123,658
55 sales
Price range
£72k – £225k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Apr 2026
WN5 0HS

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At a glance

House prices£186k average13% below the Wigan average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% 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 station16 min walkGathurst station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold80% leaseholdAcross 60 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

55 property sales on Prescott 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 £186,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £117,493. Average sale prices rose from £89,124 in 2016 to £181,333 in 2026 (+103%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 13% below the Wigan average of £214,356 over the same period. 15 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 14 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 80% terraced, 20% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Prescott Lane range from £72,000 to £225,000. 20% of homes sold here were freehold and 80% leasehold. Of 373 streets in Wigan with at least two sales in the last year, Prescott Lane ranks 219th for average price.

House prices on Prescott Lane compared

Prescott Lane£186,000
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: £89,124 (4 sales)2016£89k2017: £100,790 (5 sales)2017£101k2018: £112,781 (8 sales)2018£113k2019: £111,300 (5 sales)2019£111k2020: £112,813 (8 sales)2020£113k2021: £122,900 (5 sales)2021£123k2022: £149,500 (4 sales)2022£150k2023: £123,000 (5 sales)2023£123k2024: £133,500 (2 sales)2024£134k2025: £156,833 (6 sales)2025£157k2026: £181,333 (3 sales)2026£181k

Tenure: 20% freehold and 80% leasehold across 60 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced44£117,49330 Apr 2026
Semi-detached11£148,31826 Mar 2026

Sold prices on Prescott Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
20, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 30 Apr 2026£125,000 TerracedLeasehold
89, Prescott Lane WN5 0HT 26 Mar 2026£194,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
21, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 6 Mar 2026£225,000 TerracedFreehold
78, Prescott Lane WN5 0HT 30 Oct 2025£200,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
52, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 17 Sep 2025£142,000 TerracedLeasehold
54, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 28 Aug 2025£140,000 TerracedLeasehold
93, Prescott Lane WN5 0HT 27 May 2025£193,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
92, Prescott Lane WN5 0HT 2 May 2025£160,000 TerracedLeasehold
118, Prescott Lane WN5 0HX 17 Feb 2025£106,000 TerracedLeasehold
22, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 18 Oct 2024£125,000 TerracedLeasehold
52, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 17 May 2024£142,000 TerracedLeasehold
36, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 14 Dec 2023£130,000 TerracedLeasehold
22, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 24 Oct 2023£82,000 TerracedLeasehold
32, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 28 Jun 2023£156,000 TerracedLeasehold
128, Prescott Lane WN5 0HX 23 Jun 2023£135,000 TerracedLeasehold
106, Prescott Lane WN5 0HT 16 Feb 2023£112,000 TerracedLeasehold
45, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 4 Nov 2022£155,000 TerracedLeasehold
117, Prescott Lane WN5 0HX 19 Aug 2022£142,000 TerracedFreehold
78, Prescott Lane WN5 0HT 15 Jul 2022£181,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
116, Prescott Lane WN5 0HX 28 Jan 2022£120,000 TerracedLeasehold
16, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 29 Nov 2021£155,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
34, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 30 Sep 2021£98,000 TerracedLeasehold
117, Prescott Lane WN5 0HX 17 Aug 2021£91,500 TerracedFreehold
89, Prescott Lane WN5 0HT 25 May 2021£147,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
42, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 19 Feb 2021£123,000 TerracedLeasehold
36, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 7 Dec 2020£97,000 TerracedLeasehold
55, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 30 Nov 2020£84,000 TerracedLeasehold
90, Prescott Lane WN5 0HT 2 Oct 2020£121,500 TerracedLeasehold
56, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 29 Jun 2020£127,000 TerracedLeasehold
43, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 14 Apr 2020£140,000 TerracedLeasehold
72, Prescott Lane WN5 0HT 9 Apr 2020£126,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 13 Mar 2020£88,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
37, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 6 Mar 2020£118,500 TerracedLeasehold
72, Prescott Lane WN5 0HT 10 Oct 2019£90,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 10 Sep 2019£102,500 TerracedLeasehold
112, Prescott Lane WN5 0HX 23 Jul 2019£105,000 TerracedFreehold
78, Prescott Lane WN5 0HT 31 May 2019£119,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
29, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 15 Feb 2019£130,000 TerracedLeasehold
50, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 4 Feb 2019£100,000 TerracedLeasehold
91, Prescott Lane WN5 0HT 14 Sep 2018£138,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
93, Prescott Lane WN5 0HT 10 Aug 2018£90,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
136, Prescott Lane WN5 0HX 27 Jul 2018£114,000 TerracedLeasehold
108, Prescott Lane WN5 0HT 24 Jul 2018£107,500 TerracedLeasehold
95, Prescott Lane WN5 0HX 16 Jul 2018£90,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 31 May 2018£105,001 TerracedLeasehold
84, Prescott Lane WN5 0HT 27 Apr 2018£132,750 TerracedLeasehold
23, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 26 Apr 2018£150,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 26 Apr 2018£150,000 TerracedFreehold
136, Prescott Lane WN5 0HX 29 Mar 2018£110,000 TerracedLeasehold
35, Prescott Lane WN5 0HS 12 Jan 2018£125,000 TerracedLeasehold
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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
89, Prescott Lane £147,000 (May 2021) → £194,000 (Mar 2026) +32%
over 5 yrs
21, Prescott Lane £124,995 (Mar 2016) → £225,000 (Mar 2026) +80%
over 10 yrs
78, Prescott Lane £119,000 (May 2019) → £181,000 (Jul 2022) → £200,000 (Oct 2025) +68%
over 6 yrs
52, Prescott Lane £142,000 (May 2024) → £142,000 (Sep 2025) +0%
over 1 yr
54, Prescott Lane £86,000 (Aug 2017) → £140,000 (Aug 2025) +63%
over 8 yrs
93, Prescott Lane £90,000 (Aug 2018) → £193,000 (May 2025) +114%
over 7 yrs
22, Prescott Lane £82,000 (Oct 2023) → £125,000 (Oct 2024) +52%
over under a year
36, Prescott Lane £97,000 (Dec 2020) → £130,000 (Dec 2023) +34%
over 3 yrs
117, Prescott Lane £91,500 (Aug 2021) → £142,000 (Aug 2022) +55%
over 1 yr
16, Prescott Lane £88,000 (Mar 2020) → £155,000 (Nov 2021) +76%
over 2 yrs
90, Prescott Lane £72,000 (Nov 2016) → £102,000 (Aug 2017) → £121,500 (Oct 2020) +69%
over 4 yrs
43, Prescott Lane £78,000 (Oct 2016) → £140,000 (Apr 2020) +79%
over 3 yrs
72, Prescott Lane £90,000 (Oct 2019) → £126,500 (Apr 2020) +41%
over under a year
37, Prescott Lane £105,001 (May 2018) → £118,500 (Mar 2020) +13%
over 2 yrs
136, Prescott Lane £110,000 (Mar 2018) → £114,000 (Jul 2018) +4%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Prescott Lane

Crime

2 crimes were reported within about a mile of Prescott Lane in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences2

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

Flood risk

Prescott 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 Prescott Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Dean Trust Wigan 715 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Marsh Green Primary School 371 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy 408 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Westfield Community School 450 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Infinite Schools Wigan 56 pupils Other independent special school 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
St John's CofE Primary School 185 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
St Peter's Catholic High School 1,026 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Good Report 0.9 mi
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan 384 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.9 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

  • Gathurst station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Pemberton station 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
  • Orrell station 1.6 mi · 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Eccles Road (opp, Prescott Lane) 1 min walk
  • Prescott Lane (cnr, Eccles Road) 1 min walk
  • Denton Grove (cnr, Prescott Lane) 1 min walk
  • Old Springs (opp, Spring Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Marsh Green Medical Practice
    Harrow Road, Marsh Green, Wigan · 0.7 mi
  • Bradshaw Medical Centre
    Bradshaw Street, Orrell, Wigan · 0.8 mi
  • Newtown Medical Practice
    Pemberton Pc Resource Ctr, Sherwood Drive, Wigan · 1.0 mi
  • Pemberton Surgery
    Sherwood Drive, Pemberton, Wigan · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Kitt Green · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Pemberton 58 Marsh Green · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Wigan Norley Hall Avenue · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Pemberton Express · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Bradshaw Street Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • George Wilson · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Pemberton Clinic · 1.0 mi
  • Ravat & Ray Dental Care · 1.0 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 skills6 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned83.0%62.5%
Private rented12.5%20.3%
Social rented4.5%17.1%
Households600

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.7%64.1%
Aged 65+23.1%18.6%
Residents1,479

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 Prescott Lane

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White97.5%95%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%1.2%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.7%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian66%62.8%
No religion25.4%30.3%
Not answered7.4%4.7%
Muslim0.7%1.3%
Other religion0.3%0.3%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Hindu0.1%0.3%
Jewish0%0%

Country of birth

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

Highest qualification

HereWigan
Level 4 qualifications and above24.9%25.8%
Level 3 qualifications19%17.6%
No qualifications18.1%21.1%
Level 2 qualifications14.4%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%10.5%
Apprenticeship8.5%7.1%
Other qualifications2.2%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health48.6%46.3%
Good health31%33.5%
Fair health12%14%
Bad health7%4.9%
Very bad health1.4%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
1 car or van in household43.7%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household38.3%28.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.3%8.1%
No cars or vans in household7.7%21.3%

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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