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Sandy Lane, Orrell, Wigan

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for WN5 7AY, WN5 7AZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£265,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£166,177
31 sales
Price range
£107k – £265k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Oct 2025
WN5 7AZ

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At a glance

House prices£166k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station4 min walkOrrell station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold76% freeholdAcross 33 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

31 property sales on Sandy Lane, Orrell, Wigan have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £265,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £159,313. Average sale prices rose from £108,000 in 2016 to £204,583 in 2025 (+89%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 52% terraced, 45% semi-detached, 3% detached. Recorded sale prices on Sandy Lane range from £107,000 to £265,000. 76% of homes sold here were freehold and 24% leasehold.

House prices on Sandy Lane compared

WN5 postcode area£221,985
Wigan£214,356
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Sandy Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WN5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £108,000 (2 sales)2016£108k2017: £133,700 (5 sales)2017£134k2018: £146,000 (1 sales)2018£146k2019: £139,875 (4 sales)2019£140k2020: £161,500 (2 sales)2020£162k2022: £162,500 (2 sales)2022£163k2023: £175,500 (2 sales)2023£176k2024: £190,714 (7 sales)2024£191k2025: £204,583 (6 sales)2025£205k

Tenure: 76% freehold and 24% leasehold across 33 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced16£159,31324 Oct 2025
Semi-detached14£174,82131 Oct 2025
Detached1£155,0006 Jun 2022

Sold prices on Sandy Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
1, Sandy Lane WN5 7AY 31 Oct 2025£245,000 DetachedFreehold
89, Sandy Lane WN5 7AZ 31 Oct 2025£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Sandy Lane WN5 7AY 24 Oct 2025£195,000 TerracedLeasehold
44, Sandy Lane WN5 7AY 10 Sep 2025£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
115, Sandy Lane WN5 7AZ 25 Jun 2025£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Sandy Lane WN5 7AZ 18 Jun 2025£195,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Sandy Lane WN5 7AY 14 Feb 2025£197,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Sandy Lane WN5 7AY 29 Nov 2024£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
103, Sandy Lane WN5 7AZ 15 Nov 2024£220,000 TerracedFreehold
89, Sandy Lane WN5 7AZ 5 Jul 2024£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
83, Sandy Lane WN5 7AZ 21 Jun 2024£185,000 TerracedFreehold
109, Sandy Lane WN5 7AZ 29 May 2024£175,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Sandy Lane WN5 7AY 2 Apr 2024£160,000 TerracedLeasehold
13, Sandy Lane WN5 7AY 25 Mar 2024£155,000 TerracedFreehold
63, Sandy Lane WN5 7AY 7 Sep 2023£146,000 TerracedLeasehold
131, Sandy Lane WN5 7AZ 1 Sep 2023£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
83, Sandy Lane WN5 7AZ 24 Jun 2022£170,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Sandy Lane WN5 7AY 6 Jun 2022£155,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Sandy Lane WN5 7AY 4 Nov 2020£175,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
54, Sandy Lane WN5 7AY 29 May 2020£148,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Sandy Lane WN5 7AY 13 Dec 2019£155,000 TerracedLeasehold
47, Sandy Lane WN5 7AY 10 Oct 2019£134,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
131, Sandy Lane WN5 7AZ 8 Jul 2019£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Sandy Lane WN5 7AY 9 May 2019£1,050 OtherFreehold
15, Sandy Lane WN5 7AY 1 Mar 2019£115,000 TerracedLeasehold
109, Sandy Lane WN5 7AZ 31 Jan 2018£146,000 TerracedFreehold
107, Sandy Lane WN5 7AZ 15 Dec 2017£145,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Sandy Lane WN5 7AZ 10 Nov 2017£135,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Sandy Lane WN5 7AY 26 Oct 2017£113,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Sandy Lane WN5 7AY 15 Sep 2017£145,000 TerracedLeasehold
14, Sandy Lane WN5 7AY 12 Jan 2017£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Sandy Lane WN5 7AY 30 Sep 2016£109,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
109, Sandy Lane WN5 7AZ 15 Jul 2016£107,000 TerracedFreehold

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, Sandy Lane £240,000 (Jul 2024) → £265,000 (Oct 2025) +10%
over 1 yr
44, Sandy Lane £109,000 (Sep 2016) → £225,000 (Sep 2025) +106%
over 9 yrs
18, Sandy Lane £113,500 (Oct 2017) → £197,500 (Feb 2025) +74%
over 7 yrs
83, Sandy Lane £170,000 (Jun 2022) → £185,000 (Jun 2024) +9%
over 2 yrs
109, Sandy Lane £107,000 (Jul 2016) → £146,000 (Jan 2018) → £175,000 (May 2024) +64%
over 8 yrs
15, Sandy Lane £115,000 (Mar 2019) → £160,000 (Apr 2024) +39%
over 5 yrs
131, Sandy Lane £155,000 (Jul 2019) → £205,000 (Sep 2023) +32%
over 4 yrs
53, Sandy Lane £145,000 (Sep 2017) → £155,000 (Dec 2019) +7%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Sandy Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Orrell Newfold Community Primary School 447 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell 347 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Up Holland High School 874 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Orrell Holgate Academy 198 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Peter's Catholic High School 1,026 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Good Report 1.0 mi
St John's CofE Primary School 185 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.3 mi
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy 408 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.3 mi
St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School 211 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 1.3 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 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
  • Upholland station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
  • Pemberton station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Orrell Water Park (o/s, Lodge Road) 1 min walk
  • Orrell Water Park (opp, Lodge Road) 1 min walk
  • Marl Grove (opp, Sandy Lane) 2 min walk
  • Marl Grove (nr, Sandy Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bradshaw Medical Centre
    Bradshaw Street, Orrell, Wigan · 1.1 mi
  • Hall Green Surgery
    164 Ormskirk Road, Upholland, Skelmersdale · 1.6 mi
  • Saxena L
    Holmes House Avenue, Winstanley, Wigan · 1.8 mi
  • Pemberton Surgery
    Sherwood Drive, Pemberton, Wigan · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Church Street - Orrell · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Billinge Express Petrol · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Pemberton Express · 1.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Upholland · 1.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.2 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.9 mi
  • Bradshaw Street Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Red Rose Dental Group · 0.8 mi
  • Hall Green Dental Practice · 1.2 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 6 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
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned70.3%62.5%
Private rented10.1%20.3%
Social rented19.5%17.1%
Households868

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.2%64.1%
Aged 65+24.0%18.6%
Residents1,849

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 Sandy Lane

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White97.7%95%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%1.2%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.7%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian67.8%62.8%
No religion27.8%30.3%
Not answered3.1%4.7%
Other religion0.4%0.3%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Muslim0.3%1.3%
Hindu0.2%0.3%
Jewish0.1%0%

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK97.4%93.8%
Born outside the UK2.6%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
Level 4 qualifications and above32.5%25.8%
Level 3 qualifications17.1%17.6%
No qualifications16.7%21.1%
Level 2 qualifications13.6%15.4%
Apprenticeship8.7%7.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%10.5%
Other qualifications3.1%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health48.7%46.3%
Good health31.2%33.5%
Fair health12.4%14%
Bad health6.2%4.9%
Very bad health1.5%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
1 car or van in household43.3%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household30.6%28.2%
No cars or vans in household17.6%21.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%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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