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Thicknesse Avenue, Wigan

MyStreetCheck free street report: Thicknesse Avenue, Wigan · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/wigan-greater-manchester/thicknesse-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WN6 8PW, WN6 8NF.

Average price (last 12 months)
£131,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£101,000
30 sales
Price range
£55k – £185k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Jun 2026
WN6 8PW

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At a glance

House prices£132k average39% below the Wigan average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station27 min walkWigan Wallgate station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold52% leaseholdAcross 42 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

30 property sales on Thicknesse Avenue, Wigan have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £131,667. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £93,275. That is 39% below the Wigan average of £214,356 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% terraced, 30% semi-detached, 3% flat. Recorded sale prices on Thicknesse Avenue range from £55,000 to £185,000. 48% of homes sold here were freehold and 52% leasehold. Of 373 streets in Wigan with at least two sales in the last year, Thicknesse Avenue ranks 341st for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Thicknesse Avenue compared

Thicknesse Avenue£131,667
WN6 postcode area£252,470
Wigan£214,356
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WN6 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £73,000 (3 sales)2016£73k2018: £74,000 (2 sales)2018£74k2019: £72,875 (4 sales)2019£73k2020: £80,833 (3 sales)2020£81k2022: £108,929 (7 sales)2022£109k2023: £123,333 (3 sales)2023£123k2024: £109,833 (3 sales)2024£110k2025: £134,250 (4 sales)2025£134k2026: £130,000 (1 sales)2026£130k

Tenure: 48% freehold and 52% leasehold across 42 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced20£93,27515 Jun 2026
Semi-detached9£119,83310 Dec 2025
Flat1£86,0003 Jul 2024

Sold prices on Thicknesse Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
86, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 15 Jun 2026£130,000 TerracedLeasehold
47, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 12 May 2026£100,000 TerracedLeasehold
148, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8NF 10 Dec 2025£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
100, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 28 Nov 2025£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
179, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8NF 25 Jul 2025£147,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
143, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8NF 30 Jan 2025£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 30 Aug 2024£127,500 TerracedLeasehold
54, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 9 Aug 2024£116,000 TerracedLeasehold
76, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 3 Jul 2024£86,000 FlatLeasehold
76, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 27 Mar 2024£75,000 OtherLeasehold
63, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 21 Jul 2023£110,000 TerracedLeasehold
148, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8NF 21 Jun 2023£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
159, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8NF 22 May 2023£140,000 TerracedFreehold
198, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8NF 31 Oct 2022£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 18 Oct 2022£115,000 TerracedLeasehold
68, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 10 Oct 2022£103,000 TerracedLeasehold
73, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 29 Sep 2022£107,500 TerracedLeasehold
90, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 8 Sep 2022£132,000 TerracedLeasehold
70, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 27 May 2022£75,500 TerracedLeasehold
84, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 6 May 2022£62,500 TerracedLeasehold
90, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 1 Apr 2022£70,000 OtherLeasehold
44, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 22 Feb 2022£85,000 TerracedFreehold
198, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8NF 13 Jan 2022£96,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 18 Nov 2021£71,000 TerracedFreehold
174, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8NF 29 Sep 2021£83,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 11 Jun 2021£75,000 TerracedFreehold
74, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 19 Mar 2021£85,300 TerracedLeasehold
62, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 12 Jan 2021£53,000 TerracedFreehold
63, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 11 Sep 2020£52,000 TerracedLeasehold
44, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 24 Aug 2020£59,500 TerracedFreehold
148, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8NF 3 Jul 2020£86,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
161, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8NF 6 May 2020£96,500 TerracedFreehold
45, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 18 Dec 2019£75,000 TerracedLeasehold
69, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 12 Jul 2019£67,000 TerracedLeasehold
53, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 17 Apr 2019£67,500 TerracedLeasehold
143, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8NF 11 Feb 2019£82,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
98, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 10 Sep 2018£68,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 22 Jun 2018£80,000 TerracedLeasehold
151, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8NF 20 Jan 2017£75,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 18 Nov 2016£85,000 TerracedLeasehold
78, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8PW 30 Mar 2016£55,000 TerracedLeasehold
169, Thicknesse Avenue WN6 8NF 11 Mar 2016£79,000 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
148, Thicknesse Avenue £86,500 (Jul 2020) → £120,000 (Jun 2023) → £140,000 (Dec 2025) +62%
over 5 yrs
143, Thicknesse Avenue £82,000 (Feb 2019) → £125,000 (Jan 2025) +52%
over 6 yrs
76, Thicknesse Avenue £75,000 (Mar 2024) → £86,000 (Jul 2024) +15%
over under a year
63, Thicknesse Avenue £52,000 (Sep 2020) → £110,000 (Jul 2023) +112%
over 3 yrs
198, Thicknesse Avenue £96,000 (Jan 2022) → £185,000 (Oct 2022) +93%
over under a year
90, Thicknesse Avenue £70,000 (Apr 2022) → £132,000 (Sep 2022) +89%
over under a year
44, Thicknesse Avenue £59,500 (Aug 2020) → £85,000 (Feb 2022) +43%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Thicknesse Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St John Fisher Catholic High School 998 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.1 mi
Beech Hill Community Primary School 282 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 447 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School 145 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School 194 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Infinite Schools Wigan 56 pupils Other independent special school 11–16 Report 0.9 mi
Marsh Green Primary School 371 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.0 mi
Woodfield Primary School 209 pupils Primary 4–11 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

  • Wigan Wallgate station 1.4 mi · 27 min walk
  • Wigan North Western station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Gathurst station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Thicknesse Avenue (cnr, Shaftsbury Street) 1 min walk
  • Thicknesse Avenue (adj, Shaftsbury Street) 1 min walk
  • Blackthorn Avenue (opp, Beech Hill Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Blackthorn Avenue (nr, Beech Hill Avenue) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Beech Hill Medical Practice
    278 Gidlow Lane, Beech Hill, Wigan · 0.5 mi
  • The Dicconson Group Practice
    Frog Lane, Wigan · 0.8 mi
  • Marsh Green Medical Practice
    Harrow Road, Marsh Green, Wigan · 0.9 mi
  • Mesnes View Surgery
    93 Mesnes Street, Wigan · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Beech Hill Wigan · 0.3 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Wigan Woodhouse Lane · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Wigan Gidlow Ln Express · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Woodhouse Lane · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • England Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Gidlow Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Claremont Dental Surgery · 1.1 mi
  • Red Rose Dental Group · 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 2 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime3 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
Owned57.7%62.5%
Private rented12.9%20.3%
Social rented28.0%17.1%
Households674

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.1%64.1%
Aged 65+23.0%18.6%
Residents1,522

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 Thicknesse Avenue

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White94.7%95%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%1.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.9%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%1.2%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian63.1%62.8%
No religion29.4%30.3%
Not answered4.7%4.7%
Muslim2.2%1.3%
Hindu0.3%0.3%
Other religion0.2%0.3%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Jewish0%0%

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK91.8%93.8%
Born outside the UK8.2%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
No qualifications24.3%21.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above19.5%25.8%
Level 2 qualifications17%15.4%
Level 3 qualifications14.9%17.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%10.5%
Apprenticeship9.5%7.1%
Other qualifications2.8%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health39.2%46.3%
Good health37.5%33.5%
Fair health15.7%14%
Bad health6%4.9%
Very bad health1.6%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
1 car or van in household46%42.4%
No cars or vans in household26%21.3%
2 cars or vans in household21.1%28.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household7%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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