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Walter Scott Avenue, Wigan

MyStreetCheck free street report: Walter Scott Avenue, Wigan · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/wigan-greater-manchester/walter-scott-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WN1 2RH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£316,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£249,598
20 sales
Price range
£157k – £416k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 May 2026
WN1 2RH

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At a glance

House prices£317k average48% above the Wigan average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station31 min walkWigan Wallgate station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband98% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold95% freeholdAcross 20 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

20 property sales on Walter Scott Avenue, Wigan have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £316,667. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £257,997. That is 48% above the Wigan average of £214,356 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 75% detached, 25% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Walter Scott Avenue range from £157,000 to £416,000. 95% of homes sold here were freehold and 5% leasehold. Of 373 streets in Wigan with at least two sales in the last year, Walter Scott Avenue ranks 36th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Walter Scott Avenue compared

Walter Scott Avenue£316,667
WN1 postcode area£219,970
Wigan£214,356
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WN1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £239,000 (1 sales)2016£239k2017: £196,667 (3 sales)2017£197k2018: £157,000 (1 sales)2018£157k2019: £271,983 (3 sales)2019£272k2020: £189,000 (3 sales)2020£189k2021: £276,500 (2 sales)2021£277k2023: £272,500 (2 sales)2023£273k2024: £287,500 (2 sales)2024£288k2025: £305,000 (1 sales)2025£305k2026: £322,500 (2 sales)2026£323k

Tenure: 95% freehold and 5% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached15£257,99721 May 2026
Semi-detached5£224,40014 Feb 2023

Sold prices on Walter Scott Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
53, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 21 May 2026£300,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 9 Feb 2026£345,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 5 Dec 2025£305,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 4 Dec 2024£330,000 DetachedFreehold
57, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 3 May 2024£245,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 15 Dec 2023£300,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 14 Feb 2023£245,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
27, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 6 Jul 2021£228,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 1 Apr 2021£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 11 Dec 2020£200,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 24 Sep 2020£182,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 6 Aug 2020£185,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 29 Nov 2019£416,000 DetachedFreehold
65, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 10 Jun 2019£205,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 10 May 2019£194,950 DetachedFreehold
67, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 19 Dec 2018£157,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 6 Oct 2017£220,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 1 Sep 2017£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 26 May 2017£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Walter Scott Avenue WN1 2RH 14 Jul 2016£239,000 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
27, Walter Scott Avenue £228,000 (Jul 2021) → £305,000 (Dec 2025) +34%
over 4 yrs
4, Walter Scott Avenue £175,000 (Sep 2017) → £325,000 (Apr 2021) +86%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Walter Scott Avenue

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Walter Scott Avenue in the latest month.

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).

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

Flood risk

Walter Scott Avenue 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 Walter Scott Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Woodfield Primary School 209 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Beech Hill Community Primary School 282 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 447 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
St John Fisher Catholic High School 998 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.9 mi
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School 194 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Requires improvement Report 1.1 mi
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School 145 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.2 mi
Mab's Cross Primary School 461 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.3 mi
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery 326 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 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

  • Wigan Wallgate station 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
  • Wigan North Western station 1.6 mi · 33 min walk
  • Ince (Manchester) station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Old Lane (o/s, Wigan Lane) 3 min walk
  • Old Lane (opp, Wigan Lane) 3 min walk
  • Boars Head Reservoir (opp, Wigan Lane) 4 min walk
  • Boars Head Reservoir (nr, Wigan Lane) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Beech Hill Medical Practice
    278 Gidlow Lane, Beech Hill, Wigan · 0.8 mi
  • Dr Seabrook
    1 Wrightington Street, Wigan · 1.1 mi
  • Mesnes View Surgery
    93 Mesnes Street, Wigan · 1.2 mi
  • The Dicconson Group Practice
    Frog Lane, Wigan · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Wigan Gidlow Ln Express · 0.6 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Wigan - Mesnes Road Express · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Gidlow Lane · 1.1 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Wigan Woodhouse Lane · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • England Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Evergreen Pharmacy · 1.2 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Gidlow Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Claremont Dental Surgery · 1.2 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 10 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned91.4%62.5%
Private rented8.5%20.3%
Social rented0.2%17.1%
Households660

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.6%64.1%
Aged 65+28.3%18.6%
Residents1,613

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)98%80%
Gigabit-capable98%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 Walter Scott Avenue

Ethnic group

HereWigan
White95%95%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%1.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%1.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%1.2%
Other ethnic group0%0.7%

Religion

HereWigan
Christian73.6%62.8%
No religion20.4%30.3%
Not answered2.4%4.7%
Hindu2%0.3%
Muslim0.9%1.3%
Buddhist0.5%0.3%
Other religion0.2%0.3%
Jewish0%0%

Country of birth

HereWigan
Born in the UK95.3%93.8%
Born outside the UK4.7%6.2%

Highest qualification

HereWigan
Level 4 qualifications and above48.7%25.8%
Level 3 qualifications15%17.6%
Level 2 qualifications12%15.4%
No qualifications11.5%21.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.4%10.5%
Apprenticeship4.8%7.1%
Other qualifications2.5%2.5%

General health

HereWigan
Very good health58.4%46.3%
Good health27.7%33.5%
Fair health9.8%14%
Bad health2.7%4.9%
Very bad health1.4%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereWigan
2 cars or vans in household43.6%28.2%
1 car or van in household35.1%42.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household15.8%8.1%
No cars or vans in household5.5%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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