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Cobbs Brow Lane, Newburgh, Wigan

MyStreetCheck free street report: Cobbs Brow Lane, Newburgh, Wigan · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/wigan-lancashire/cobbs-brow-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WN8 7ND, WN8 7SF, WN8 7NB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£353,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£245,190
21 sales
Price range
£150k – £625k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Jan 2026
WN8 7ND

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At a glance

House prices£245k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station13 min walkParbold station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 3 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 26 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

21 property sales on Cobbs Brow Lane, Newburgh, Wigan have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £353,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £202,708. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 57% terraced, 24% detached, 19% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Cobbs Brow Lane range from £150,000 to £625,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Cobbs Brow Lane compared

WN8 postcode area£228,616
Wigan£420,047
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Cobbs Brow Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WN8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £208,500 (2 sales)2016£209k2017: £174,875 (4 sales)2017£175k2018: £211,250 (4 sales)2018£211k2019: £187,500 (2 sales)2019£188k2020: £251,000 (4 sales)2020£251k2021: £515,000 (2 sales)2021£515k2022: £215,500 (1 sales)2022£216k2024: £210,000 (1 sales)2024£210k2026: £353,000 (1 sales)2026£353k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced12£202,7089 Jan 2026
Detached5£370,40029 Sep 2021
Semi-detached4£216,1252 Nov 2020

Sold prices on Cobbs Brow Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
8A, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 9 Jan 2026£353,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 4 Jul 2025£300,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 4 Jul 2025£240,000 DetachedFreehold
Lowes Farm Barn, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7SF 15 May 2025£305,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 15 Mar 2024£210,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 1 Nov 2023£155,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 6 May 2022£215,500 TerracedFreehold
Lowes Farm Barn, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7SF 30 Sep 2021£460,000 OtherFreehold
Mug House Farm, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7SF 29 Sep 2021£625,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 15 Jan 2021£405,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 27 Nov 2020£214,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 2 Nov 2020£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Forge House, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 9 Oct 2020£315,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 23 Sep 2020£175,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 18 Oct 2019£189,999 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 1 May 2019£185,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 19 Dec 2018£215,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 19 Dec 2018£170,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 14 Sep 2018£240,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 20 Jul 2018£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 15 Nov 2017£160,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 27 Sep 2017£210,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 24 Mar 2017£154,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 10 Mar 2017£175,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7ND 19 Jul 2016£150,000 TerracedFreehold
58, Cobbs Brow Lane WN8 7NB 26 Feb 2016£267,000 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
Lowes Farm Barn, Cobbs Brow Lane £460,000 (Sep 2021) → £305,000 (May 2025) -34%
over 4 yrs
32, Cobbs Brow Lane £160,000 (Nov 2017) → £170,000 (Dec 2018) → £210,000 (Mar 2024) +31%
over 6 yrs
34, Cobbs Brow Lane £175,000 (Mar 2017) → £215,500 (May 2022) +23%
over 5 yrs
28, Cobbs Brow Lane £210,000 (Sep 2017) → £214,000 (Nov 2020) +2%
over 3 yrs
44, Cobbs Brow Lane £150,000 (Jul 2016) → £175,000 (Sep 2020) +17%
over 4 yrs
18, Cobbs Brow Lane £154,500 (Mar 2017) → £189,999 (Oct 2019) +23%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Cobbs Brow Lane

Crime

4 crimes were reported within about a mile of Cobbs Brow Lane in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Other theft1
Public order1
Vehicle crime1
Violence & sexual offences1

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

Flood risk

Cobbs Brow Lane is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Upper River Douglas Flood alert area
  • River Douglas at Parbold, along the right bank of the river downstream of the Canal Bridge Flood warning area
  • Lower River Douglas Flood alert area
  • River Douglas at Parbold, comprising low lying properties near canal and Alder Lane Flood warning 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 Cobbs Brow Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Newburgh Church of England Primary School 106 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold 106 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy 191 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Outstanding Report 0.9 mi
Maharishi Free School 229 pupils All-through 4–16 Report 1.1 mi
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School 61 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 1.2 mi
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale 229 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 1.5 mi
Cobbs Brow School 308 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.7 mi
Lathom High School : A Technology College 806 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 1.7 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

  • Parbold station 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
  • Hoscar station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
  • Burscough Junction station 2.5 mi · 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Ranleigh DriveDrive (opp, Cobbs Brow Lane) 1 min walk
  • Ranleigh Drive (by, Cobbs Brow Lane) 1 min walk
  • Red Lion (opp, Ash Brow) 2 min walk
  • Red Lion (by, Ash Brow) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Parbold Surgery
    4 The Green, Parbold, Wigan · 0.7 mi
  • Ashurst Primary Care
    Ashurst Health Centre, Lulworth, Skelmersdale · 1.5 mi
  • Manor Primary Care
    Hillside Health Centre, Tanhouse Road, Skelmersdale · 2.5 mi
  • Beacon Primary Care
    Sandy Lane Health Centre, Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale · 2.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Parbold - Station Road · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Parbold · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Skelmersdale Lyndale · 1.5 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Skelmersdale Superstore · 2.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • J Halton · 0.7 mi
  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 1.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Ashurst Dental Practice · 1.5 mi
  • Firbeck Dental Practice · 2.3 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
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned86.9%62.5%
Private rented9.9%20.3%
Social rented3.2%17.1%
Households887

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1511.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.7%64.1%
Aged 65+29.4%18.6%
Residents2,028

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 networks74%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks81%92%

Share of homes across West Lancashire 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 Cobbs Brow Lane

Ethnic group

HereWest Lancashire
White97.5%96.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%1.1%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%0.3%

Religion

HereWest Lancashire
Christian68.6%61.5%
No religion26.4%31.5%
Not answered4.1%5.6%
Hindu0.2%0.2%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Jewish0.1%0.1%
Muslim0.1%0.4%
Sikh0.1%–

Country of birth

HereWest Lancashire
Born in the UK96.5%94.1%
Born outside the UK3.5%5.9%

Highest qualification

HereWest Lancashire
Level 4 qualifications and above43.6%30%
Level 3 qualifications14.7%21%
Level 2 qualifications13.8%13.7%
No qualifications12.5%17.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%9.2%
Apprenticeship4.8%5.9%
Other qualifications1.9%2.5%

General health

HereWest Lancashire
Very good health53.1%48.1%
Good health32.1%33.1%
Fair health10.9%13.1%
Bad health3.5%4.4%
Very bad health0.4%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HereWest Lancashire
2 cars or vans in household42.6%30.8%
1 car or van in household31.8%39.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household19.7%11.5%
No cars or vans in household6%18%

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 West Lancashire.

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