Wordsworth Avenue is in Orrell, Wigan and in Wigan district. WN5 8LT is located in the Orrell electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Makerfield. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Wordsworth Avenue, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8LT and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WN5 8LR, WN5 8LS, WN5 8LU, WN5 8LX, WN5 8NH, WN5 8LP, WN5 8HH, WN5 8NJ, WN5 8NQ.

Wordsworth Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Wordsworth Avenue are based on 72 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wigan.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for WN5 8LT

Average Price
£264,383
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£264,383
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wordsworth Avenue

Average Price
£298,183
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wordsworth AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
3 Wordsworth Avenue, Wigan, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£290,0002023-02-02 £281,699
6 Wordsworth Avenue, Wigan, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£266,2502022-10-05 £254,044
9 Wordsworth Avenue, Wigan, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£210,0002022-02-04 £224,936
12 Wordsworth Avenue, Wigan, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£172,5002020-11-06 £210,875
3 Wordsworth Avenue, Wigan, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£134,9502013-06-07 £223,404

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Orrell Holgate Academy
Moor Road, Orrell WN5 8SJ 		735 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy
Kershaw Street, Orrell WN5 0AW 		1,074 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St John's CofE Primary School
Church Street, Pemberton WN5 0DT 		1,213 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell
St James Road, Orrell WN5 7AA 		1,418 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Orrell Newfold Community Primary School
St James Road, Orrell WN5 7BD 		1,557 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Peter's Catholic High School
Howards Lane, Orrell WN5 8NU 		486 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Dean Trust Wigan
, Greenhey WN5 0DQ 		953 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Up Holland High School
Sandbrook Road, Orrell WN5 7AL 		1,661 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St John Fisher Catholic High School
Baytree Road, Springfield WN6 7RN 		4,267 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Frog Lane, WN1 1HQ 		4,711 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWinstanley College
Winstanley Road, Billinge WN5 7XF 		1,652 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt John Rigby RC Sixth Form College
Gathurst Road, Orrell WN5 0LJ 		2,044 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWigan and Leigh College
PO Box 53, Parson's Walk WN1 1RS 		4,877 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedTMP Studios CIC
830 Ormskirk Road, Pemberton WN5 8EX 		1,106 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedExpanse Learning Wigan School
Tyrer Avenue, Worsley Mesnes WN3 5XE 		3,489 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hope School
Kelvin Grove, Marus Bridge WN3 6SP 		3,731 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hope High School
Carfield, Clay Brow WN8 9DP 		3,770 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elm Tree Community Primary School
Elmers Wood Road, Tanhouse WN8 6SA 		4,428 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Chateau Gateaux160 yd
The Mount160 Orrell Road, Orrell338 yd
The Food Company200a Orrell Road, Orrell411 yd
Foodie Box259a Orrell Road, Orrell443 yd
Posthouse Bar261a Orrell Road, Orrell483 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Orrell St James ARLFCBankes Avenue, Orrell645 yd
Pemberton Conservative ClubPark Road, Orrell899 yd
Fishergate Inn52 Orrell Road, Orrell911 yd
Lamberhead Green WM ClubWhite Street, Pemberton1,008 yd
The Old Bank Coffee & Wine Bar4-8 Church Street, Orrell1,043 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Primo Pizza and PastaBroxton Avenue, Orrell548 yd
Shalimar Pizza & Kebabhouse Ltd7 Orrell Road, Orrell851 yd
Wang's Takeaway13 Orrell Road, Orrell851 yd
La Mamma5 Orrell Road, Orrell851 yd
Jamuna946 Orrell Road, Orrell911 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Premier Orrell Road257 Orrell Road, Orrell443 yd
Bargain Booze212-214 Orrell Road, Orrell448 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Abraham Guest Sport College (Closed)
Orrell Road 		grass pitches457 yd
St Peters Catholic High School
Howards Lane 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches483 yd
Bankes Avenue Playing Fields
BANKES AVENUE 		grass pitches631 yd
Wigan Warriors (Fairhurst Accountants Community Stadium)
COMMUNITY STADIUM COMMUNITY STADIUM EDGE HALL ROAD 		grass pitches845 yd
Moor Road Recreation Ground
MOOR ROAD 		grass pitches854 yd
Gossips Playing Field (Closed)
Kershaw Street 		grass pitches865 yd
Dean Trust Wigan
GREENHEY 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite877 yd
Orrell Holgate Primary School
MOOR ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches878 yd
Orrell Lamberhead Green Community Primary School
KERSHAW STREET 		grass pitches971 yd
Winstanley Tennis Club
HALL LANE 		tennis courts1,089 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed207.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed11.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Wordsworth Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3 crimes were reported near Wordsworth Avenue . 86% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WN5 8LT.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Wordsworth Avenue, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8LT

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 3
Violence And Sexual Offences 2
Other Crime 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WN5 8LT.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-11Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Pinewood Crescent407 yd
2023-06Other crimeStatus update unavailableOn or near Pinewood Crescent407 yd
2023-06Violence and sexual offencesStatus update unavailableOn or near Pinewood Crescent407 yd
More Crime Statistics for Wordsworth Avenue, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8LT

Employment

WN5 8LT area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 20% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee102
Retired70
Self-Employed31
Part-Time Employee28
Looking after home or family8
Student (economically inactive)4
Long-Term Sick or disabled4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)2
Other
Unemployed

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities20
Manufacturing17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security13
Construction12
Education9
Transport and storage9
Financial and insurance activities7
Information and communication5
Real estate activities5
Professional, scientific and technical activities5
Other4
Administrative and support service activities4

People

Gender

Female151
Male148

Partnership Status

Single72
Married: Opposite sex134
Separated4
Divorced25
Widowed15

Health

Very good health168
Good health85
Fair health37
Bad health9
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications18
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 27
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 36
Apprenticeship18
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 50
Degree or Similar 93
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African1
Mixed Other1
White294

Country of Birth

United Kingdom299

Length of Residence

Born in the UK299

Passport Held

United Kingdom268
No passport held31

Religion

No religion63
Christian223
Not answered14
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