Wigan Road is in Leigh and in Wigan district. WN7 5EL is located in the Leigh West electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Leigh. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Wigan Road, Leigh, WN7 5EL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WN7 5LD, WN7 5LB, WN7 5EZ, WN7 5ES, WN7 5EP, WN7 5DP, WN7 5EY, WN7 5EN, WN7 5LN.

Wigan Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Wigan Road are based on 415 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 WN7 5EL

Average Price
£135,768
Semi-Detached
£153,432
Terraced
£100,767
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£106,380
Other
£123,232

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wigan Road

Average Price
£121,960
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wigan Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
319 Wigan Road, Leigh, Greater Manchester
Other, an established residential building 		£100,0002019-01-16 £123,232
301 Wigan Road, Leigh, Greater Manchester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£88,0002018-07-27 £108,487
325 Wigan Road, Leigh, Greater Manchester
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£135,0002007-05-21 £200,628
301 Wigan Road, Leigh, Greater Manchester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£92,4752007-05-04 £104,272
325 Wigan Road, Leigh, Greater Manchester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£40,0002007-04-18 £56,306

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Hindley Nursery School
Mornington Road, Hindley WN2 4LG 		3,577 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Newton Westpark Primary School
Tennyson Avenue, WN7 5JY 		432 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
Nel Pan Lane, WN7 5JS 		764 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School
Leigh Street, WN7 4TP 		979 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School
Westleigh Lane, WN7 5NJ 		1,011 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School
School Street, WN7 5JN 		1,074 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4The Westleigh School
Westleigh Lane, WN7 5NL 		1,150 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOutwood Academy Hindley
Mornington Road, Hindley WN2 4LG 		3,603 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Hindley High School
Mornington Road, Hindley WN2 4LG 		3,611 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Atherton High School
Hamilton Street, M46 0AY 		3,712 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bedford High School
Manchester Road, WN7 2LU 		3,767 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Holden School
First Lane, Leigh WN7 4SB 		964 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedExpanse Learning (Expanse Group Ltd)
Leigh Sports Stadium, Sale Way, Leigh Sports Village WN7 4JY 		2,142 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Oakfield High School and College
Long Lane, Hindley Green WN2 4XA 		3,331 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
Leyland Park House, WN2 3RX 		3,632 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedGreen Meadow Independent Primary School
Robson Way, WA3 2RD 		4,234 yd Other independent school Yes 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
Taylors Bar243-245 Wigan Road, Leigh133 yd
The.Coffee.Collective363 Wigan Road, Leigh240 yd
Spice Cafe and Staff Shop within AB World FoodsKiribati Way, Leigh662 yd
SuperdrugAtherleigh Way, Leigh895 yd
McDonalds Restaurants LtdPriestners Way, Leigh895 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Powerbeck Gym217c Wigan Road, Leigh279 yd
Waggon & Horses68 Wigan Road, Leigh815 yd
Westleigh Village ClubWestleigh Lane, Leigh934 yd
Red Lion Hotel107 Westleigh Lane, Leigh945 yd
Spinners Arms70-72 Firs Lane, Leigh1,022 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Balti Hut319 Wigan Road, Leigh2 yd
Oriental Palace321 Wigan Road, Leigh2 yd
Wigan Road Chippy325 Wigan Road, Leigh2 yd
Wangs Chinese Takeaway241 Wigan Road, Leigh133 yd
Pizza Mia13 Douglas Road, Leigh236 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
One Stop232 Wigan Road, Leigh134 yd
Heron Foods416 Wigan Road, Leigh782 yd
Asda SupercentreAtherleigh Way, Leigh895 yd
SainsburysParsonage Way, Leigh1,055 yd
Marks and Spencers Simply FoodParsonage Way, Leigh1,055 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Newton Westpark Primary School
TENNYSON AVENUE 		grass pitches445 yd
Marsh Playing Fields
CAMERON STREET 		grass pitches479 yd
Westleigh Methodists Cricket Club
KIRKHALL LANE 		grass pitches586 yd
Twelve Apostles Rc Primary School
TWELVE APOSTLES CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL TWELVE APOSTLES CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL NEL PAN LANE 		grass pitches725 yd
Peake Fitness (Closed)
Firs Lane 		health and fitness suite995 yd
Westleigh St Paul'S C Of E Primary School
SCHOOL STREET 		grass pitches1,010 yd
Dw Sports Fitness (Leigh)
PARSONAGE RETAIL PARK PARSONAGE RETAIL PARK PARSONAGE WAY 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool1,060 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 82.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 82.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 82.4%

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 speed66.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed60.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Wigan Road dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in Wigan Road area in year 2023. This neighbourhood is very safe.

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

Employment

WN7 5EL area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee81
Long-Term Sick or disabled51
Retired33
Part-Time Employee27
Self-Employed25
Unemployed15
Student (economically inactive)11
Looking after home or family11
Other10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles18
Manufacturing15
Human health and social work activities11
Education10
Other9
Construction9
Transport and storage8
Accommodation and food service activities5
Administrative and support service activities5
Professional, scientific and technical activities5
Financial and insurance activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Real estate activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security1

People

Gender

Female168
Male188

Partnership Status

Single142
Married: Opposite sex80
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated6
Divorced21
Widowed18

Health

Very good health138
Good health113
Fair health67
Bad health26
Very bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications83
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 31
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 45
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 44
Degree or Similar 48
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Pakistani3
Other Asian13
Black African5
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other3
White325
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom315
European Union15
Rest of Europe3
Africa10
Middle East and Asia9
The Americas and the Caribbean2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK315
10+ Years20
5-10 Years9
2-5 Years4
Less than 2 years6

Passport Held

United Kingdom222
Ireland1
Italy4
Spain3
Lithuania3
Poland4
Romania3
Other EU countries7
Other Europe1
Central and Western Africa1
Southern Asia3
No passport held99

Religion

No religion128
Christian156
Hindu8
Muslim7
Other religion2
Not answered53
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