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Buying at WN3 6SE

Before you offer on a home at WN3 6SE: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

3 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £221k. In Winstanley.

3 to check2 clear£221k typical on Crestwood Avenue

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Radon: up to 10–30% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
Check
Coal mining high-risk areaPast shallow mining or mine entries may affect building here. Your conveyancer should order a coal mining search (Coal Authority).
Check
Busy road: A49, 210 m awayAbout 29,263 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Note
Ground: landslides moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
Note
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 59 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£221ktypical sale on Crestwood Avenue, last 10 years

£2,500typical price per m² in Winstanley

£1,260–£2,740per m² for homes at WN3 6SE sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,500 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £225k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Winstanley

Winstanley

+38% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	89	£295k	£150k – £695k
Semi-detached	142	£204k	£90k – £380k
Terraced	26	£203k	£120k – £310k

Standard sales in Winstanley. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

5sales on Crestwood Avenue in the last two years

257sales in Winstanley in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at WN3 6SE

Home	Last sold	Floor area
2, Crestwood AvenueDetached	£271,000, Jan 2025	110 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Crestwood AvenueDetached	£165,000, Oct 2017	131 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Crestwood AvenueSemi-detached	£255,000, Mar 2025	93 m²	Buyer's report →
16, Crestwood AvenueDetached	£350,000, Jan 2026	130 m²	Buyer's report →
18, Crestwood AvenueDetached	£199,995, Jan 2021	108 m²	Buyer's report →
20, Crestwood AvenueDetached	£243,000, Aug 2025	95 m²	Buyer's report →
22, Crestwood AvenueDetached	£140,000, Jul 2010	85 m²	Buyer's report →
32, Crestwood AvenueDetached	£59,950, Nov 1995	–	Buyer's report →
34, Crestwood AvenueSemi-detached	£129,000, Apr 2016	94 m²	Buyer's report →
42, Crestwood Avenue

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Buying at WN3 6SE

3 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £221k. In Winstanley.

3 to check2 clear£221k typical on Crestwood Avenue

Before you make an offer

Check

Radon: up to 10–30% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).

Check

Coal mining high-risk areaPast shallow mining or mine entries may affect building here. Your conveyancer should order a coal mining search (Coal Authority).

Check

Busy road: A49, 210 m awayAbout 29,263 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Note

Ground: landslides moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 59 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£221ktypical sale on Crestwood Avenue, last 10 years

£2,500typical price per m² in Winstanley

£1,260–£2,740per m² for homes at WN3 6SE sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,500 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £225k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Winstanley, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£98k	£75k	£540 a month	6.6%
2 beds	£191k	£171k	£760 a month	4.8%
3 beds	£221k	£194k	£890 a month	4.8%
4+ beds	£308k	£257k	£1,140 a month	4.4%
All homes	£230k	£195k	£800 a month	4.2%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. * Too few sales here, so the council's figure. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places