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Buying at WN5 7LU

Before you offer on a home at WN5 7LU: 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.

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £141k. In Billinge.

3 clear£141k typical on Claremont Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Radon: up to 1–3% 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).
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On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
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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.
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Busy road: A571, 420 m awayAbout 14,844 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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
Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 51 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
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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?

£141ktypical sale on Claremont Road, last 10 years

£2,528typical price per m² in Billinge

£1,310–£2,560per m² for homes at WN5 7LU sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,528 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £228k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Billinge

Billinge

+65% 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	32	£368k	£215k – £850k
Semi-detached	88	£233k	£143k – £486k
Terraced	11	£212k	£145k – £350k
Flat	3	£80k	£75k – £172k

Standard sales in Billinge. 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

4sales on Claremont Road in the last two years

134sales in Billinge in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at WN5 7LU

Home	Last sold	Floor area
43, Claremont RoadSemi-detached	£220,000, Jun 2022	86 m²	Buyer's report →
47, Claremont RoadSemi-detached	£156,000, Jun 2021	86 m²	Buyer's report →
51, Claremont RoadSemi-detached	£120,000, Mar 2013	86 m²	Buyer's report →
53, Claremont RoadSemi-detached	£174,000, Feb 2026	87 m²	Buyer's report →
55, Claremont RoadSemi-detached	£119,600, May 2012	91 m²	Buyer's report →
57, Claremont RoadSemi-detached	£111,000, Jul 2015	85 m²	Buyer's report →
66, Claremont RoadSemi-detached	£34,000, Jul 2004	–	Buyer's report →
68, Claremont RoadSemi-detached	£80,000, Jan 2003	–	Buyer's report →
70, Claremont RoadSemi-detached	£138,000, Sept 2005	–	Buyer's report →
72, Claremont Road

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Buying at WN5 7LU

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £141k. In Billinge.

3 clear£141k typical on Claremont Road

Before you make an offer

Note

Radon: up to 1–3% 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).

Note

On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).

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

Busy road: A571, 420 m awayAbout 14,844 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

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

Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 51 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

Clear

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

Is the asking price fair?

£141ktypical sale on Claremont Road, last 10 years

£2,528typical price per m² in Billinge

£1,310–£2,560per m² for homes at WN5 7LU sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,528 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £228k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Billinge, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£103k	£80k	£590 a month	6.9%
2 beds	£226k	£192k	£880 a month	4.7%
3 beds	£245k	£215k	£980 a month	4.8%
4+ beds	£358k	£284k	£1,350 a month	4.5%
All homes	£256k	£216k	£910 a month	4.3%

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