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Buying at WN6 9AZ

Before you offer on a home at WN6 9AZ: 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.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £389k. In Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington.

1 to check2 clear£389k typical on Farrier Way

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Radon: up to 5–10% 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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1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 53 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?

£389ktypical sale on Farrier Way, last 10 years

£2,945typical price per m² in Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington

£1,940–£3,290per m² for homes at WN6 9AZ sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,945 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £265k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington

Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington

+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	66	£515k	£200k – £1.55m
Semi-detached	58	£285k	£179k – £785k
Terraced	22	£225k	£128k – £685k
Flat	3	£120k	£105k – £220k

Standard sales in Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington. 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

2sales on Farrier Way in the last two years

149sales in Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at WN6 9AZ

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Farrier WayDetached	£379,000, Jul 2006	–	Buyer's report →
2, Farrier WayDetached	£250,000, Mar 2015	129 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Farrier WaySemi-detached	£159,500, Dec 2003	–	Buyer's report →
4, Farrier WayDetached	£305,000, Jul 2009	145 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Farrier WayDetached	£150,000, Jul 2017	73 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Farrier WayDetached	£363,000, Jul 2005	–	Buyer's report →
7, Farrier WayDetached	£370,000, Aug 2024	138 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Farrier WayDetached	£325,750, Apr 2005	–	Buyer's report →
11, Farrier WayDetached	£348,325, Jan 2005	247 m²	Buyer's report →
15, Farrier WayDetached	£389,000, Sept 2024

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Buying at WN6 9AZ

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £389k. In Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington.

1 to check2 clear£389k typical on Farrier Way

Before you make an offer

Check

Radon: up to 5–10% 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

1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 53 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?

£389ktypical sale on Farrier Way, last 10 years

£2,945typical price per m² in Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington

£1,940–£3,290per m² for homes at WN6 9AZ sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,945 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £265k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£104k	£88k	£590 a month	6.8%
2 beds	£219k	£202k	£790 a month	4.3%
3 beds	£270k	£230k	£920 a month	4.1%
4+ beds	£526k	£378k	£1,420 a month	3.2%
All homes	£354k	£243k	£940 a month	3.2%

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