Before you offer on a home at WN6 9EF: 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.
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.
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 52 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
£2,945typical price per m² in Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington
£1,530–£2,680per m² for homes at WN6 9EF 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. Homes at WN6 9EF have sold below it. 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
3sales on Glenside in the last two years
149sales in Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington in the last two years
Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.
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