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On Newton Road, in Lowton
What it's like at WA3 1PQ: every home that has sold on Newton Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 7 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Newton Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 273 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 524, Newton RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2025 | £475,000 | 149 m² | £3,188/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 528, Newton RoadSemi-detached | Dec 1999 | £85,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 530, Newton RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2026 | £382,500 | 105 m² | £3,643/m² | 3 |
| 532, Newton RoadDetached | Oct 2020 | £316,175 | 94 m² | £3,364/m² | 4 |
| 534, Newton RoadDetached | Feb 2017 | £190,000 | 97 m² | £1,959/m² | 1 |
| 536, Newton RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2018 | £239,950 | 87 m² | £2,758/m² | 3 |
| 538, Newton RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2000 | £60,000 | 92 m² | £652/m² | 2 |
| 540, Newton RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2008 | £150,000 | 93 m² | £1,613/m² | 1 |
| 542, Newton RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2009 | £174,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 544, Newton RoadDetached | Sept 2024 | £466,500 | 152 m² | £3,069/m² | 1 |
| 546, Newton RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2026 | £437,000 | 148 m² | £2,953/m² | 4 |
| 548, Newton RoadSemi-detached | May 2019 | £257,000 | 130 m² | £1,977/m² | 3 |
| 550, Newton RoadDetached | Dec 2023 | £500,000 | 137 m² | £3,650/m² | 2 |
| 556, Newton RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2021 | £321,000 | 129 m² | £2,488/m² | 4 |
| 558, Newton RoadDetached | Sept 2018 | £279,950 | 137 m² | £2,043/m² | 2 |
| 562, Newton RoadDetached | Jan 2012 | £249,950 | 137 m² | £1,824/m² | 1 |
| 568, Newton RoadDetached | Sept 2014 | £245,000 | 103 m² | £2,379/m² | 1 |
| 574, Newton RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2004 | £114,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 576, Newton RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2010 | £117,500 | 87 m² | £1,351/m² | 3 |
| 554, Newton RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2010 | £145,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Newton-le-Willows, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Golborne Dale Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 612); 16 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 42 minutes away by public transport (15 by car).
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St Peter's CofE Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km); 83% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Hope Academy, 1.9 km away; Attainment 8: 43.8 · 10.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Golborne High School (0.8 km) and St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield (4.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Urmston Grammar Academy (14.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 2.0 km away, with The Barn closer still (1.1 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mrs J.E. Knowles (1.5 km), with Jolley'S Chemist the closest pharmacy (1.5 km).
For a haircut, The House of Glam is 1.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Warrington Hospital, 9.3 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 54% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Newbank Garden Centre is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Stocks Tavern the nearest pub (1.2 km).
Detached houses make up 42% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 23% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 530 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Willow Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Newton-le-Willows Health & Fitness (1.9 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 24 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 24 km.
2 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Leigh and Atherton constituency: Jo Platt MP (Labour (Co-op)), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 8,881 (21.6%), turnout 52%. Vote shares: Labour 49%, Reform UK 27%, Conservative 16%, Green Party 4%.
4 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near WA3 1PQ →
Most households own their home, 9% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Newton Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 192 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 8 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.4% | 95.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.2% | 3.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Formby · about 33 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 46 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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