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On Stretton Avenue, in Lowton Common
What it's like at WA3 2QS: every home that has sold on Stretton Avenue 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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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.
Sales and extensions on Stretton Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 7 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Stretton AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 1999 | £47,750 | 83 m² | £575/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Stretton AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2018 | £121,000 | 81 m² | £1,494/m² | 1 |
| 6, Stretton AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2023 | £182,500 | 88 m² | £2,074/m² | 2 |
| 8, Stretton AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2015 | £124,995 | 84 m² | £1,488/m² | 3 |
| 9, Stretton AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2022 | £195,000 | 77 m² | £2,532/m² | 1 |
| 10, Stretton AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2016 | £132,000 | 76 m² | £1,737/m² | 2 |
| 12, Stretton AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2017 | £130,000 | 76 m² | £1,711/m² | 2 |
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 drive away (3.2 km), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Stretton Avenue, 50 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 610, 665, 664); 26 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 47 minutes away by public transport (16 by car).
The nearest primary school is St Luke's CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 90% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Golborne High School, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 50.1 · 14.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield (5.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Urmston Grammar Academy (13.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 650 m away, with Samko Off Licence closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lowton & Platt Bridge Surgery (900 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Sophie Victoria's is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Warrington Hospital, 9.5 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Miller and Carter Steakhouse (Mitchells & Butlers) is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Golborne Sports & Social Club the nearest pub (800 m).
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 31% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 247 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Braithwaite Park, 750 m away; for exercise, Haydock Park Racecourse (3.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 23 km away.
Most households own their home, 12% 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.
20 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%.
17 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 2QS →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Stretton Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 7 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.6% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.0% | 95.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.3% | 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 45 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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