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On Pepper Street, in Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton
What it's like at WA4 4SB: every home that has sold on Pepper Street 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Pepper Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 27 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 45, Pepper StreetSemi-detached | Jun 2024 | £295,000 | 88 m² | £3,352/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Red Gables, Pepper StreetSemi-detached | Apr 2021 | £295,000 | 104 m² | £2,837/m² | 5 |
| 4, Red Gables, Pepper StreetSemi-detached | Feb 2017 | £235,000 | 81 m² | £2,901/m² | 1 |
| 5, Red Gables, Pepper StreetSemi-detached | Apr 1996 | £68,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Laurel Cottage, Pepper StreetDetached | Dec 2021 | £650,000 | 47 m² | £13,830/m² | 2 |
| Moss View Cottage, Pepper StreetDetached | Sept 1998 | £150,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 47% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Warrington Bank Quay, a drive away (5.8 km), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Appleton Hall, 400 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (routes 8, 8A, 40).
This is car country: only 5% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Appleton Thorn Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 74% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bridgewater High School, 2.8 km away; Attainment 8: 51.8 · 19.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (13.8 km) and Loreto Grammar School (14.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co op, 1.8 km away; Well Pharmacy (1.8 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Stretton Medical Centre (2.1 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (1.9 km).
For a haircut, Aspect is 1.8 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Warrington Hospital, 5.1 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: 7 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Apple Jacks Farm is the closest café or restaurant (1.1 km), and The Thorn Inn the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 67 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 49% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 386 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Pewterspear Green, 1.8 km away; for exercise, Pilates NW Studio (1.9 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 19 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 19 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 46% of adults have a degree.
6 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Cottage and Attached Unoccupied Cottage | II | 50 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Warrington South constituency: Sarah Hall MP (Labour (Co-op)), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 11,340 (22.8%), turnout 63%. Vote shares: Labour 47%, Conservative 24%, Reform UK 16%, Liberal Democrat 8%.
3 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 WA4 4SB →
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" Pepper Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 15 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 3 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 94.3% | 93.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 3.9% | 0.7% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.5% | 5.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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: Wallasey · about 37 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 41 min
Nearest: East Lancashire Railway · about 36 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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