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On Rowton Rise, in Aspull & Red Rock
What it's like at WN1 2TU: every home that has sold on Rowton Rise 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Rowton Rise; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 14 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Rowton RiseDetached | Feb 2003 | £215,000 | 163 m² | £1,319/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Rowton RiseDetached | Sept 2013 | £279,000 | 149 m² | £1,872/m² | 1 |
| 3, Rowton RiseDetached | Mar 2025 | £465,000 | 159 m² | £2,925/m² | 2 |
| 4, Rowton RiseDetached | Jun 2015 | £380,000 | 135 m² | £2,815/m² | 2 |
| 5, Rowton RiseDetached | Feb 2018 | £375,000 | 169 m² | £2,219/m² | 1 |
| 7, Rowton RiseDetached · company-owned | Mar 2007 | £355,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 10, Rowton RiseDetached | Sept 2022 | £799,950 | 299 m² | £2,675/m² | 2 |
| 11, Rowton RiseDetached | Jul 2014 | £535,000 | 259 m² | £2,066/m² | 1 |
| 12, Rowton RiseDetached | Aug 2013 | £500,000 | 259 m² | £1,931/m² | 1 |
| 14, Rowton RiseDetached | Nov 2011 | £483,000 | 268 m² | £1,802/m² | 1 |
| 15, Rowton RiseDetached | Apr 2012 | £500,000 | 262 m² | £1,908/m² | 1 |
| 16, Rowton RiseDetached | Jan 2019 | £580,000 | 270 m² | £2,148/m² | 2 |
| 17, Rowton RiseDetached | Jul 2010 | £525,000 | 316 m² | £1,661/m² | 1 |
| 18, Rowton RiseDetached | Feb 2021 | £690,000 | 256 m² | £2,695/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Wigan Wallgate, a drive away (4.1 km), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Rowton Rise, 50 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 110, 640, 962, 981); 11 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km); 84% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan (1.2 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Standish Community High School, 2.6 km away; Attainment 8: 49.7 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 1.8 km away, with The Country Store closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Standish Medical Practice (1.5 km), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (1.7 km).
For a haircut, Hair by Vision is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 2.5 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 43% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
The Owls At Standish is the closest café or restaurant (950 m), and Wigan Rugby Union Football Club the nearest pub (1.5 km).
There are 38 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 26% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Ashfield Park, 850 m away; for exercise, Swim Smart (1.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 31 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 33 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
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.
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.
Wigan constituency: Lisa Nandy MP (Labour), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 9,549 (23.3%), turnout 53%. Vote shares: Labour 47%, Reform UK 24%, Conservative 11%, Independent 9%.
9 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 WN1 2TU →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Rowton Rise in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 13 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 | 1.8% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 92.3% | 95.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 4.0% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.1% | 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 40 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 62 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.