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On Balcarres Road, in Aspull & Red Rock
What it's like at WN2 1SD: every home that has sold on Balcarres 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Balcarres Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 32 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Balcarres RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2007 | £95,000 | 79 m² | £1,203/m² | 1 |
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| 4, Balcarres RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2021 | £120,250 | 76 m² | £1,582/m² | 1 |
| 8, Balcarres RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2019 | £123,500 | 77 m² | £1,604/m² | 2 |
| 9, Balcarres RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2014 | £104,000 | 76 m² | £1,368/m² | 2 |
| 12, Balcarres RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2012 | £110,000 | 76 m² | £1,447/m² | 2 |
| 15, Balcarres RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2019 | £126,000 | 76 m² | £1,658/m² | 4 |
| 22, Balcarres RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2024 | £235,000 | 116 m² | £2,026/m² | 1 |
| 23, Balcarres RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2014 | £90,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 27, Balcarres RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2009 | £100,000 | 76 m² | £1,316/m² | 1 |
| 28, Balcarres RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2021 | £164,000 | 107 m² | £1,533/m² | 1 |
| 29, Balcarres RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2006 | £113,700 | 76 m² | £1,496/m² | 2 |
| 34, Balcarres RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2002 | £21,840 | 97 m² | £225/m² | 1 |
| 37, Balcarres RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2013 | £93,000 | 78 m² | £1,192/m² | 2 |
| 41, Balcarres RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2025 | £178,000 | 75 m² | £2,373/m² | 4 |
| 46, Balcarres RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2025 | £190,000 | 85 m² | £2,235/m² | 3 |
| 50, Balcarres RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2021 | £128,000 | 83 m² | £1,542/m² | 1 |
| 51, Balcarres RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2021 | £125,000 | 77 m² | £1,623/m² | 1 |
| 53, Balcarres RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2024 | £122,500 | 77 m² | £1,591/m² | 2 |
| 65, Balcarres RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2026 | £189,000 | 91 m² | £2,077/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Blackrod, a short drive or bike ride (2.9 km), with 226k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Finger Post, 150 m away, with a bus about every 14 minutes on weekdays (routes 575, 615, 979, 962); 32 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 81% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Dean Trust Rose Bridge, 2.8 km away; Attainment 8: 39.7 · 3.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative Food, 200 m away; Galloways (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Aspull Surgery (200 m), with Hollowood Chemist the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Ako's Barber is 250 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.
Bindi of Aspull is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Aspull Rugby Union Football Club the nearest pub (400 m).
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 Haigh Woodland Park, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Woodshaw Park (700 m).
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.
26 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%.
12 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 WN2 1SD →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Balcarres Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 26 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 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% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 92.4% | 95.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 4.0% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.2% | 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 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.