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On Bickershaw Lane, in Abram & Bickershaw
What it's like at WN2 4AE: every home that has sold on Bickershaw Lane 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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6 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 Bickershaw Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 175 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 556, Bickershaw LaneTerraced | May 1996 | £20,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 564, Bickershaw LaneTerraced | Mar 1996 | £14,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 568, Bickershaw LaneTerraced | Jul 1996 | £21,750 | – | – | 1 |
| 582, Bickershaw LaneDetached | Jul 1999 | £95,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 584, Bickershaw LaneSemi-detached | Oct 2021 | £200,000 | 133 m² | £1,504/m² | 4 |
| 588, Bickershaw LaneDetached | Oct 2003 | £125,000 | 228 m² | £548/m² | 2 |
| 611, Bickershaw LaneSemi-detached | Oct 2020 | £117,000 | 70 m² | £1,671/m² | 3 |
| 613, Bickershaw LaneTerraced | Dec 2006 | £86,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 615, Bickershaw LaneSemi-detached | Apr 2018 | £73,750 | 68 m² | £1,085/m² | 1 |
| 629, Bickershaw LaneSemi-detached | Nov 1997 | £28,550 | – | – | 1 |
| 633, Bickershaw LaneTerraced | Apr 2006 | £82,500 | 78 m² | £1,058/m² | 1 |
| 637, Bickershaw LaneSemi-detached | May 2021 | £129,995 | 69 m² | £1,884/m² | 1 |
| 641, Bickershaw LaneSemi-detached | Oct 2007 | £95,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 643, Bickershaw LaneSemi-detached | Nov 2022 | £128,000 | 65 m² | £1,969/m² | 1 |
| 645, Bickershaw LaneSemi-detached | Aug 2019 | £72,000 | 74 m² | £973/m² | 2 |
| 659, Bickershaw LaneFlat | Aug 2017 | £58,000 | 67 m² | £866/m² | 1 |
| 667, Bickershaw LaneFlat | Aug 2020 | £67,000 | 76 m² | £882/m² | 3 |
| 671, Bickershaw LaneFlat | Apr 2016 | £86,500 | 101 m² | £856/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Hindley, a drive away (3.5 km), with 240k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Bolton House Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 609, 946, 954, 662); 20 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Bickershaw CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 27% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Westleigh School, 2.0 km away; Attainment 8: 36.4 · 1.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Golborne High School (3.5 km) and St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield (5.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Heron Foods, 1.1 km away, with Bickershaw Off Licence closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Westleigh Medical Practice (2.1 km), with Wigan Road Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Claire's Beaute is 2.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 6.1 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Spinners Arms is the closest café or restaurant (1.5 km), and Bickershaw Village Community Club the nearest pub (1.2 km).
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 13% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Bickershaw Country Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Abram Motopark (1.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 27 km away.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.
3 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.
Makerfield constituency: Andy Burnham MP (Labour (Co-op)), since June 2026. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 5,399 (13.4%), turnout 53%. Vote shares: Labour 45%, Reform UK 32%, Conservative 11%, Liberal Democrat 7%.
5 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 4AE →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Bickershaw Lane in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 39 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 56 min
Nearest: East Lancashire Railway · about 34 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 1 of 135 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 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.7% | 95.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.7% | 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.
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