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On Walthew Lane, in Abram & Bickershaw
What it's like at WN2 5AN: every home that has sold on Walthew 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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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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 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 Walthew Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 98 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 14, Walthew LaneTerraced | Jun 1995 | £10,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18, Walthew LaneTerraced | Dec 2005 | £65,000 | 70 m² | £929/m² | 3 |
| 20, Walthew LaneTerraced | May 2006 | £67,000 | 68 m² | £985/m² | 1 |
| 22, Walthew LaneTerraced | Jun 2013 | £33,000 | 69 m² | £478/m² | 4 |
| 24, Walthew LaneTerraced | Jun 2005 | £58,950 | 74 m² | £797/m² | 3 |
| 30, Walthew LaneSemi-detached | Jan 2022 | £75,000 | 79 m² | £949/m² | 4 |
| 32, Walthew LaneSemi-detached | Jan 2012 | £36,000 | 100 m² | £360/m² | 1 |
| 44, Walthew LaneTerraced | Jun 1995 | £13,800 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Ince (Manchester), a short drive or bike ride (2.4 km), with 13k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Millers Lane, 100 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 609, 612, 320, 360); 67 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Holy Family Catholic Academy, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 55% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Hawkley Hall High School, 2.6 km away; Attainment 8: 40.4 · 7% 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 Co-op, 200 m away, with Platt Bridge Mini Market closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dr Ahmad & Ptnrs (350 m), with Liverpool Road Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Studio of Cosmetics is 50 m 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.
Subway is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Holy Family Cyms Club the nearest pub (300 m).
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 Platt Bridge Community Green, 100 m away; for exercise, PB Fitness Academy (2.2 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.
38 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%.
15 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 5AN →
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" Walthew Lane in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 75 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 8 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.
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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.