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On Sydney Street, in Platt Bridge & Spring View
What it's like at WN2 5BS: every home that has sold on Sydney 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 4 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 Sydney Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
4 of the 52 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 54, Sydney StreetTerraced | Jun 2022 | £67,000 | 71 m² | £944/m² | 2 |
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| 57, Sydney StreetTerraced | Oct 2022 | £82,000 | 70 m² | £1,171/m² | 2 |
| 59, Sydney StreetTerraced | Sept 2007 | £79,950 | 70 m² | £1,142/m² | 2 |
| 60, Sydney StreetTerraced | May 2007 | £69,995 | 61 m² | £1,147/m² | 2 |
| 61, Sydney StreetTerraced | Jul 2001 | £18,500 | 76 m² | £243/m² | 2 |
| 63, Sydney StreetTerraced · company-owned | Apr 2024 | £75,000 | 63 m² | £1,190/m² | 3 |
| 64, Sydney StreetTerraced | Jul 2019 | £60,000 | 64 m² | £938/m² | 3 |
| 65, Sydney StreetTerraced | May 2003 | £30,000 | 65 m² | £462/m² | 1 |
| 66, Sydney StreetTerraced | Jun 1999 | £15,500 | 75 m² | £207/m² | 1 |
| 67, Sydney StreetTerraced | Oct 2014 | £26,000 | 64 m² | £406/m² | 3 |
| 68, Sydney StreetTerraced | Jan 1997 | £22,950 | 109 m² | £211/m² | 2 |
| 69, Sydney StreetTerraced | Aug 1998 | £11,750 | 67 m² | £175/m² | 1 |
| 70, Sydney StreetTerraced | Jul 2022 | £71,000 | 72 m² | £986/m² | 1 |
| 71, Sydney StreetTerraced | May 2023 | £61,000 | 65 m² | £938/m² | 2 |
| 72, Sydney StreetTerraced | Apr 2023 | £65,000 | 60 m² | £1,083/m² | 2 |
| 73, Sydney StreetTerraced | May 2026 | £85,000 | 71 m² | £1,197/m² | 2 |
| 75, Sydney StreetTerraced | May 2006 | £53,000 | 65 m² | £815/m² | 1 |
| 79, Sydney StreetTerraced | Jun 2020 | £48,500 | 71 m² | £683/m² | 3 |
| 81, Sydney StreetTerraced · company-owned | Nov 2025 | £95,000 | 59 m² | £1,610/m² | 4 |
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 (2.0 km), with 13k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Stapleton Street, 50 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 609, 612, 320, 360); 47 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Mary's CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 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, 2.3 km away; Attainment 8: 40.4 · 7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Golborne High School (4.7 km) and St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield (5 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 600 m away, with GG Convenience Store closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dr Ahmad & Ptnrs (300 m), with Liverpool Road Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Studio of Cosmetics is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 4.3 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: 9 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Mubzy's is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Owd Kess's the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 159 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Platt Bridge Community Green, 350 m away; for exercise, PB Fitness Academy (2.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 27 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 29 km.
Most households own their home, 24% rent privately.
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.
34 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%.
21 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 5BS →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Sydney Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 50 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 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.6% | 95.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.7% | 3.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 1.0% | 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 38 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 55 min
Nearest: East Lancashire Railway · about 33 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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