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On Vicarage Road, in Abram & Bickershaw
What it's like at WN2 5QN: every home that has sold on Vicarage 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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1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Vicarage Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 18 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 19, Vicarage RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2022 | £162,000 | 58 m² | £2,793/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21, Vicarage RoadTerraced | Nov 2004 | £94,242 | – | – | 1 |
| 24, Vicarage RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2012 | £85,000 | 129 m² | £659/m² | 1 |
| 25, Vicarage RoadDetached | Feb 2002 | £56,000 | 61 m² | £918/m² | 1 |
| 28, Vicarage RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2018 | £90,000 | 94 m² | £957/m² | 1 |
| 29, Vicarage RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2008 | £139,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 30, Vicarage RoadSemi-detached | May 2021 | £183,000 | 58 m² | £3,155/m² | 1 |
| 32, Vicarage RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2022 | £166,000 | 56 m² | £2,964/m² | 3 |
| 34, Vicarage RoadSemi-detached | May 2022 | £167,500 | 72 m² | £2,326/m² | 1 |
| 36, Vicarage RoadSemi-detached | Feb 1999 | £45,000 | 56 m² | £804/m² | 1 |
| 44, Vicarage RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2019 | £150,000 | 64 m² | £2,344/m² | 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 (2.9 km), with 13k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Simpkin Street, 100 m away, with a bus about every 18 minutes on weekdays (routes 612, 360, 954, 970); 64 departures an hour from the 16 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 51% 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, 2.8 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, 350 m away, with Chris's Off Licence closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dr Ahmad & Ptnrs (850 m), with Liverpool Road Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Infinity Hair is 350 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.
St Johns Friendship Club is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Holy Family Cyms Club the nearest pub (350 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 Abram Park, 350 m away; for exercise, Abram Motopark (1.8 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.
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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| No, 126, WARRINGTON ROAD | II | 170 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
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%.
14 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 5QN →
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" Vicarage Road 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: 0 of 14 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 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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