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On Kingsdown Road, in Abram & Bickershaw
What it's like at WN2 5RN: every home that has sold on Kingsdown 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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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).
Sales and extensions on Kingsdown Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 21 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 3, Kingsdown RoadDetached | Jul 2007 | £104,000 | 73 m² | £1,425/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, Kingsdown RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2020 | £128,000 | 67 m² | £1,910/m² | 4 |
| 7, Kingsdown RoadOther | Oct 2023 | £123,500 | 67 m² | £1,843/m² | 5 |
| 9, Kingsdown RoadOther | Jan 2019 | £105,000 | 99 m² | £1,061/m² | 2 |
| 10, Kingsdown RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2011 | £60,000 | 88 m² | £682/m² | 1 |
| 11, Kingsdown RoadTerraced | Feb 2000 | £30,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 12, Kingsdown RoadSemi-detached | Nov 1995 | £35,000 | 104 m² | £337/m² | 1 |
| 13, Kingsdown RoadOther | Dec 2016 | £95,000 | 33 m² | £2,879/m² | 4 |
| 14, Kingsdown RoadSemi-detached | May 2024 | £187,000 | 108 m² | £1,731/m² | 2 |
| 15, Kingsdown RoadTerraced | Oct 2006 | £70,000 | 46 m² | £1,522/m² | 1 |
| 17, Kingsdown RoadTerraced | Apr 2022 | £120,000 | 123 m² | £976/m² | 2 |
| 19, Kingsdown RoadTerraced | Dec 2021 | £112,500 | 124 m² | £907/m² | 5 |
| 21, Kingsdown RoadTerraced | Sept 1998 | £11,000 | 99 m² | £111/m² | 1 |
| 23, Kingsdown RoadTerraced | Feb 2006 | £65,000 | 143 m² | £455/m² | 5 |
| 25, Kingsdown RoadTerraced | Aug 1999 | £21,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 39, Kingsdown RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2022 | £104,000 | 76 m² | £1,368/m² | 1 |
| 44, Kingsdown RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2022 | £160,000 | 92 m² | £1,739/m² | 2 |
| 46, Kingsdown RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2018 | £100,000 | 83 m² | £1,205/m² | 2 |
| 60, Kingsdown RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2022 | £125,000 | 76 m² | £1,645/m² | 1 |
| 62, Kingsdown RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2025 | £151,000 | 76 m² | £1,987/m² | 2 |
| 66, Kingsdown RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2020 | £118,000 | 78 m² | £1,513/m² | 1 |
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 drive away (3.7 km), with 13k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Abram Council Offices, 200 m away, with a bus about every 18 minutes on weekdays (routes 612, 360, 954, 970); 17 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram, about a 10-minute walk (900 m); 51% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Golborne High School, 3.1 km away; Attainment 8: 50.1 · 14.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield (5.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 1.2 km away, with Abram Post Office closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dr Ahmad & Ptnrs (1.6 km), with Abram Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, The Sister Studios is 200 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.
Bucks Head is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Abram Village Club the nearest pub (150 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, 550 m away; for exercise, Abram Motopark (1.2 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.
15 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%.
8 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 5RN →
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" Kingsdown 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 15 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% | 1.1% |
| 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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