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On Moreton Close, in Winstanley
What it's like at WN3 6LE: every home that has sold on Moreton Close 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Moreton Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
| 4, Moreton CloseSemi-detached | Nov 2014 | £150,000 | 108 m² | £1,389/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, Moreton CloseDetached | Jun 2026 | £430,000 | 164 m² | £2,622/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Pemberton, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 49k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Tan House Lane, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 667, 952, 660, 661); 9 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Winstanley Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 68% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Dean Trust Wigan, 2.6 km away; Attainment 8: 33.1 · 0.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield (4.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative Group, 450 m away; Bargain Booze (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Saxena L (500 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Scizza Sistar is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 4.7 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: 13 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Poacher's Arms is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Goose Green Cricket Club the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a mix of homes: 0% flats and 35% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 283 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Kipling Park, 2.0 km away; for exercise, Total Fitness (1.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 24 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 32 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
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.
14 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%.
17 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 WN3 6LE →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Moreton Close in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.2% | 95.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.0% | 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Formby · about 31 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 50 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.