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On Oak Avenue, in Standish South
What it's like at WN6 0EA: every home that has sold on Oak Avenue 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).
Sales and extensions on Oak Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 19 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Oak AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2000 | £65,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Oak AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2023 | £175,000 | 78 m² | £2,244/m² | 1 |
| 4, Oak AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2019 | £133,000 | 97 m² | £1,371/m² | 1 |
| 6, Oak AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2007 | £140,000 | 71 m² | £1,972/m² | 1 |
| 7, Oak AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2025 | £220,000 | 64 m² | £3,438/m² | 2 |
| 8, Oak AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2024 | £260,000 | 106 m² | £2,453/m² | 2 |
| 9, Oak AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2016 | £140,000 | 62 m² | £2,258/m² | 2 |
| 10, Oak AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2022 | £180,000 | 83 m² | £2,169/m² | 1 |
| 11, Oak AvenueSemi-detached | May 2000 | £69,995 | – | – | 1 |
| 13, Oak AvenueSemi-detached | May 2009 | £125,000 | 65 m² | £1,923/m² | 1 |
| 14, Oak AvenueOther | Oct 2021 | £550 | 72 m² | £8/m² | 4 |
| 15, Oak AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2024 | £175,000 | 72 m² | £2,431/m² | 1 |
| 17, Oak AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2024 | £180,000 | 67 m² | £2,687/m² | 1 |
| 19, Oak AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2024 | £158,000 | 69 m² | £2,290/m² | 1 |
| 21, Oak AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 1999 | £28,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 22, Oak AvenueDetached | Aug 2005 | £230,000 | 104 m² | £2,212/m² | 1 |
| 23, Oak AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2021 | £157,000 | 72 m² | £2,181/m² | 1 |
| 25, Oak AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2005 | £156,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 27, Oak AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2021 | £200,000 | 86 m² | £2,326/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Gathurst, a drive away (3.7 km), with 74k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Ashfield Park Drive, 300 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (routes 632, 631, 978, 973); 15 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 84% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Standish Community High School, 1.9 km away; Attainment 8: 49.7 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 1.0 km away, with Standish Community Centre closer still (700 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Standish Medical Practice (650 m), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Bang and Loop is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 3.4 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: 23 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Ashfield House Hotel is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Potters Bar the nearest pub (750 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
There are 14 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 44% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 485 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Ashfield Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Standish Gym (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 31 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 36 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% 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.
6 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.
Wigan constituency: Lisa Nandy MP (Labour), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 9,549 (23.3%), turnout 53%. Vote shares: Labour 47%, Reform UK 24%, Conservative 11%, Independent 9%.
10 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 WN6 0EA →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Oak Avenue in the last 12 months.
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 | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 96.4% | 95.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.1% | 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 33 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 56 min
Nearest: Ribble Steam Railway and Museum · about 36 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.