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On Woodcroft, in Shevington
What it's like at WN6 8EZ: every home that has sold on Woodcroft 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 Woodcroft; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 10 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, WoodcroftSemi-detached | Jun 1999 | £50,500 | 69 m² | £732/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, WoodcroftSemi-detached | Apr 2024 | £185,000 | 73 m² | £2,534/m² | 7 |
| 3, WoodcroftSemi-detached | Feb 2017 | £130,500 | 51 m² | £2,559/m² | 4 |
| 4, WoodcroftSemi-detached | Oct 2011 | £154,950 | 125 m² | £1,240/m² | 3 |
| 5, WoodcroftSemi-detached | Apr 1997 | £41,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 6, WoodcroftDetached | Jan 2004 | £152,950 | 140 m² | £1,093/m² | 1 |
| 7, WoodcroftSemi-detached | Nov 2017 | £177,000 | 104 m² | £1,702/m² | 4 |
| 8, WoodcroftDetached | Apr 2022 | £231,000 | 82 m² | £2,817/m² | 3 |
| 10, WoodcroftDetached | Jan 2021 | £310,000 | 131 m² | £2,366/m² | 2 |
| 11, WoodcroftDetached | Sept 2025 | £295,000 | 63 m² | £4,683/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Appley Bridge, about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 126k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Forest Fold, 150 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 635, 955, 961, 974); 6 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Shevington Vale Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km); 70% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Shevington High School, 1.9 km away; Attainment 8: 49 · 9.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Spar, 800 m away, with Appley Bridge Convenience Store closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Shevington Surgery (750 m), with Shevington Community Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Style Barbers is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 4.6 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, 2 pubs and bars.
Orchid House Coffee Shop (Formerly Orchid Bloom Coffee Shop) is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Gathurst Golf Club the nearest pub (700 m).
It's a mix of homes: 3% flats and 33% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 21% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Woodnook Park, 950 m away; for exercise, Standish Gym (3.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 29 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 37 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 50% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
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.
4 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%.
2 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 8EZ →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Woodcroft in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 8 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 | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.0% | 95.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.5% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.2% | 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 31 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 54 min
Nearest: Ribble Steam Railway and Museum · 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.