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On Devon Avenue, in Upholland
What it's like at WN8 0DQ: every home that has sold on Devon 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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1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Devon Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 16 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Devon AvenueDetached | May 2018 | £190,000 | 95 m² | £2,000/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Devon AvenueDetached | Jul 2007 | £285,000 | 90 m² | £3,167/m² | 2 |
| 3, Devon AvenueDetached | Apr 2011 | £229,950 | 107 m² | £2,149/m² | 3 |
| 4, Devon AvenueDetached | Aug 2018 | £285,000 | 116 m² | £2,457/m² | 4 |
| 5, Devon AvenueDetached | Jun 2025 | £355,000 | 119 m² | £2,983/m² | 3 |
| 6, Devon AvenueDetached | Nov 2024 | £411,000 | 136 m² | £3,022/m² | 3 |
| 8, Devon AvenueDetached | Aug 2007 | £199,950 | 99 m² | £2,020/m² | 2 |
| 10, Devon AvenueDetached | Oct 2002 | £148,500 | 129 m² | £1,151/m² | 1 |
| 12, Devon AvenueDetached | Nov 2002 | £151,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 14, Devon AvenueDetached · company-owned | Feb 2026 | £290,000 | 97 m² | £2,990/m² | 3 |
| 16, Devon AvenueDetached | Mar 2010 | £240,000 | 120 m² | £2,000/m² | 2 |
| 18, Devon AvenueDetached | Mar 2003 | £187,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 20, Devon AvenueDetached | Mar 2003 | £212,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 22, Devon AvenueDetached · company-owned | Aug 2009 | £230,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 24, Devon AvenueDetached | Mar 2004 | £149,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 26, Devon AvenueDetached | Aug 2015 | £210,000 | 97 m² | £2,165/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Upholland, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 28k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Wellcross Road, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 312); 20 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 76% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Orrell Newfold Community Primary School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Up Holland High School, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 48.8 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi Stores, 950 m away, with Co-Operative Group Food closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Matthew Ryder Clinic (450 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, The Sunbed Lounge is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 7.3 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: 14 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Shakespeare's Coffee Shop is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Britannia Inn the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 48 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 98 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 35% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 108 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Beacon Country Park, 1.6 km away; for exercise, Studio 5 (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 24 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 37 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
22 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blackledge House | II | 90 m |
| Lower Tower Hill Farmhouse | II | 110 m |
| Barns Approximately 30 Metres South East of Lower Tower Hill Farmhouse | II | 120 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.
West Lancashire constituency: Ashley Dalton MP (Labour), since February 2023. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 13,625 (30.8%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Labour 51%, Conservative 20%, Reform UK 18%, Green Party 7%.
5 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 WN8 0DQ →
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.
On this street: 0 of 11 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% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.0% | 90.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.5% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.7% | 4.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 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.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in West Lancashire since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 16 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 54 min
Nearest: Southport Pier · about 32 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.