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On Roby Mill, in Upholland
What it's like at WN8 0QF: every home that has sold on Roby Mill 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 Roby Mill; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 40 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Roby MillTerraced | Jun 2021 | £260,000 | 76 m² | £3,421/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Roby MillSemi-detached | Apr 2002 | £110,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Roby MillTerraced | Apr 2000 | £57,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 5, Roby MillTerraced | Jan 2010 | £120,000 | 76 m² | £1,579/m² | 1 |
| 8, Roby MillTerraced | May 2003 | £99,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 9, Roby MillTerraced | Aug 2020 | £130,000 | 64 m² | £2,031/m² | 2 |
| 10, Roby MillTerraced | Jan 2024 | £157,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, Roby MillSemi-detached | Feb 2022 | £162,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 12, Roby MillTerraced | Jul 2015 | £185,000 | 81 m² | £2,284/m² | 2 |
| 13, Roby MillDetached | Sept 2009 | £375,000 | 107 m² | £3,505/m² | 3 |
| 14, Roby MillFlat | Jul 2023 | £175,000 | 72 m² | £2,431/m² | 1 |
| 16, Roby MillTerraced | Apr 2025 | £230,000 | 96 m² | £2,396/m² | 5 |
| 24, Roby MillOther | Jul 2015 | £300,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 26a, Roby MillDetached | Feb 2021 | £625,000 | 147 m² | £4,252/m² | 3 |
| 28, Roby MillDetached | Apr 2004 | £362,750 | 204 m² | £1,778/m² | 1 |
| 36, Roby MillTerraced | Jul 2008 | £520,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 38, Roby MillTerraced | Sept 2001 | £77,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 40, Roby MillTerraced | Nov 2014 | £185,000 | 88 m² | £2,102/m² | 6 |
| 42, Roby MillTerraced | Sept 2000 | £70,000 | 71 m² | £986/m² | 2 |
| 46, Roby MillDetached | Feb 2016 | £199,385 | 87 m² | £2,292/m² | 2 |
| 48, Roby MillTerraced | Nov 2024 | £290,000 | 99 m² | £2,929/m² | 2 |
| 48a, Roby MillOther | Mar 2023 | £150,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 49, Roby MillDetached | Aug 2006 | £390,000 | 112 m² | £3,482/m² | 3 |
| 50, Roby MillTerraced | Feb 2021 | £525,000 | 181 m² | £2,901/m² | 3 |
| The Limes, 51a, Roby MillDetached | Jun 2013 | £255,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 53, Roby MillDetached | Jul 1996 | £195,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 54a, Roby MillDetached | Sept 2016 | £181,000 | 81 m² | £2,235/m² | 2 |
| 54c, Roby MillDetached | Feb 2018 | £320,000 | 132 m² | £2,424/m² | 1 |
| 56, Roby MillDetached | May 2024 | £567,500 | 131 m² | £4,332/m² | 2 |
| 58, Roby MillDetached | Nov 2013 | £615,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 58a, Roby MillDetached | Jul 2015 | £535,000 | 398 m² | £1,344/m² | 1 |
| 58b, Roby MillDetached | Nov 1997 | £195,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 58c, Roby MillDetached | Jun 2020 | £795,000 | 281 m² | £2,829/m² | 2 |
| 58d, Roby MillDetached | Jun 1999 | £190,000 | – | – | 1 |
| All Hallows Kitchen, 48a, Roby MillTerraced | Oct 2007 | £149,000 | – | – | 1 |
| All Hallows School, Roby MillOther · company-owned | Mar 2023 | £160,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Roby Mill Methodist Church, Roby MillOther | Sept 2016 | £200,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Appley Bridge, a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km), with 126k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Farley Lane, 50 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 311); 3 departures an hour from the 3 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 Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Orrell Newfold Community Primary School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is St Peter's Catholic High School, 2.9 km away; Attainment 8: 51.1 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 2.4 km away, with R Rathbone Confectioners closer still (1.9 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Matthew Ryder Clinic (2.0 km), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.9 km).
For a haircut, The Sunbed Lounge is 2.0 km 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.
The Fox is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and St Teresas Catholic Club the nearest pub (1.3 km).
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 (2.0 km).
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.
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 36, Roby Mill | II | 20 m |
| 38, 40 and 42, Roby Mill | II | 40 m |
| K6 Telephone Kiosk Opposite Number 34 (Number 34 Not Included) | II | 40 m |
| Gate Piers at Entrance to Knights House | II | 90 m |
| Knights Hall | II | 120 m |
| 9 and 11, Roby Mill | II | 130 m |
| Numbers 5 and 7 with Stone Slab Wall in Front of Number 5 | II | 130 m |
| Roby Mill Church of England Primary School | II | 140 m |
| 3, Roby Mill | II | 150 m |
| 1, Roby Mill | II | 160 m |
| the Fox Inn and Attached Former Stable | II | 190 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%.
1 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 0QF →
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 22 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 3 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.
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.
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 40 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.