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On Greenfield Avenue, in Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington
What it's like at WN8 7DH: every home that has sold on Greenfield 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Greenfield Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 27 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Greenfield AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2015 | £239,000 | 116 m² | £2,060/m² | 1 |
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| 3, Greenfield AvenueSemi-detached | May 2016 | £229,999 | 103 m² | £2,233/m² | 2 |
| 4, Greenfield AvenueDetached | Nov 2016 | £367,500 | 222 m² | £1,655/m² | 1 |
| 6, Greenfield AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2012 | £250,000 | 111 m² | £2,252/m² | 4 |
| 8, Greenfield AvenueDetached | Aug 2001 | £108,000 | 118 m² | £915/m² | 1 |
| 9, Greenfield AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2017 | £240,000 | 75 m² | £3,200/m² | 1 |
| 11, Greenfield AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2016 | £120,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 14, Greenfield AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2015 | £230,000 | 116 m² | £1,983/m² | 2 |
| 15, Greenfield AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2020 | £260,000 | 111 m² | £2,342/m² | 4 |
| 16, Greenfield AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2006 | £210,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 22, Greenfield AvenueDetached | Dec 2014 | £305,000 | 107 m² | £2,850/m² | 3 |
| 23, Greenfield AvenueSemi-detached | May 2015 | £192,000 | 122 m² | £1,574/m² | 1 |
| 24, Greenfield AvenueDetached | Mar 2019 | £383,600 | 110 m² | £3,487/m² | 3 |
| 25, Greenfield AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2025 | £345,000 | 112 m² | £3,080/m² | 2 |
| 26, Greenfield AvenueDetached | Jan 2020 | £282,000 | 128 m² | £2,203/m² | 1 |
| 31, Greenfield AvenueDetached | Sept 2023 | £330,000 | 119 m² | £2,773/m² | 1 |
| 32, Greenfield AvenueDetached | Nov 2005 | £247,000 | 135 m² | £1,830/m² | 1 |
| 33, Greenfield AvenueDetached | Feb 2023 | £285,000 | 93 m² | £3,065/m² | 1 |
| 36, Greenfield AvenueDetached | Jun 2004 | £198,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 37, Greenfield AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2012 | £265,000 | 141 m² | £1,879/m² | 1 |
| 38, Greenfield AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2018 | £279,950 | 107 m² | £2,616/m² | 3 |
| 39, Greenfield AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2002 | £32,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 40, Greenfield AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2015 | £299,995 | 110 m² | £2,727/m² | 2 |
| 41, Greenfield AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2012 | £180,000 | 109 m² | £1,651/m² | 1 |
| 42, Greenfield AvenueDetached | Aug 2017 | £356,995 | 113 m² | £3,159/m² | 3 |
| 44, Greenfield AvenueSemi-detached | May 2002 | £114,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 46, Greenfield AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2014 | £228,000 | 103 m² | £2,214/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Parbold, a few minutes' walk (350 m), with 99k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Shops, 350 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 312); 4 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 100% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy (1.6 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Maharishi Free School, 2.8 km away; Attainment 8: 54.1 · 14% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Spar Store, 3.0 km away, with Reynolds Butchers closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Parbold Surgery (100 m), with J Halton the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Silhouette is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 8.4 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: 11 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Margot Parbold is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Red Lion the nearest pub (850 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 33 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 69 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 50% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 23% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Tawd Valley Park, 3.8 km away; for exercise, Bannatyne Health Club (4.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 30 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 41 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 52% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 29% are 65 or over.
17 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.
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%.
4 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 7DH →
It's highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Greenfield Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 20 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 80.9% | 90.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 9.7% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.3% | 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: Formby · about 32 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 57 min
Nearest: Southport Pier · 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.