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On Tan House Lane, in Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington
What it's like at WN8 7HG: every home that has sold on Tan House Lane 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 Tan House Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 24 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 3, Tan House LaneDetached | Oct 1997 | £131,750 | 149 m² | £884/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7, Tan House LaneDetached | Nov 1998 | £206,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 8, Tan House LaneDetached | Apr 2020 | £620,000 | 202 m² | £3,069/m² | 1 |
| 9, Tan House LaneDetached | Jul 2018 | £650,000 | 247 m² | £2,632/m² | 1 |
| 10, Tan House LaneDetached | Sept 2003 | £145,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 11, Tan House LaneDetached | Oct 2022 | £610,000 | 211 m² | £2,891/m² | 1 |
| 12, Tan House LaneDetached | Jul 1995 | £210,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 13, Tan House LaneDetached | Jul 2017 | £435,000 | 236 m² | £1,843/m² | 1 |
| 14, Tan House LaneDetached | Oct 2025 | £1,000,000 | 198 m² | £5,051/m² | 1 |
| 14a, Tan House LaneDetached | May 2011 | £413,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Tan House LaneDetached | Jan 2015 | £655,000 | 228 m² | £2,873/m² | 2 |
| 19a, Tan House LaneDetached | Mar 2007 | £550,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 20, Tan House LaneDetached | Mar 2017 | £560,000 | 145 m² | £3,862/m² | 1 |
| 21, Tan House LaneDetached | Oct 1996 | £160,000 | 151 m² | £1,060/m² | 1 |
| 21a, Tan House LaneDetached | Aug 2000 | £249,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 22, Tan House LaneDetached | Aug 2001 | £248,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 23, Tan House LaneDetached | Mar 1996 | £165,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 25, Tan House LaneDetached | Jan 2021 | £255,000 | 38 m² | £6,711/m² | 1 |
| 26, Tan House LaneDetached | Aug 1997 | £231,000 | 270 m² | £856/m² | 1 |
| 28, Tan House LaneDetached | Oct 2009 | £630,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Hindle House, 14a, Tan House LaneDetached | Feb 2026 | £1,275,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Netherwood House, 17, Tan House LaneDetached | Oct 2015 | £815,000 | 238 m² | £3,424/m² | 1 |
| Parbold Rural Beat, 4, Tan House LaneSemi-detached | Oct 2013 | £260,000 | 94 m² | £2,766/m² | 1 |
| Steeple Court, 19b, Tan House LaneDetached | Nov 2006 | £399,995 | – | – | 1 |
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 (300 m), with 99k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Shops, 200 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 312); 5 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 71% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Maharishi Free School, 2.9 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, 3.5 km away, with Morrisons Daily closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Parbold Surgery (350 m), with J Halton the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Silhouette is 200 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 (250 m), and The Red Lion the nearest pub (1.1 km).
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 Skelmersdale Henge Park, 3.9 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.
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.
21 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 7HG →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Tan House Lane in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 13 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 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.