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On Beech Avenue, in Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington
What it's like at WN8 7NS: every home that has sold on Beech 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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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.
Sales and extensions on Beech Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 17 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 4, Beech AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2012 | £179,995 | 86 m² | £2,093/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, Beech AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2026 | £188,000 | 96 m² | £1,958/m² | 1 |
| 6, Beech AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2016 | £168,000 | 86 m² | £1,953/m² | 1 |
| 10, Beech AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2016 | £189,995 | 97 m² | £1,959/m² | 1 |
| 14, Beech AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2023 | £299,950 | 96 m² | £3,124/m² | 3 |
| 19, Beech AvenueTerraced | Mar 2012 | £156,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 20, Beech AvenueSemi-detached | May 2011 | £160,000 | 83 m² | £1,928/m² | 1 |
| 21, Beech AvenueTerraced | Jul 2006 | £121,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 23, Beech AvenueTerraced | Aug 2006 | £172,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 24, Beech AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2007 | £176,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 25, Beech AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 1999 | £55,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 26, Beech AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2002 | £100,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 32, Beech AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2018 | £200,000 | 84 m² | £2,381/m² | 2 |
| 34, Beech AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2017 | £199,500 | 83 m² | £2,404/m² | 1 |
| 36, Beech AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2018 | £215,000 | 83 m² | £2,590/m² | 1 |
| 38, Beech AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2014 | £178,000 | 98 m² | £1,816/m² | 1 |
| Millhouse Cottage, Beech AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 1998 | £62,500 | 127 m² | £492/m² | 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 Stocks Tavern, 100 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, a few minutes' walk (350 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, 2.5 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 The Co-Operative Food closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Parbold Surgery (600 m), with J Halton the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Radiant Living 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.
Stocks Tavern is the closest café or restaurant (100 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 Skelmersdale Henge Park, 3.4 km away; for exercise, Bannatyne Health Club (3.9 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.
20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Parbold Mill | II | 130 m |
| Alder Lane Bridge (Number 38) Leeds and Liverpool Canal Alder Lane Bridge (Number 38) | II | 160 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%.
6 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 7NS →
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.
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 | 1.0% | 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.
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 17 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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.