Crompton Way Golborne, Wigan
155 addresses across 4 postcodes (WA3), about 860 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 44121507.
- Sales: 197 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £280,000 across 5 sales.
- Energy: 132 homes have an energy certificate (B: 117, C: 14, D: 1).
- Flood: 13 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Wigan costs £2,153 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Newton-Le-Willows, about 4.9 km (3.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Pennington Flash Country Park, is about 730 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 28 to 32 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 155 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lowton & Platt Bridge Surgery, about 850 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 850 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
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| 2026 | 5 | £280,000 | £230,000 | £320,000 |
| 2025 | 9 | £318,000 | £200,000 | £365,000 |
| 2024 | 7 | £239,950 | £200,000 | £342,500 |
| 2023 | 7 | £232,000 | £195,000 | £330,000 |
| 2022 | 9 | £250,000 | £210,000 | £350,000 |
| 2021 | 15 | £249,995 | £143,665 | £297,000 |
| 2020 | 43 | £190,995 | £130,897 | £269,995 |
| 2019 | 50 | £218,998 | £142,500 | £254,995 |
| 2018 | 11 | £219,995 | £160,000 | £244,995 |
| 2017 | 1 | £248,000 | £248,000 | £248,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £153,150 | £153,150 | £153,150 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
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| 6 May 2026 | 151 WA3 1FW | Detached | £299,950 | |
| 20 Mar 2026 | 35 WA3 1FS | Semi-detached | £280,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Feb 2026 | 184 WA3 1FW | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 9 Jan 2026 | 42 WA3 1FS | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 6 Jan 2026 | 187 WA3 1FW | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2025 | 40 WA3 1FS | Terraced | £240,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2025 | 65 WA3 1FS | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2025 | 71 WA3 1FS | Semi-detached | £246,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2025 | 24 WA3 1FS | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 5 Jun 2025 | 95 WA3 1FS | Terraced | £200,000 | |
| 16 Apr 2025 | 113 WA3 1FW | Detached | £318,000 | |
| 14 Mar 2025 | 75 WA3 1FS | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 10 Feb 2025 | 188 WA3 1FW | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 10 Feb 2025 | 188 WA3 1FW | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2024 | 174 WA3 1FW | Detached | £342,500 | |
| 8 Nov 2024 | 23 WA3 1FS | Terraced | £200,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Sep 2024 | 28 WA3 1FS | Semi-detached | £239,950 | |
| 19 Jul 2024 | 95 WA3 1FS | Terraced | £200,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2024 | 74 WA3 1FS | Semi-detached | £242,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2024 | 185 WA3 1FW | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2024 | 137 WA3 1FW | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2023 | 153 WA3 1FW | Semi-detached | £219,000 | |
| 15 Sep 2023 | 68 WA3 1FS | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 131 WA3 1FW | Semi-detached | £232,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2023 | 17 WA3 1FS | Detached | £205,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Jun 2023 | 191 WA3 1FW | Detached | £323,500 | |
| 31 Mar 2023 | 186 WA3 1FW | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2023 | 93 WA3 1FS | Terraced | £195,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2022 | 184 WA3 1FW | Semi-detached | £247,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2022 | 139 WA3 1FW | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2022 | 109 WA3 1FW | Detached | £312,250 | |
| 29 Sep 2022 | 77 WA3 1FS | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2022 | 173 WA3 1FW | Semi-detached | £237,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2022 | 35 WA3 1FS | Semi-detached | £264,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Mar 2022 | 44 WA3 1FS | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 4 Mar 2022 | 97 WA3 1FS | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 16 Feb 2022 | 48 WA3 1FS | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2021 | 131 WA3 1FW | Semi-detached | £208,000 | |
| 3 Sep 2021 | 78 WA3 1FS | Terraced | £143,665 | |
| 30 Jul 2021 | 79 WA3 1FS | Detached | £297,000 | |
| 16 Apr 2021 | 192 WA3 1FW | Detached | £244,995 | New build. |
| 1 Apr 2021 | 183 WA3 1FW | Semi-detached | £197,995 | New build. |
| 29 Mar 2021 | 41 WA3 1FS | Detached | £277,995 | New build. |
| 26 Mar 2021 | 37 WA3 1FS | Detached | £275,995 | New build. |
| 12 Mar 2021 | 189 WA3 1FW | Detached | £274,995 | New build. |
| 12 Mar 2021 | 191 WA3 1FW | Detached | £257,995 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Feb 2021 | 188 WA3 1FW | Detached | £274,995 | New build. |
| 26 Feb 2021 | 190 WA3 1FW | Detached | £252,995 | New build. |
| 12 Feb 2021 | 186 WA3 1FW | Semi-detached | £195,995 | New build. |
| 5 Feb 2021 | 182 WA3 1FW | Detached | £272,995 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
132 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 86 m². Most common: House, detached (65); House, semi-detached (51); House, mid-terrace (8). Built: 2016 (81); 2020 (24); 2003-2006 (12). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (16); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (77 addresses)
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Council tax
What each band costs in Wigan in 2026-27: Band D £2,153 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
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| £1,435 | £1,674 | £1,913 | £2,153 | £2,631 | £3,109 | £3,588 | £4,305 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (30% of about 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- FAIR HOUSE FARMHOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- SHLAA0396 (680 m (0.4 miles))
- 206 Newton Road Lowton WA3 2AQ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- SHLAA0449 (900 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 6 November 2026 to 10 November 2026: SP Electricity North West, Remedial works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 22 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
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| WA3 1FS | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 13 | unlikely |
| WA3 1FW | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 4 / 6 | unlikely |
| WA3 1DD | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| WA3 1EL | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 155 addresses are between 28 m and 32 m above sea level (30 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
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| WA3 1DD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA3 1EL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA3 1FS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA3 1FW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
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| Railway stations | Newton-Le-Willows 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Earlestown 331,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Bryn 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sandy Lane Lowton Common | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Leigh Bus Station | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Premier Inn Haydock Car Park | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 22.8 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
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| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lowton & Platt Bridge Surgery | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Church Lane Dental Practice | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Leight Infirmary | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Leigh Police Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Rontec - Lanehead Cashzone | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
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| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pennington Flash Country Park 252 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,450 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Meadows 6.1 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,270 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 252 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
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| Aspull Common | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| The Flash | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Little Covert | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Ackers Whitley's Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Hope Carr | Wetland | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Golborne Dale | Valley | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
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| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
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| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 147 | 155 |
8 of the street's 155 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wigan: see them on the Wigan page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
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| Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 160 m | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Lowton Church of England High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 240 m | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lowton Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Gilded Hollins Community School | Primary | 4–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
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| St Marys Community Hall WA3 1EL | Retailers - other | 190 m | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2024 |
| Mini Market WA3 1EL | Retailers - other | 190 m | 5 Very good | 3 Dec 2025 |
| Deli-licious WA3 1EB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 22 May 2026 |
| Cool Stars Lowton St Marys C of E School WA3 1EW | School/college/university | 250 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jun 2025 |
| Lowton Church of England High School WA3 1DU | School/college/university | 260 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2025 |
| Shepherds Inn WA3 1EH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 6 Nov 2024 |
| Church Inn WA3 1DG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 21 Feb 2025 |
| Seafresh WN7 3PT | Manufacturers/packers | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 12 Dec 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (merseyside).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
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| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
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| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
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| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
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| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: SP Electricity North West: Remedial works, 6 November 2026 to 10 November 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- WA3 1FS: 95 addresses
- WA3 1FW: 58 addresses of 61 in the postcode
- WA3 1DD: 1 address of 37 in the postcode
- WA3 1EL: 1 address of 35 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Silsden Avenue · Adwell Close · Barford Drive · Chapel Walk · Astbury Close · St Mary's Court · Reeve Street · Kay Gardens · Kay Nook · Newton Road · Kane Court · Fountains Walk
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.