Mckenna Close Golborne, Wigan
18 addresses across 1 postcode (WA3), about 190 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 44121939.
- Sales: 19 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £323,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (B: 17).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- 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 3.6 km (2.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Edge Green Common, is about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 40 to 41 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is High Street Surgery, about 420 m (0.3 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 120 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 23% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | £323,500 | £257,000 | £390,000 |
| 2023 | 16 | £278,995 | £239,995 | £379,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2026 | 9 WA3 3ZA | Semi-detached | £257,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2026 | 11 WA3 3ZA | Detached | £390,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2023 | 10 WA3 3ZA | Semi-detached | £277,995 | New build. |
| 27 Oct 2023 | 4 WA3 3ZA | Semi-detached | £259,995 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Oct 2023 | 15 WA3 3ZA | Semi-detached | £274,995 | New build. |
| 2 Oct 2023 | 9 WA3 3ZA | Semi-detached | £239,995 | New build. |
| 29 Sep 2023 | 2 WA3 3ZA | Terraced | £336,495 | New build. |
| 29 Sep 2023 | 12 WA3 3ZA | Semi-detached | £275,995 | New build. |
| 25 Aug 2023 | 6 WA3 3ZA | Semi-detached | £256,804 | New build. |
| 22 Aug 2023 | 8 WA3 3ZA | Detached | £348,995 | New build. |
| 15 Aug 2023 | 23 WA3 3ZA | Detached | £345,995 | New build. |
| 4 Aug 2023 | 7 WA3 3ZA | Semi-detached | £239,995 | New build. |
| 28 Jul 2023 | 21 WA3 3ZA | Detached | £371,495 | New build. |
| 27 Jul 2023 | 19 WA3 3ZA | Detached | £309,995 | New build. |
| 19 Jul 2023 | 17 WA3 3ZA | Semi-detached | £279,995 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 2023 | 11 WA3 3ZA | Detached | £379,995 | New build. |
| 23 Jun 2023 | 3 WA3 3ZA | Terraced | £253,995 | New build. |
| 16 Jun 2023 | 5 WA3 3ZA | Semi-detached | £274,995 | New build. |
| 9 Jun 2023 | 1 WA3 3ZA | Detached | £337,272 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 105 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (10); House, detached (7). Built: 2014 (10); 2016 (4); 2015 (3).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £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 (40% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Oak Avenue Golborne: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 18 addresses are between 40 m and 41 m above sea level (41 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA3 3ZA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newton-Le-Willows 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Bryn 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Earlestown 331,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest May Street Golborne | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Earlestown Bus Station | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Car parks | Premier Inn Haydock Car Park | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 23.7 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest High Street Surgery | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Golborne Late Night Chemist | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest High Street (Dental Surgery) | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Newton Community Hospital | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Police station | Ashton in Makerfield Police Station | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Am To Pm Golborne, Golborne | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Edge Green Common 5.8 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,160 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648, a registered battlefield, 5 km (3.1 miles) south. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648 | Registered battlefield | 5 km (3.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Byrom wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| White Door Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| White Door Covert | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Crank Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Lady Hill Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Golborne Dale | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 18 | 18 |
None of the street's 18 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golborne High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Outstanding (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Golborne Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lowton West Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O Kuma WA3 3YG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 4 Good | 27 Mar 2025 |
| Lam Flavour WA3 3YH | Mobile caterer | 110 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Bestone Hootons WA3 3TW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Church Street Chippy WA3 3TJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 30 Oct 2024 |
| Governing Body of Golborne High School WA3 3EL | School/college/university | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Jul 2025 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- WA3 3ZA: 18 addresses
Nearby streets
Winnard Street · Lowton Road · Sherman Hill Close · Dallimore Green · Grainey Berry Field · May Street · McPherson Place · Poplar Street · Rothwell Gardens · Elliott Avenue · Hayfield Close · East Meadow Close
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.