Springmount Golborne, Wigan
19 addresses across 1 postcode (WA3), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 44103811.
- Sales: 16 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £320,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 D; 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 3.7 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 630 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 34 to 36 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 19 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lowton & Platt Bridge Surgery, about 440 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 93% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £320,000 | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £214,000 | £214,000 | £214,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £178,000 | £178,000 | £178,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £222,500 | £222,500 | £222,500 |
| 2005 | 1 | £163,000 | £163,000 | £163,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £155,250 | £155,250 | £155,250 |
| 2000 | 2 | £84,000 | £78,000 | £90,000 |
| 1999 | 3 | £89,000 | £81,000 | £97,000 |
| 1996 | 2 | £72,500 | £72,500 | £72,500 |
| 1995 | 1 | £87,500 | £87,500 | £87,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2025 | 4 WA3 2QH | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 11 Aug 2023 | 20 WA3 2QH | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2018 | 5 WA3 2QH | Detached | £214,000 | |
| 2 Apr 2015 | 5 WA3 2QH | Detached | £178,000 | |
| 22 Jun 2012 | 3 WA3 2QH | Detached | £222,500 | |
| 13 Sep 2005 | 5 WA3 2QH | Detached | £163,000 | |
| 3 Sep 2004 | 1 WA3 2QH | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2002 | 20 WA3 2QH | Detached | £155,250 | |
| 18 Feb 2000 | 20 WA3 2QH | Detached | £90,000 | |
| 18 Feb 2000 | 16 WA3 2QH | Semi-detached | £78,000 | |
| 30 Jul 1999 | 15 WA3 2QH | Detached | £97,000 | |
| 16 Jul 1999 | 6 WA3 2QH | Detached | £89,000 | |
| 26 Mar 1999 | 2 WA3 2QH | Detached | £81,000 | |
| 11 Oct 1996 | 7 WA3 2QH | Detached | £72,500 | |
| 27 Mar 1996 | 7 WA3 2QH | Detached | £72,500 | |
| 1 May 1995 | 11 WA3 2QH | Detached | £87,500 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 107 m². Most common: House, detached (7). Built: 1983-1990 (3); 1991-1995 (3); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (1).
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 D (40% of about 650 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 1.0 km
- 206 Newton Road Lowton WA3 2AQ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- SHLAA0396 (610 m)
- SHLAA0449 (790 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 19 addresses are between 34 m and 36 m above sea level (35 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA3 2QH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newton-Le-Willows 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km |
| Earlestown 331,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bryn 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Craven Avenue Lowton | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Leigh Bus Station | 4.1 km |
| Car parks | Premier Inn Haydock Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 740 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 23.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lowton & Platt Bridge Surgery | 440 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Church Lane Dental Practice | 550 m |
| Hospital | Leight Infirmary | 5.1 km |
| Police station | Leigh Police Station | 4.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Rontec - Lanehead Cashzone | 560 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,990 m² | 630 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,270 m² | 230 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648, a registered battlefield, 4.5 km south-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648 | Registered battlefield | 4.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Little Covert | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Byrom wood | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Apple Acre | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| The Flash | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-east |
| Golborne Dale | Valley | 2.9 km south-west |
| Hope Carr | Wetland | 3.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 19 |
1 of the street's 19 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 190 m | No published inspection |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 430 m | No published inspection |
| Lowton Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 630 m | 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 |
| Lowton West Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.0 km | No published inspection |
| Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km | 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 | 1.5 km | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Golborne High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km | Outstanding (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km | No published inspection |
| St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Gilded Hollins Community School | Primary | 4–11 | 2.0 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orian Solutions St Catherine of Siena CP School WA3 2PQ | School/college/university | 210 m | 5 Very good | 17 Nov 2025 |
| Starbrite Nursery Laburnum Rd Day Centre WA3 2NL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 4 Good | 21 Nov 2025 |
| You You's Fish & Chips Chinese Takeaway WA3 2LA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 370 m | 4 Good | 27 Aug 2025 |
| Compassion in Action WA3 2LA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jun 2025 |
| High Spirits @ Go Local WA3 2NY | Retailers - other | 410 m | 5 Very good | 3 Dec 2025 |
| First Steps Private Day Nursery and Greenmeadow Primary School WA3 2RD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 420 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jun 2026 |
| Caterplus @ Anchor – Elmridge Court WA3 2RD | School/college/university | 420 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2026 |
| Lowton Social Club WA3 2AQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 450 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2026 |
| Morrisons Daily WA3 2AQ | Retailers - other | 450 m | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2025 |
| Fu Kwai WA3 2AQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 450 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 16 Jun 2026 |
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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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 2QH: 19 addresses
Nearby streets
Langfield · Lunehurst · Burnfell · Aldcliffe · Tarnway · Middlewood · Thurlow · Durrell Way · Thornbury Avenue · Chandler Way · Amis Grove · Ridgeway
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.