Windlehurst Drive Worsley, Salford
32 addresses across 2 postcodes (M28), about 270 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 33433040.
- Sales: 31 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £300,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 18 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 13, E: 3).
- Flood: 3 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 C; Band D in Salford costs £2,594 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Walkden, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Boothsbank Park, is about 550 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 49 to 50 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ellenbrook Medical Centre, about 560 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 490 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £285,000 | £250,000 | £320,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £175,000 | £170,000 | £180,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £195,750 | £190,000 | £201,500 |
| 2015 | 1 | £144,000 | £144,000 | £144,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £176,750 | £143,500 | £210,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2011 | 6 | £160,500 | £127,000 | £179,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | 3 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £300,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Jun 2025 | 21 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £240,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Feb 2025 | 10 M28 1HL | Other | £875 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Oct 2023 | 13 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £320,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Jul 2023 | 1 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2022 | 6 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £235,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Mar 2021 | 3 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £195,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Nov 2020 | 10 M28 1HL | Detached | £375,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Oct 2017 | 7 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £170,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jun 2017 | 10 M28 1HL | Detached | £180,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Oct 2016 | 15 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £201,500 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Sep 2016 | 24 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2015 | 17 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £144,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jul 2014 | 20 M28 1HL | Terraced | £210,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Feb 2014 | 23 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £143,500 | |
| 12 Oct 2012 | 11 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Sep 2011 | 20 M28 1HL | Terraced | £179,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Sep 2011 | 19 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £156,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Jul 2011 | 24 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2011 | 29 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 17 Feb 2011 | 27 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £171,000 | |
| 17 Feb 2011 | 19 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £127,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 May 2008 | 8 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £165,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Jul 2007 | 13 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £162,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Jul 2006 | 23 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2004 | 13 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £160,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Aug 2003 | 1 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £133,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2000 | 9 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £73,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Apr 1999 | 26 M28 1HL | Terraced | £75,450 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Aug 1997 | 27 M28 1HL | Semi-detached | £63,500 | |
| 24 Jul 1995 | 26 M28 1HL | Terraced | £30,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
18 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 71 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (14); House, semi-detached (2); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (10); 1950-1966 (8). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 addresses)
- 4, Windlehurst Drive, Worsley
- 7, Windlehurst Drive, Worsley
- 11, Windlehurst Drive, Worsley
- 15, Windlehurst Drive, Worsley
- 17, Windlehurst Drive, Worsley
- 19, Windlehurst Drive, Worsley
- 20, Windlehurst Drive, Worsley
- 23, Windlehurst Drive, Worsley
- 27, Windlehurst Drive, Worsley
- 29, Windlehurst Drive, Worsley
Council tax
What each band costs in Salford in 2026-27: Band D £2,594 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,730 | £2,018 | £2,306 | £2,594 | £3,171 | £3,748 | £4,324 | £5,189 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (70% of about 610 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)
- 500 Ellenbrook Road, Worsley, M28 1ES, permissioned (300 m)
- 250 Leigh Road, Worsley, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Land adjacent to 45 Hindburn Drive, Worsley, Manchester, M28 1XY, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Land adjacent to 45 Hindburn Drive, Worsley, M28 1XY, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- 63 Leigh Road, Worsley, M28 1LG: up to 1 home, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Site Of New Dwelling 248 Leigh Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Boothstown Basin: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- 2 Hurstfield Road, Worsley, M28 7UJ: up to 2 homes, permissioned (760 m (0.5 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M28 1HL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| M28 1HH | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 14 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 32 addresses are between 49 m and 50 m above sea level (49 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M28 1HH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| M28 1HL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Walkden 301,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Moorside 43,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Patricroft 148,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Orchard Avenue Boothstown | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Farnworth Bus Station | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 19.6 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ellenbrook Medical Centre | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tims & Parker Pharmacy | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Leigh Road (Dental Surgery) | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Bolton Royal Hospital | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Eccles Police Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Ellenbrook, Worsley Cashzone | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Boothsbank Park 8,830 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 4.9 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,160 m² | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,470 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 5.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rands Clough Wood | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Alder Wood | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Hollin Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Lady Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| The Delph | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Foxhill Glen | Valley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 32 |
2 of the street's 32 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 Salford: see them on the Salford page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellenbrook Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Boothstown Methodist Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| James Brindley Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Mesne Lea Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Lowry Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| myCostcutter M28 1FZ | Retailers - other | 310 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 15 May 2025 |
| Woodside M28 1ES | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 5 Very good | 27 May 2025 |
| Cafe 55 M28 1NB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 30 Mar 2026 |
| Peak Pharmacy M28 1FB | Retailers - other | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Exempt | |
| Shimla Spice M28 1FB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| The Basil Greek Souvlaki M28 1FB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Maltdog Boothstown M28 1FB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Nov 2023 |
| Sainsbury's Local M28 1FB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Sep 2023 |
| Restraunt vesuvio M28 1FB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 27 Mar 2025 |
| Stepping Stones Day Nursery M28 1LW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Buffalo Bar & Grill M28 1FB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Vintage Ambiance M28 1FB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Lightwood Residential Care M28 1ZL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2023 |
| Alderwood Care Home M28 1LT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (lancashire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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
Nearby streets
Orchard Avenue · Wyre Drive · The Miners Mews · Maplefield Drive · Chapel Meadow · Abbot's Fold Road · Bankfield Drive · Crombouke Fold · Queen Ann Drive · Queen Ann Drive · Herevale Grange · Barnfield Drive
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.