Sherwood Drive, Wigan house prices are built from 218 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2001 and the most recent on 22 May 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £70,500. Across the 18 years from 2007 to 2025 the median moved +30.4% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -23.4%.
Median price paid
£70,500
Change in cash, 2007–2025
+30.4%
Change in real terms
-23.4%
Median per m²
£972
HM Land Registry218 sales73 with floor areaLatest sale 22 May 2026
Section 01
How Sherwood Drive, Wigan prices moved
The chart tracks the median Sherwood Drive, Wigan house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 2001 to 2025. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | £82,000 | £149,380 |
| 2020s | 3 | £151,250 | £154,538 |
The highest yearly median on record for Sherwood Drive, Wigan is £154,000 in 2023; the lowest is £49,950 in 2001. Across the full 25-year record the cash median has moved from £49,950 to £151,250.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £97,955, so the real change over the whole record is +57.8% — about +1.92% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +30.4% in cash against -23.4% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 22 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £147,000 | £147,000 |
| 24 | 28 Apr 2026 | Semi-detached | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 38 | 13 Mar 2026 | Terraced | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 89 | 22 Dec 2025 | Semi-detached | £142,000 | £145,087 |
| 30 | 31 Oct 2025 | Semi-detached | £150,000 | £153,261 |
| 126 | 9 Oct 2025 | Semi-detached | £163,000 | £166,543 |
| 41 | 26 Sep 2025 | Semi-detached | £150,000 | £153,261 |
| 69 | 17 Sep 2025 | Semi-detached | £160,000 | £163,478 |
| 61 | 27 Aug 2025 | Semi-detached | £152,500 | £155,815 |
| 65 | 26 Aug 2025 | Semi-detached | £150,000 | £153,261 |
| 144 | 18 Mar 2025 | Terraced | £156,000 | £159,391 |
| 88 | 19 Sep 2024 | Semi-detached | £148,500 | £156,257 |
| 105 | 15 Aug 2024 | Semi-detached | £147,000 | £154,679 |
| 34 | 25 Mar 2024 | Semi-detached | £153,000 | £160,993 |
| 95 | 15 Dec 2023 | Semi-detached | £150,000 | £162,069 |
| 32 | 11 Dec 2023 | Semi-detached | £153,000 | £165,310 |
| 132 | 24 Nov 2023 | Semi-detached | £160,000 | £172,874 |
| 73 | 21 Jul 2023 | Semi-detached | £156,000 | £168,552 |
| 65 | 30 Jun 2023 | Semi-detached | £149,995 | £162,064 |
| 20 | 17 Feb 2023 | Semi-detached | £155,000 | £167,471 |
| 9 | 30 Sep 2022 | Detached | £215,000 | £249,096 |
| 89 | 24 Jun 2022 | Semi-detached | £127,000 | £147,141 |
| 107 | 1 Jun 2022 | Semi-detached | £104,000 | £120,493 |
| 46 | 24 May 2022 | Semi-detached | £133,000 | £154,092 |
| 95 | 25 Apr 2022 | Semi-detached | £140,000 | £162,202 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Sherwood Drive, Wigan values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 Sherwood Drive | £65,950 (2002) | £147,000 (2026) | +3.4% | +0.6% |
| 24 Sherwood Drive | £55,000 (2001) | £165,000 (2026) | +4.5% | +1.7% |
| 38 Sherwood Drive | £49,950 (2001) | £145,000 (2026) | +4.4% | +1.6% |
| 89 Sherwood Drive | £92,950 (2007) | £142,000 (2025) | +2.4% | -0.6% |
| 30 Sherwood Drive | £49,950 (2001) | £150,000 (2025) | +4.7% | +1.9% |
| 126 Sherwood Drive | £66,950 (2002) | £163,000 (2025) | +3.9% | +1.1% |
| 41 Sherwood Drive | £53,500 (2005) | £150,000 (2025) | +5.3% | +2.3% |
| 69 Sherwood Drive | £54,450 (2002) | £160,000 (2025) | +4.8% | +1.9% |
| 61 Sherwood Drive | £39,950 (2001) | £152,500 (2025) | +5.7% | +2.9% |
| 65 Sherwood Drive | £52,950 (2001) | £150,000 (2025) | +4.4% | +1.6% |
| 144 Sherwood Drive | £69,950 (2003) | £156,000 (2025) | +3.7% | +0.9% |
| 88 Sherwood Drive | £62,950 (2002) | £148,500 (2024) | +4.0% | +1.2% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Sherwood Drive, Wigan is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 198 | 90.8% | £71,000 | £23,750 – £165,000 |
| Terraced | 18 | 8.3% | £68,950 | £49,000 – £156,000 |
| Detached | 2 | 0.9% | £59,995 | £59,995 – £215,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Sherwood Drive, Wigan
3 of the sales on record are leasehold and 215 freehold — 1.4% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £105,000 and the median freehold sale £70,000 — a gap of -33.3%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 3 | 1.4% | £105,000 |
| Freehold | 215 | 98.6% | £70,000 |
| New build | 77 | 35.3% | £57,500 |
| Existing home | 141 | 64.7% | £89,950 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -36.1%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 18 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in Sherwood Drive, Wigan
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across St. Helens, 45.4% of 92,985 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 2.9% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 254 | 0.3% |
| B | 8,496 | 9.1% |
| C | 33,448 | 36.0% |
| D | 37,715 | 40.6% |
| E | 10,397 | 11.2% |
| F | 1,997 | 2.1% |
| G | 678 | 0.7% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in St. Helens at £798 a month as of Jun 2026 — £587 for a one-bedroom home and £890 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £70,500 here, that rent is a gross yield of 13.58% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
No street-level crime was published for WN5 in Jun 2026 by Greater Manchester. Several forces do not supply street-level data to police.uk, so this is a gap in the source rather than a crime-free month — and printing a zero would say something the data does not.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Sherwood Drive, Wigan
The 2021 census counted 183,248 residents in St. Helens across 81,013 households. 65.0% of those households own their home and 34.9% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
17 state and independent schools have a WN5 postcode: 12 primary, 3 secondary, 2 16 plus. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Catholic High School | Secondary | Voluntary aided school | 1,026 |
| Up Holland High School | Secondary | Academy converter | 874 |
| Dean Trust Wigan | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 715 |
| Westfield Community School | Primary | Community school | 450 |
| Orrell Newfold Community Primary School | Primary | Community school | 447 |
| Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 408 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 384 |
| Marsh Green Primary School | Primary | Community school | 371 |
| St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 347 |
| St Mark's CofE Primary School | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 240 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Orrell Rail Station | Rail | 1.4 km |
| Gathurst Rail Station | Rail | 3.1 km |
| Upholland Rail Station | Rail | 3.6 km |
| Wigan North Western Rail Station | Rail | 3.8 km |
Section 09
How Sherwood Drive, Wigan compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Sherwood Drive, Wigan sits below that national figure — -55.2%.
Within Wigan the street ranks 2217 of 2660 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £107,000 (-34.1%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £972 per square metre, across 73 of the 218 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £23,750 to £215,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Sherwood Drive, Wigan sits in St. Helens, in the North West.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in St. Helens at 5.7 times median local earnings of £33,379 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Ormskirk Road£72,500 median
- Park Road£92,250 median
- Orrell Road£140,000 median
- Church Street£100,000 median
- Scot Lane£72,000 median
- Gathurst Road£117,000 median
- City Road£70,000 median
- Upholland Road£131,000 median
- Hartley Green Gardens£174,995 median
- Enfield Street£64,000 median
- Silverdale Road£78,000 median
- Moor Road£102,750 median
- Tunstall Lane£74,500 median
- St James Road£115,000 median
- Prescott Lane£90,000 median
- Sefton Road£85,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 126 Sherwood Drive6 sales
- 89 Sherwood Drive5 sales
- 88 Sherwood Drive5 sales
- 61 Sherwood Drive4 sales
- 65 Sherwood Drive4 sales
- 34 Sherwood Drive4 sales
- 95 Sherwood Drive4 sales
- 107 Sherwood Drive4 sales
- 56 Sherwood Drive4 sales
- 50 Sherwood Drive4 sales
- 94 Sherwood Drive4 sales
- 130 Sherwood Drive4 sales
- 108 Sherwood Drive4 sales
- 102 Sherwood Drive4 sales
- 98 Sherwood Drive4 sales
- 106 Sherwood Drive3 sales
- 41 Sherwood Drive3 sales
- 69 Sherwood Drive3 sales
- 105 Sherwood Drive3 sales
- 132 Sherwood Drive3 sales
- 73 Sherwood Drive3 sales
- 20 Sherwood Drive3 sales
- 150 Sherwood Drive3 sales
- 83 Sherwood Drive3 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Sherwood Drive, Wigan?
The median price paid in Sherwood Drive, Wigan across every sale on the register is £70,500. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Sherwood Drive, Wigan?
218 sales are on record for Sherwood Drive, Wigan, the most recent completing on 22 May 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Sherwood Drive, Wigan house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +30.4% between 2007 and 2025. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -23.4%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Sherwood Drive, Wigan house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £154,000, set in 2023. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Sherwood Drive, Wigan?
£972 per square metre, from the 73 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 22 May 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Sherwood Drive, Wigan house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.