38, Melrose Avenue
38, Melrose Avenue
Description & Estimates
38, Melrose Avenue, Leigh appears in the public record as a freehold house sitting on a 178 m2 plot.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be an early-century house with 916 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of 38, Melrose Avenue, Leigh is £143,810 and its rental estimate is £869 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Melrose Avenue, Leigh, WN7 falls within the WN7 postal district, in the borough of Wigan.
Our Data Sources
38, Melrose Avenue, Leigh has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in June 2008 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this sold price information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 38, Melrose Avenue, Leigh, we estimate a market value of £151,001 and a rental value of £912 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £133,744 and £808 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 38, Melrose Avenue, Leigh has seen its estimated sale value increase by £3,847 (2.7%) and its estimated rental value grow by £34 per month (3.9%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 7.2%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 38, Melrose Avenue, Leigh as measuring 178 m2.
That makes it the 8th largest plot in the postcode, where 27 of the 31 other houses have recorded plot data.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 38, Melrose Avenue, Leigh completed on 6th June 2008 at £80,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 60.1% over the period since June 2008.
- Sold Jun 2008£80,000
- Sold Jun 2004£66,000
- Sold Aug 2001£36,950
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 38, Melrose Avenue, Leigh have sold within a radius of 750 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 29th August 2025, was 14, Abbey Lane, Leigh, WN7 5NX, a leasehold house which sold for £143,500.
Read more about house prices in WN7.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 82 addresses on Melrose Avenue, Leigh, WN7, 38, Melrose Avenue, Leigh comes out as the 7th largest and the 8th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £43k less expensive than the average property across the WN7 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 700mLeigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School
- 700mTwelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
- 900mWestleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School
- 500mThe Westleigh School
- 2.5kmOutwood Academy Hindley
- 2.8kmAtherton High School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 38, Melrose Avenue, Leigh, the nearest station is Daisy Hill, 2.7 kilometres away.
- 2.7kmDaisy Hill
- 3.2kmHag Fold
- 3.9kmHindley
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
