8, Dakins Road
8, Dakins Road
Description & Estimates
8, Dakins Road, Leigh appears in the public record as a freehold house sitting on a 110 m2 plot.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be an early-century house with 861 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of 8, Dakins Road, Leigh is £149,077 and its rental estimate is £915 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Dakins Road, Leigh, WN7 falls within the WN7 postal district, in the borough of Wigan.
Our Data Sources
8, Dakins Road, Leigh has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in May 2007 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 8, Dakins Road, Leigh, we estimate a market value of £156,531 and a rental value of £961 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £138,642 and £851 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 8, Dakins Road, Leigh has seen its estimated sale value increase by £3,988 (2.7%) and its estimated rental value grow by £36 per month (3.9%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 7.4%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 8, Dakins Road, Leigh as measuring 110 m2.
That makes it the 10th largest plot in the postcode, where 10 of the 14 other houses have recorded plot data.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 8, Dakins Road, Leigh completed on 25th May 2007 at £85,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 97.9% over the period since May 2007.
- Sold May 2007£85,000
- Sold May 2000£19,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 8, Dakins Road, Leigh have sold within a radius of 550 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 27th March 2026, was 89, Warrington Road, Leigh, WN7 3EA, a leasehold house which sold for £125,000.
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 96 addresses on Dakins Road, Leigh, WN7, 8, Dakins Road, Leigh comes out as the 9th largest and the 48th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £38k less expensive than the average property across the WN7 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mBedford Hall Methodist Primary School
- 500mSt Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh
- 700mSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh
- 1.0kmBedford High School
- 2.6kmSt Mary's Catholic High School
- 3.2kmLowton Church of England High School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 8, Dakins Road, Leigh, the nearest station is Atherton, 4.7 kilometres away.
- 4.7kmAtherton
- 5.0kmHag Fold
- 5.7kmDaisy Hill
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
