Homes in Shevington sell for a median £220,750
That is the middle of 206 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.1 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
Two thirds of Shevington’s sales are semi-detached houses
206 homes sold in three years: 44 detached houses, 134 semi-detached houses and 28 terraced houses.
median sale · 44 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £307K–£410K
- Last 12 months
- £353K12 sold
median sale · 134 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £180K–£256K
- Last 12 months
- £242K46 sold
median sale · 28 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £164K–£211K
- Last 12 months
- £191K6 sold
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 65% of sales
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Shevington’s homes sold for between £182K and £280K
One sale in ten was under £162K and one in ten over £375K. 62% sold for under £250K.
The median, £220,750, sits in the £200–250K band
206 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.1 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £48,250 in 1995 to £248,000 in the last 12 months (£175,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
64 sales in the last 12 months, against 124 in 2015, the busiest year, and 38 in 2010. Sales fell by 46% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 10%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 44% more sales than 2020.
Shevington costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Shevington, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Terraced houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £79K | £89K | £221K | £193K | £257K | £290K | £353K |
| Semi-detached houses | £46K | £60K | £135K | £139K | £147K | £160K | £242K |
| Terraced houses | £36K | £38K | — | £105K | £150K | £135K | £191K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
192 new homes have been sold in Shevington since 1995; the share peaked at 42% in 2013.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
45% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 45% sold leasehold in Shevington. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Gathurst Lane is Shevington’s busiest street, with 17 sales in three years
12 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 5 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gathurst Lane | WN6 | 17 | £330,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Old Lane | WN6 | 16 | £176,975 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Shevington Lane | WN6 | 15 | £256,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Miles Lane | WN6 | 14 | £235,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Church Lane | WN6 | 10 | £231,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | The Oval | WN6 | 9 | £185,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Martland Avenue | WN6 | 7 | £210,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Wigan Road | WN6 | 5 | £228,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Central Drive | WN6 | 5 | £225,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Lyndon Avenue | WN6 | 5 | £225,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Kilburn Drive | WN6 | 5 | £206,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Inward Drive | WN6 | 5 | £140,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Gathurst Lane: £330,000
Inward Drive: £140,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.4 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Shevington is the 48th most expensive of 81 towns in Greater Manchester
Shevington is in the middle of Greater Manchester’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Greater Manchester with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Shevington’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Wigan and Skelmersdale.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shevington | — | £221K | 64 | +28% |
| Appley Bridge | 1.1 | £236K | 64 | +39% |
| Shevington Moor | 1.6 | £265K | 45 | +31% |
| Standish | 1.7 | £250K | 150 | +27% |
| Orrell | 2.7 | £220K | 274 | +37% |
| Wigan | 2.7 | £171K | 798 | +47% |
| Skelmersdale | 3.5 | £148K | 309 | +38% |
| Parbold | 3.6 | £300K | 30 | +58% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Shevington
What is the average house price in Shevington?
The median home in Shevington sold for £220,750 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 206 standard sales (£248,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £345,000, semi-detached houses £210,000 and terraced houses £179,000.
Are house prices going up in Shevington?
The median was £226,350 in 2025, up 8% on 2024 (£210,000), and £248,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Shevington each year?
64 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 86 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Shevington?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Gathurst Lane (WN6, £330,000), Shevington Lane (WN6, £256,000) and Miles Lane (WN6, £235,000).
Is Shevington expensive for Greater Manchester?
Shevington is the 48th most expensive of 81 towns of 2,500 or more in Greater Manchester by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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