Estate agents in Ashton-in-Makerfield
Ashton-in-Makerfield is a town with about 26,367 residents. HM Land Registry recorded 309 homes sold there between August 2025 and July 2026, with a median price paid of £197,000.
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Ashton-in-Makerfield at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 311 sales in Ashton-in-Makerfield from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £199,995.
37.8% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.9 years and sold for a median of 42.9% more than they paid.
The median price was £122,750 in 2016 and £190,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Ashton-in-Makerfield
Median sale price in Ashton-in-Makerfield: £199,995
| All homes | 311 sales, median £199,995 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 56 sales, median £315,000 |
| Semi-detached | 181 sales, median £199,995 |
| Terraced | 71 sales, median £155,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 3 sales |
We show a median only where it rests on enough sales: at least 10 for all homes and at least 5 for each type of home. Otherwise we show the number of sales.
Across Wigan the average price was £195,248 in June 2026, up 6.4% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £122,750 (362 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £130,000 (358 sales) |
| 2018 | £129,997 (366 sales) |
| 2019 | £138,000 (317 sales) |
| 2020 | £136,750 (297 sales) |
| 2021 | £154,000 (364 sales) |
| 2022 | £165,000 (337 sales) |
| 2023 | £180,000 (266 sales) |
| 2024 | £187,000 (328 sales) |
| 2025 | £190,000 (361 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Ashton-in-Makerfield has four railway stations within about 3 miles of the centre. Garswood is about 1 mile away, while Pemberton and Earlestown are each about 3 miles away. The A49, A5062, A58, A599 and A580 pass through or beside the area. M6 junction 24 (Ashton Interchange) is about 1 mile from the centre and M58 junction 6 (Orrell Interchange) is about 4 miles away. Liverpool John Lennon Airport is about 14 miles away and Manchester Airport about 18 miles. Central London is about 173 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Ashton-in-Makerfield
Ashton-in-Makerfield has eight primary schools within about 1.4 miles of the centre. Four of them, R L Hughes Primary School, Nicol Mere School, St Oswald's Catholic Primary School (Roman Catholic) and St Thomas CofE Primary School (Church of England), sit about 0.4 miles away, while St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School (Roman Catholic) is about 0.7 miles away. For secondary education, Cansfield High School is about 0.3 miles from the centre, with St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School (Roman Catholic) about 0.7 miles away and The Byrchall High School (academy) about 0.8 miles away. Hawkley Hall High School (academy) is about 2.1 miles away. Green Meadow Independent Primary School is about 3.3 miles away and Willow Grove Primary School and Landgate School in Bryn, both special schools, are about 0.9 and 1.1 miles away. Winstanley College is about 3.4 miles away and Wigan and Leigh College about 3.7 miles. The nearest university is the University of Greater Manchester, about 10 miles away.
Living in Ashton-in-Makerfield
Ashton-in-Makerfield is an urban town in the Wigan area, with 26,375 residents on about 671 hectares of built-up land. Semi-detached houses make up 54% of households and about 77% of homes are owner occupied. Nearby there are at least 190 shops, including five supermarkets, the nearest being Aldi and Lidl at about 0.4 miles, alongside more than a dozen convenience stores. Food and drink includes around 15 pubs, nine cafés, eight restaurants and over 30 takeaways. Six doctors' surgeries, four dentists and a pharmacy sit about 0.3 miles away. The nearest emergency department is at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, about 4.5 miles away. Ashton Library and Old Road Post Office are both about 0.3 miles from the centre, as are Jubilee Park and King George V Playing Fields at about 0.2 miles, with Wigan Flashes Nature Reserve about 2.2 miles away.
A short history of Ashton-in-Makerfield
Ashton comes from Old English words for a farmstead among ash trees. It was recorded as Eston in 1212 and the suffix from the wider district of Makerfield was added later. Makerfield joins a Celtic word for a wall or ruin to the Old English feld, meaning open land. The Park Lane Chapel congregation formed in 1662 and its building dates to 1697. A Catholic church was built on Liverpool Road in 1822. Ashton and Haydock, a shared chapelry, separated in 1845. By 1867 the district had 13 collieries. The Wood Pit explosion at Haydock in 1878 claimed 189 lives. Textile mills and Thomas Crompton & Sons replaced home working later in the century. The Catholic church of St Oswald and St Edmund Arrowsmith was completed in 1930. It is Grade II*, the highest of eight listed buildings nearby and the other seven are Grade II.
Sport and leisure
Ashton Leisure Centre is the main facility for swimming in the area. Haydock Park Racecourse, Three Sisters Circuit and Three Sisters Racetrack cover horse racing and motor sport and Edge Green Street Stadium and Ashton-in-Makerfield Golf Club are also nearby. Ashton Town is the soccer club and Triangle Snooker Club and Garswood Hall Bowling and Community Club are also mapped. Pitches and courts are mapped for bowls, equestrian, soccer, tennis, netball, basketball and skateboarding. Open space includes Ashton Heath, Edmund Collins Park, Jubilee Park, Sibley Park, Stubshaw Park, Bryn Rec, King George V Playing Fields and Ashton Town Green Community Park. Ashton Bears Rugby Club, Liverpool Road Community Garden and Stubshaw Cross Heritage Garden are also listed, along with a number of children's playgrounds.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Ashton-in-Makerfield?
- The median price paid over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £197,000. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £310,000 for detached houses, £197,500 for semi-detached houses and £159,000 for terraced houses.
- How many homes were sold in Ashton-in-Makerfield over the last year?
- There were 309 standard sales in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry. Of these, 182 were semi-detached houses, 71 were terraced houses and 53 were detached houses.
- What are the transport links in Ashton-in-Makerfield?
- The nearest railway station is Bryn at about 0.6 miles from the centre, followed by Garswood at about 1.4 miles. M6 junction 24 (Ashton Interchange) is about 1 mile away and the A49, A5062, A58, A599 and A580 pass through or beside the area.
- Which schools are near the centre of Ashton-in-Makerfield?
- There are 8 primary schools within about 1.4 miles of the centre, with R L Hughes Primary School, Nicol Mere School, St Oswald's Catholic Primary School and St Thomas CofE Primary School each about 0.4 miles away. The nearest secondary school is Cansfield High School at about 0.3 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Ashton-in-Makerfield?
- There are 7 estate agent sales branches with an office in Ashton-in-Makerfield.
Areas near Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Land Gate
- Bamfurlong
- Haydock
- Platt Bridge and Abram
- Newton-le-Willows
- Golborne
- Billinge
- Ince-in-Makerfield
Ashton-in-Makerfield is in Wigan.
Estate agents near Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Leaders Estate Agents WiganAshton-in-Makerfield WN4 9BA0.4 miles
- Kelrick PropertiesAshton-in-Makerfield WN4 9AA0.4 miles
- Lilac Lettings and SalesAshton-in-Makerfield WN4 9AU0.4 miles
- Your Move Estate Agents Ashton-in-MakerfieldAshton-in-Makerfield WN4 9AE0.4 miles
- Ashtons Estate AgencyAshton-in-Makerfield WN4 9AG0.5 miles
- Neil Robinson Estate AgentsAshton-in-Makerfield WN4 0AR0.7 miles
- KS Estates NW LtdAshton-in-Makerfield WN4 0AH0.9 miles
- Think Estate AgentsHaydock WA11 0JG2.5 miles
- BridgfordsNewton-le-Willows WA12 9SQ2.5 miles
- Belvoir Estate Agents HaydockHaydock WA11 0UD2.6 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Ashton-in-Makerfield.