WA3 2GW

Saffron Close, Warrington

Median, last 3 years

£375,000

2 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£410,000

14 Nov 2025

Standard sales

since 1996

WA3 district median

£258,000

671 sales, 12 months to May 2026

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

2011 to 2025. Every year since 1996 is in the figures below.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

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Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2025 (few sales)	£375,000	2
2020 (few sales)	£299,950	1
2019 (few sales)	£170,000	1
2018 (few sales)	£281,000	2
2017 (few sales)	£260,000	1
2014 (few sales)	£206,500	2
2011 (few sales)	£222,000	1
2009 (few sales)	£230,000	1
2006 (few sales)	£200,000	1
2005 (few sales)	£218,750	2
2004 (few sales)	£215,000	1
2003 (few sales)	£132,000	1
2002	£152,500	3
2001 (few sales)	£95,000	1
2000 (few sales)	£114,000	1
1999 (few sales)	£72,950	1
1998 (few sales)	£91,000	1
1997	£81,450	14
1996	£82,950	3

Sale history (40 records · 13 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
7, SAFFRON CLOSE 14 Nov 2025 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £91,000 (Oct 1998) · +351%	14 Nov 2025	Detached · Leasehold	£410,000
8, SAFFRON CLOSE 20 Feb 2025 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £79,950 (Feb 1997) · +325%	20 Feb 2025	Detached · Leasehold	£340,000
14, SAFFRON CLOSE 31 Jul 2020 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £222,000 (Mar 2011) · +35%	31 Jul 2020	Detached · Leasehold	£299,950
12, SAFFRON CLOSE 10 Jun 2019 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £70,000 (Nov 1997) · +143%	10 Jun 2019	Detached · Leasehold	£170,000
17, SAFFRON CLOSE 18 Oct 2018 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £132,000 (Apr 2003) · +117%	18 Oct 2018	Detached · Leasehold	£287,000
4, SAFFRON CLOSE 25 May 2018 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £230,000 (Sep 2009) · +20%	25 May 2018	Detached · Leasehold	£275,000
19, SAFFRON CLOSE 8 Aug 2017 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £161,000 (Oct 2002) · +61%	8 Aug 2017	Detached · Leasehold	£260,000
15, SAFFRON CLOSE 31 Oct 2014 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £95,000 (Sep 2001) · +84%	31 Oct 2014	Detached · Leasehold	£175,000
9, SAFFRON CLOSE 14 May 2014 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £84,500 (Mar 1997) · +182%	14 May 2014	Detached · Leasehold	£238,000
14, SAFFRON CLOSE 11 Mar 2011 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £152,500 (Dec 2002) · +46%	11 Mar 2011	Detached · Leasehold	£222,000
4, SAFFRON CLOSE 21 Sep 2009 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £227,500 (Dec 2005) · +1%	21 Sep 2009	Detached · Leasehold	£230,000
5, SAFFRON CLOSE 23 Aug 2006 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £79,950 (Apr 1997) · +150%	23 Aug 2006	Detached · Leasehold	£200,000
4, SAFFRON CLOSE 15 Dec 2005 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £215,000 (Apr 2004) · +6%	15 Dec 2005	Detached · Leasehold	£227,500
2, SAFFRON CLOSE 12 Jul 2005 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £82,500 (Dec 1996) · +155%	12 Jul 2005	Detached · Leasehold	£210,000
4, SAFFRON CLOSE 30 Apr 2004 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £97,950 (Dec 1996) · +119%	30 Apr 2004	Detached · Leasehold	£215,000
17, SAFFRON CLOSE 28 Apr 2003 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £69,950 (Feb 1997) · +89%	28 Apr 2003	Detached · Leasehold	£132,000
14, SAFFRON CLOSE 12 Dec 2002 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £82,950 (Feb 1997) · +84%	12 Dec 2002	Detached · Leasehold	£152,500
19, SAFFRON CLOSE 22 Oct 2002 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £87,950 (Feb 1997) · +83%	22 Oct 2002	Detached · Leasehold	£161,000
10, SAFFRON CLOSE 6 Aug 2002 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £72,950 (Apr 1999) · +51%	6 Aug 2002	Detached · Leasehold	£109,950
15, SAFFRON CLOSE 28 Sep 2001 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £69,950 (Jun 1997) · +36%	28 Sep 2001	Detached · Leasehold	£95,000
11, SAFFRON CLOSE 15 Dec 2000 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £94,950 (Feb 1997) · +20%	15 Dec 2000	Detached · Leasehold	£114,000
10, SAFFRON CLOSE 23 Apr 1999 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £69,950 (Mar 1997) · +4%	23 Apr 1999	Detached · Leasehold	£72,950
7, SAFFRON CLOSE 30 Oct 1998 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £94,950 (Apr 1997) · −4%	30 Oct 1998	Detached · Leasehold	£91,000
12, SAFFRON CLOSE 4 Nov 1997 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £69,950 (Jan 1997) · 0%	4 Nov 1997	Detached · Leasehold	£70,000
3, SAFFRON CLOSE 11 Jul 1997 · Detached · Leasehold · New build	11 Jul 1997	Detached · Leasehold · New build	£94,950
15, SAFFRON CLOSE 6 Jun 1997 · Detached · Leasehold · New build	6 Jun 1997	Detached · Leasehold · New build	£69,950
7, SAFFRON CLOSE 11 Apr 1997 · Detached · Leasehold · New build	11 Apr 1997	Detached · Leasehold · New build	£94,950
1, SAFFRON CLOSE 4 Apr 1997 · Detached · Leasehold · New build	4 Apr 1997	Detached · Leasehold · New build	£84,950
5, SAFFRON CLOSE 4 Apr 1997 · Detached · Leasehold · New build	4 Apr 1997	Detached · Leasehold · New build	£79,950
10, SAFFRON CLOSE 21 Mar 1997 · Detached · Leasehold · New build	21 Mar 1997	Detached · Leasehold · New build	£69,950
9, SAFFRON CLOSE 7 Mar 1997 · Detached · Leasehold	7 Mar 1997	Detached · Leasehold	£84,500
14, SAFFRON CLOSE 28 Feb 1997 · Detached · Leasehold · New build	28 Feb 1997	Detached · Leasehold · New build	£82,950
11, SAFFRON CLOSE 28 Feb 1997 · Detached · Leasehold · New build	28 Feb 1997	Detached · Leasehold · New build	£94,950
8, SAFFRON CLOSE 21 Feb 1997 · Detached · Leasehold · New build	21 Feb 1997	Detached · Leasehold · New build	£79,950
17, SAFFRON CLOSE 21 Feb 1997 · Detached · Leasehold · New build	21 Feb 1997	Detached · Leasehold · New build	£69,950
19, SAFFRON CLOSE 13 Feb 1997 · Detached · Leasehold · New build	13 Feb 1997	Detached · Leasehold · New build	£87,950
12, SAFFRON CLOSE 24 Jan 1997 · Detached · Leasehold	24 Jan 1997	Detached · Leasehold	£69,950
2, SAFFRON CLOSE 16 Dec 1996 · Detached · Leasehold · New build	16 Dec 1996	Detached · Leasehold · New build	£82,500
4, SAFFRON CLOSE 16 Dec 1996 · Detached · Leasehold · New build	16 Dec 1996	Detached · Leasehold · New build	£97,950
6, SAFFRON CLOSE 6 Dec 1996 · Detached · Leasehold · New build	6 Dec 1996	Detached · Leasehold · New build	£82,950

Area

Postcode district: WA3
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 10 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01006343
Introduced: Dec 1996

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

Wigan, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £194,551
Change since July 2025: +3.9%
First-time buyers: £175,859

Average by property type

Detached: £317,102
Semi-detached: £203,065
Terraced: £157,881
Flat / maisonette: £105,966

The official index for Wigan as a whole, not WA3 2GW alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

WA3 2GS £410,000 · 8 sales
WA3 2PS £215,000 · 1 sale
WA3 2GX £349,950 · 1 sale
WA3 2GT no sale since 2016
WA3 2PU £180,000 · last sale 2021
WA3 2GU £290,375 · 2 sales
WA3 2PT £247,500 · 2 sales
WA3 2PR £256,700 · last sale 2026
WA3 2GG £405,000 · last sale 2026
WA3 2GR £217,500 · last sale 2018
WA3 2GH £440,000 · 1 sale
WA3 2PX £400,000 · 2 sales