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Bull Hey

Suburb · 2,230 residents

Affordability: 72/100Safety: no dataTransport: 74/100Schools: 59/100Health: 84/100Food & drink: 94/100Environment: 69/100Infrastructure: 65/100Property market: 68/100
83Very good

Very good · better than 9 in 10 suburbs

Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country

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What’s good

  • 28 places to eat and drink
  • 5 GP practices within a short walk
  • 2 rail or tube stations within a short walk

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  • Radon: part of the area is in an affected zone, and a home test is cheap
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The essentials

Everyday life

The area

Around Bull Hey

Marylebone62Wallgate92Scholes73Little Westwood74Springfield69Water Heyes84Whitley60St. Patrick's78
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Is Bull Hey a good place to live?

Bull Hey scores 83/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as very good — 60 is typical for the country.

It stands out for food & drink (94) and health (84).

Safety isn't scored here: street-level police data for the area is incomplete, so the overall score leaves it out.

Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Bull Hey in North West, each measured against the national average.

Summary of Bull Hey›

The summary for Bull Hey is written when the report is first opened.

Safety isn’t scored here: street-level police data for the area is incomplete, so the overall score leaves it out.

Data last updated: 19 October 2026

Places in and around Bull Hey›

Transport

3 places
  • 1Wigan North WesternRail station
  • 2Wigan WallgateRail station
  • 3Wigan Bus StationBus station

    • Schools

    6 places
    1. 1The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form CollegeSecondary
    2. 2Mab's Cross Primary SchoolPrimary
    3. 3Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Good
    4. 4St Mary and St John Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Outstanding
    5. 5Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary
    6. 6Douglas Valley Nursery SchoolNursery · Outstanding

    Health

    6 places
    1. 1Beech Hill Medical PracticeGP practice
    2. 2Dr SeabrookGP practice
    3. 3Mesnes View SurgeryGP practice
    4. 4Asda PharmacyPharmacy
    5. 5BootsPharmacy
    6. 6Claremont Dental SurgeryDentist

    Food & drink

    4 places
    1. 1Tesco Wigan ExtraTesco · superstore
    2. 2Iceland WiganIceland · supermarket
    3. 3Lidl Central Wigan WiganLidl · supermarket
    4. 4Morrisons Daily Wigan Unit 1 WallgateMorrisons · convenience store

    Environment

    6 places
    1. 1Haigh Woodland ParkPublic park · 169 ha
    2. 2Parsons MeadowPublic park · 27 ha
    3. 3Laithwaite ParkPublic park · 13 ha
    4. 4Mesnes ParkPublic park · 11 ha
    5. 5Gidlow Playing FieldsPublic park · 1.0 ha
    6. 6Gerrard Winstanley GardensPublic park · 0.2 ha
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    Areas near Bull Hey

    • Marylebone
    • Wallgate
    • Scholes
    • Little Westwood
    • Springfield
    • Water Heyes
    • Whitley
    • St. Patrick's
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