Manchester commuter townsNewton-le-Willows
Merseyside · commuter town data · September 2026Living in Newton-le-Willows: Manchester commute, house prices & costs
Newton-le-Willows is a commuter town in Merseyside, around 18 minutes from Manchester by direct train from Newton-le-Willows (well below average for the towns we track), with below-average prices at £195,000. It ranks #7 of 29 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (September 2026 data).
78
Rightroute score
Top quarter · #7 of 29
Scored on 6 of 7 measures. No figure for season ticket.
Newton-le-Willows at a glance
Commute and cost
18 min
Train to Manchester
From Newton-le-Willows, 36% faster than the 29-town median.
£195k
Average house price
£195,000, 14% below the 25-town median.
Living there
Moderate
Safety
Crime index 45 on a 0–100 scale (lower is safer).
1038Mb
Broadband
Average available download speed, 6% above the 29-town median.
7.3
Life satisfaction
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
What’s nearby
13
Historic landmarks
Nationally protected buildings, monuments and gardens within 3 miles, 35% fewer than the 29-town median.
418
Hectares of parks and fields
Public parks and playing fields within 3 miles, 19% more than the 29-town median.
163
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles, 26% fewer than the 29-town median.
The commute from Newton-le-Willows
Direct trains from Newton-le-Willows take around 18 minutes into Manchester Victoria, running on Northern and TransPennine Express and Transport for Wales. That makes it #3 out of 29 towns for speed into Manchester.
How Newton-le-Willows compares to the other 28 towns
| Metric | Newton-le-Willows | Median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to Manchester | 18 min | 28 min | #3 |
| Average house price | £195,000 | £226,000 of 25 | #7 |
| Price to local earnings | 5.8x | 6.5x | #6 |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | 45 | 45 of 17 | #9 |
| Broadband speed | 1038 Mb | 976 Mb | #5 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.3 | 7.5 | #24 |
Overall, Newton-le-Willows ranks #7 of 29 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the comparison page.
Newton-le-Willows commuter FAQs
How long is the commute from Newton-le-Willows to Manchester?
Direct trains from Newton-le-Willows take around 18 minutes to Manchester Victoria. Newton-le-Willows is served by Northern, TransPennine Express and Transport for Wales.
What is the average house price in Newton-le-Willows?
The average sold price in Newton-le-Willows is £195,000 (HM Land Registry), which is 14% below the median across the 25 Manchester commuter towns we hold a price for.
Is Newton-le-Willows a safe place to live?
Newton-le-Willows scores 45 on a 0–100 crime index (lower is safer), which is a moderate level of safety relative to other Manchester commuter towns.
Is Newton-le-Willows a good commuter town for Manchester?
Newton-le-Willows ranks #7 of 29 Manchester commuter towns on Rightroute's balanced score, which weighs commute time, house prices, season ticket cost, safety and broadband. If your priorities are different, the Rightroute compare view lets you weight the criteria yourself.
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House prices are the median of that town's own sales from HM Land Registry Price Paid, August 2025 to July 2026, refreshed monthly; the crime score is the mean monthly count from police.uk over August 2025 to July 2026, placed on a 0 to 100 scale where lower is safer, also refreshed monthly. Train times are typical off-peak direct rail to the destination city (National Rail). Broadband is the average available download speed from Ofcom Connected Nations; life satisfaction is the ONS Personal Well-being mean for the local authority. Those are reviewed periodically rather than monthly. Heritage sites, green space and places to eat are counted within three miles from Historic England, OS Open Greenspace and the Food Standards Agency, built September 2026, and refreshed annually. Figures are for comparison between townsrather than exact values.