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3,894 people · median £215,000 · Wigan
Good for schoolsMore affordable than most
Wigan Council · Labour-controlled 42/75 seats · 56% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£215,000 median 41st cheapest of 57 neighbourhoods
among 57 neighbourhoods in Wigan
A typical home here sells for £215,000, up 27.8% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 35 sales
Median sold price£215,000
5-year change+27.8%
Price per square metre£1,968 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay5.9× · five-year average 6.1×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership49%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,152
Wigan Council£1,712
Mayoral (incl. fire)£154
Mayoral Police & Crime£285
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,434
Band B£1,673
Band C£1,912
Band D (baseline)£2,152
Band E£2,630
Band F£3,108
Band G£3,586
Band H£4,303
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£1,968 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts AcreRight covers is £3,782.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Higher Folds 44 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Road | £114,250 | 122 | +35.5% |
| Fairclough Park Drive | £169,995 | 83 | +37.3% |
| Bowden Green Drive | £184,995 | 65 | +32% |
| Hadfield Grove | £181,748 | 60 | +40.6% |
| Walmsley Meadow Road | £171,995 | 46 | +19.4% |
| Rowan Meadows | £375,000 | 45 | +88.4% |
| Kenwood Avenue | £160,000 | 43 | +69.5% |
| Green Lane | £248,975 | 40 | — |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Wigan how Higher Folds compares · from Wigan
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Hindley +62.2%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindley | £165,000 | +62.2% | 420 |
| Marsh Green | £128,000 | +61.2% | 30 |
| Kitt Green | £155,000 | +60.5% | 54 |
| Leigh | £125,000 | +53.8% | 394 |
| The Bell | £190,000 | +51.4% | 64 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Higher Folds — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131, Fairclough Park Drive | Detached | 4+ | B | £350,000 | May 2026 |
| 15 Rutland Street | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £280,000 | May 2026 |
| 22, Walmsley Meadow Road | Semi-detached | 2 | B | £235,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 24, Hadfield Grove | Terraced | 2 | B | £190,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 19, Rowan Meadows | Detached | 4+ | B | £475,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 54, Balmoral Drive | Semi-detached | 2 | D | £150,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 1, Heaton Green | Detached | 3 | B | £273,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 126 Manchester Road | Terraced | 4+ | D | £220,000 | Jan 2026 |
| 10, Daniels Close | Terraced | 3 | B | £217,000 | Jan 2026 |
| 44, Rutland Street | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £257,500 | Dec 2025 |
78 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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