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3,039 people · median £233,150 · 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
£233,150 median 45th cheapest of 57 neighbourhoods
among 57 neighbourhoods in Wigan
A typical home here sells for £233,150, up 32.9% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 46 sales
Median sold price£233,150
5-year change+32.9%
Price per square metre£2,124 · 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 ownership84%
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
£2,124 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 Lane Head 51 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranworth Drive | £165,000 | 105 | — |
| Newton Road | £150,000 | 97 | +132.2% |
| Thurlow | £72,000 | 83 | +35.1% |
| Rowan Avenue | £130,000 | 81 | +38.8% |
| Whinchat Close | £117,500 | 77 | — |
| Kenilworth Road | £133,500 | 51 | — |
| Gleneagles Close | £148,498 | 50 | — |
| Kenyon Lane | £170,000 | 47 | +58.6% |
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 Lane Head 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 Lane Head — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 St Catherines Gardens | Semi-detached | 4+ | B | £233,800 | May 2026 |
| 8 Craven Avenue Lowton | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £232,500 | Apr 2026 |
| 2 Moorfield Crescent Lowton | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £234,500 | Apr 2026 |
| 10 Pocket Nook Lane Lowton | Terraced | 3 | C | £163,500 | Apr 2026 |
| 2 Spruce Close Lowton | Detached | 2 | C | £285,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 30 Sandringham Court Thurlow | Flat | — | — | £79,950 | Mar 2026 |
| 49 Rowan Avenue Lowton | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £235,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 249A Newton Road | Semi-detached | 3 | B | £213,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 9 Gleneagles Close Lowton | Detached | 3 | C | £295,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 22 Sandringham Court Thurlow | Flat | — | — | £87,500 | Mar 2026 |
112 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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