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2,931 people · median £175,000 · Wigan
More affordable than mostGood for schoolsFast broadband
Wigan Council · Labour-controlled 42/75 seats · 56% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£175,000 median 26th cheapest of 57 neighbourhoods
among 57 neighbourhoods in Wigan
A typical home here sells for £175,000, up 39.3% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 42 sales
Median sold price£175,000
5-year change+39.3%
Price per square metre£1,666 · 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 ownership67%
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
£1,666 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 Whelley 43 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leyburn Close | £59,995 | 120 | — |
| Platt Lane | £95,000 | 107 | +32.9% |
| Bradshaw Street | £76,000 | 89 | +40% |
| Balcarres Avenue | £125,000 | 83 | +36.6% |
| Durham Street | £99,000 | 64 | +30.6% |
| Trecastell Close | £90,000 | 61 | — |
| Whelley | £80,000 | 47 | — |
| Chestnut Road | £95,000 | 47 | +34% |
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 Whelley 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 Whelley — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Trecastell Close | Semi-detached | 2 | C | £166,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 7 Rowanhill | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £250,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 2 Trecastell Close | Semi-detached | 2 | C | £185,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 226 Platt Lane | Detached | 4+ | C | £275,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 36 Balcarres Avenue | Semi-detached | 3 | E | £175,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 44 Bradshaw Street | Terraced | 2 | C | £80,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 115 Chestnut Road | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £140,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 5, Chestnut Road | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £136,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 44 Balcarres Avenue | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £225,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 10 Lyefield Avenue | Detached | 3 | C | £260,000 | Feb 2026 |
98 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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