— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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11,981 people · median £190,000 · 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 postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £190,000, up 32.5% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 63 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£190,000
5-year change+32.5%
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
Resold at a loss from Wigan30.5%
Of the homes across Wigan that sold again within five years, 30.5% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than North West (19.4%).
By property type
Terraced houses0%
Flats32.3%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new43.7%
Bought second-hand19.6%
Overall
Typical resale gain+12.1% · ~10.6-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (439 resale pairs) across Wigan — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership64%
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
£1,721 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 £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in M46 9 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Road | £85,250 | 242 | -1.5% |
| Tyldesley Road | £70,000 | 229 | +39.4% |
| Everest Road | £74,750 | 138 | +67.2% |
| Elizabeth Street | £83,000 | 115 | — |
| Newbrook Road | £183,498 | 114 | -3.7% |
| Rainbow Drive | £71,075 | 114 | — |
| Douglas Street | £103,750 | 88 | +36% |
| Bolton Old Road | £76,500 | 87 | +45.8% |
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 M46 9 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 M46 9 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Malvern Avenue Atherton | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £280,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 41 MARLBOROUGH ROAD ATHERTON | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £247,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 51 Formby Avenue Atherton | Terraced | 2 | C | £145,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 78 DOUGLAS STREET ATHERTON | Semi-detached | 2 | C | £232,500 | Aug 2026 |
| 15 Cannon Street Atherton | Terraced | 2 | D | £100,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 98 Everest Road Atherton | Semi-detached | 2 | D | £165,500 | Aug 2026 |
| 25 Thomas Street Atherton | Terraced | 3 | D | £133,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 14 Hunt Street Atherton | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £190,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 43 Warwick Road Atherton | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £225,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Dreams 2 Reality Robert Street | Other | — | — | £320,000 | Jul 2026 |
140 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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