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M46 9

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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
£83k£121k£159k£197k£235k201120182026 YTD2015 +20%−8%£220,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£190,000
5-year change+32.5%
Full history since 1995
£16k£72k£129k£185k£242k199520102026 YTD2004 +33%−17%£220,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£350k
Semi-detached
£200k
Terraced
£150k
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%

Owned outright
35%
With a mortgage
29%
Private rented
13%
Social rented
22%
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

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Bolton Road£85,250242-1.5%
Tyldesley Road£70,000229+39.4%
Everest Road£74,750138+67.2%
Elizabeth Street£83,000115—
Newbrook Road£183,498114-3.7%
Rainbow Drive£71,075114—
Douglas Street£103,75088+36%
Bolton Old Road£76,50087+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%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
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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