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WA3 1

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4,631 people · median £236,000 · Wigan

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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 postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £236,000, up 26.3% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 26 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£236,000

5-year change+26.3%

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached

£355k

Semi-detached

£245k

Terraced

£173k

Typical home price compared with annual local pay5.9× · five-year average 6.1×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Wigan30.1%

Of the homes across Wigan that sold again within five years, 30.1% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than North West (19.3%).

By property type

Terraced houses0%

Flats31.9%

New-build vs second-hand

Bought new43.1%

Bought second-hand19.3%

Overall

Typical resale gain+12.3% · ~10.5-yr hold

Same home sold twice within five years (428 resale pairs) across Wigan — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership82%

Owned outright

39%

With a mortgage

43%

Private rented

11%

Social rented

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,152

Your band:

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

£2,136 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 WA3 1 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

Street	Median price	Sales	5-year change
Newton Road	£125,000	360	+49%
Crompton Way	£219,995	193	+53.8%
Sandy Lane	£80,000	153	+63.3%
Canaan	£199,998	76	-11.9%
Glastonbury Avenue	£168,995	75	+7.3%
Bodden Street	£90,000	53	—
Abbey Road	£126,000	53	—
Clayhill Grove	£98,000	51	—
Lower Nook Meadow	£219,995	48	—
Kenyon Lane	£170,000	47	+58.6%
Brancaster Drive	£74,875	46	—
Pocket Nook Lane	£131,500	45	—
Carr Lane	£70,000	45	—
St Nicholas Road	£93,500	42	—
Chapel Walk	£104,975	36	—
Alfred Road	£93,000	36	—
Lime Grove	£206,750	34	—
Heath Lane	£153,600	32	—
Silsden Avenue	£117,500	27	—
Moorfield Crescent	£192,475	26	—
Pond Street	£80,268	24	—
Adwell Close	£65,475	24	—
Cotswold Avenue	£215,000	24	—
St Catherines Gardens	£299,995	24	+1%
Stradbroke Close	£65,700	24	—
Barford Drive	£137,000	23	—
Headland Close	£218,000	23	—
Thornton Close	£82,500	23	—
Lindisfarne Avenue	£133,500	22	—
Fountains Walk	£97,000	21	—
Heathmoor Avenue	£140,000	21	—
Lynwood Avenue	£246,000	18	—
Morgans Way	£152,000	18	—
Bolton Close	£129,000	17	—
Stone Cross Lane South	£225,000	16	—
Winwick Lane	£66,750	16	—
Delamere Avenue	£200,000	15	—
Brook Street	£166,500	15	—
Carr Green	£241,495	14	—
Reeve Street	£85,498	14	—
The Elms	£365,000	13	—
Green House Close	£230,000	13	—
East Lancashire Road	£100,100	12	—
Chapel Terrace	£94,500	12	—
Winton Road	£168,000	12	—
St Marys Court	£325,000	11	—
Church Lane	£129,000	11	—
Byrom Lane	£84,000	11	—
Hayes Row	£225,250	10	—
The Limes	£65,000	9	—
Newton Gardens	£180,000	9	—
Kirkham Avenue	£159,750	8	—
Astbury Close	£84,500	8	—
Mather Avenue	£80,000	7	—
Finchdale Gardens	£78,950	7	—
Grange Close	£385,000	6	—
The Paddocks	£599,975	6	—
Lowton Gardens	£280,000	5	—
Parkside Road	£205,000	5	—
Belle Vue	£64,000	4	—

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 WA3 1 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
Tyldesley	£137,500	+50.3%	158
Worsley Mesnes	£152,000	+49.5%	110
Newtown	£127,500	+47.8%	116
Scholes Village	£102,000	+47.6%	38
Ashton-in-Makerfield	£190,000	+47.2%	232
Lowton St Mary's	£270,000	+46.4%	68
Abram	£156,000	+45.5%	160
Far Moor	£245,000	+44.8%	97
Bryn	£180,000	+42.8%	126
Ince-in-Makerfield	£120,000	+41.8%	74
Atherton	£176,000	+40.8%	252
Whelley	£175,000	+39.3%	98
Winstanley	£235,000	+39.2%	156
Beech Hill	£151,000	+38.9%	104
New Hall Farm	£260,000	+38.7%	204
Golborne	£170,000	+36.8%	162
Highfield	£227,000	+36.4%	100
Hindley Green	£195,000	+35.8%	222
Town Green	£200,000	+35%	118
Gidlow	£158,375	+34.5%	216
Spring View	£132,500	+33.8%	128
Shakerley	£188,500	+33.6%	68
Lane Head	£233,150	+32.9%	112
Scholes	£139,000	+31.6%	122
Spring Bank	£150,000	+31%	132
Howe Bridge	£168,000	+29.3%	162
Shevington Vale	£222,000	+29.2%	62
Lilford	£205,500	+29%	156
Shevington	£225,000	+28.6%	102
Hindsford	£174,000	+28.4%	124
Higher Folds	£215,000	+27.8%	78
Westleigh	£168,000	+27.8%	218
New Springs	£180,000	+26.7%	138
Lowton St Luke's	£262,098	+25.7%	188
Thornhill	£350,000	+24%	96
Swinley	£200,000	+23.6%	138
Higher End	£240,000	+22.6%	78
Plank Lane	£207,250	+22%	108
Hawkley	£190,000	+21.1%	134
Lamberhead Green	£165,000	+20.9%	92
Pennington	£266,000	+20%	76
Hag Fold	£170,000	+18.1%	136
Stubshaw Cross	£170,000	+15.2%	70
Astley	£255,000	+14.6%	130
Orrell Post	£210,000	+14.3%	126
Bedford	£135,500	+13.1%	154
Shevington Moor	£238,000	+11.1%	110
Parr Bridge	£292,000	+3.7%	186
Well Court	£245,000	+2.1%	226
Bickershaw	£141,600	-4.6%	90
Standish	£199,995	-9.9%	66
Longshoot	£119,500	-20.6%	136

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 WA3 1 — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
128 Newton Road Lowton	Terraced	3	C	£172,500	Jul 2026
12 GLASTONBURY AVENUE LOWTON	Semi-detached	3	C	£240,000	Jul 2026
4, The Elms Newton Road	Detached	4+	C	£585,000	Jul 2026
546 Newton Road Lowton	Semi-detached	4+	C	£437,000	Jun 2026
10 Alfred Road Lowton	Semi-detached	3	C	£199,950	Jun 2026
3 Reeve Street Lowton	Semi-detached	3	C	£164,000	May 2026
5 St Catherines Gardens	Semi-detached	4+	B	£233,800	May 2026
182 Newton Road Lowton	Terraced	4+	D	£180,000	May 2026
20 Chapel Walk Lowton	Terraced	2	D	£165,000	May 2026
151, Crompton Way Lowton	Detached	3	B	£299,950	May 2026
20 Lime Grove Lowton	Semi-detached	3	A	£360,000	May 2026
2 St. Mary's Court Lowton	Detached	4+	C	£565,000	Apr 2026
81, Canaan Lowton	Detached	3	B	£272,000	Apr 2026
10 Pocket Nook Lane Lowton	Terraced	3	C	£163,500	Apr 2026
2 Moorfield Crescent Lowton	Semi-detached	4+	D	£234,500	Apr 2026
35 Crompton Way Lowton	Semi-detached	4+	C	£280,000	Mar 2026
249A Newton Road	Semi-detached	3	B	£213,000	Mar 2026
2 Clayhill Grove	Detached	—	—	£350,000	Feb 2026
184, Crompton Way Lowton	Semi-detached	3	B	£250,000	Feb 2026
42 Heath Lane Lowton	Semi-detached	3	C	£312,000	Feb 2026
25, Kenyon Lane Lowton	Semi-detached	4+	D	£487,000	Feb 2026
14 Alfred Road Lowton	Semi-detached	3	D	£189,950	Jan 2026
18 Carr Lane Lowton	Semi-detached	4+	C	£277,500	Jan 2026
18 Adwell Close Lowton	Detached	2	D	£161,500	Jan 2026

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66 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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