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WN1 2

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8,832 people · median £212,500 · Wigan

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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 £212,500, up 29.4% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 68 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£212,500

5-year change+29.4%

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached

£443k

Semi-detached

£226k

Terraced

£160k

Flat

£140k

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 ownership77%

Owned outright

43%

With a mortgage

34%

Private rented

19%

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

£2,068 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 WN1 2 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

Street	Median price	Sales	5-year change
Trevore Drive	£158,000	219	+21%
Wigan Lane	£200,000	204	-1.8%
Chorley Road	£159,995	193	+24.3%
Holme Terrace	£97,500	163	+50%
Walkden Avenue	£113,250	144	+62.3%
Swinley Lane	£124,975	138	+48.6%
Mesnes Road	£177,000	130	+13.3%
Lessingham Avenue	£138,000	125	+39%
Gardinar Close	£164,000	121	+124.1%
Wigan Road	£169,500	119	+40.6%
Whitley Crescent	£245,000	116	+18.6%
Dicconson Street	£119,475	108	+8.1%
Spencer Road	£165,000	106	—
Swinley Road	£183,000	87	+3.5%
Kenyon Road	£114,500	84	+45%
Alden Close	£154,625	84	-26.7%
Danesway	£159,000	72	—
Upper Dicconson Street	£75,000	69	—
Queensway	£130,000	69	+29.4%
Hornby Street	£119,000	67	+56.5%
Wrightington Street	£118,750	66	+1.7%
Walter Scott Avenue	£165,000	65	+48.4%
Langdale Avenue	£126,000	63	+7.9%
Eccleston Street	£120,000	60	—
Chelmsford Mews	£100,000	57	—
Stirling Street	£75,000	55	—
Holme Avenue	£141,000	54	+45.3%
Monument Mansions	£47,500	52	—
Marylebone Place	£141,250	52	—
Walkden Avenue East	£160,250	50	+29.5%
Avondale Road	£132,700	50	—
Newton Close	£52,000	49	—
Essex Road	£98,000	48	—
Shaw Street	£105,000	48	—
Mayflower Cottages	£135,000	47	—
Widdrington Road	£128,500	46	+44.9%
Alfred Street	£89,475	42	—
Wordsworth Avenue	£189,950	39	—
Springfield Street	£87,500	39	—
Trafalgar Road	£165,000	39	—
Rectory Lane	£134,000	39	—
Clifton Street	£92,500	35	—
Lakeside Cottages	£132,250	34	-15.6%
Eskdale Avenue	£159,998	34	—
Swinley Street	£122,850	34	+10%
Platt Lane	£75,000	34	—
Heeley Street	£136,500	34	-1.4%
Acton Street	£59,500	33	—
Brookside Road	£144,500	33	—
Milton Grove	£229,500	31	—
Copperfield	£132,000	31	—
Brock Mill Lane	£270,000	31	—
Monument Road	£200,000	31	+5.7%
Scarisbrick Street	£81,000	31	—
Rivington Avenue	£110,000	29	—
Havenwood Road	£237,500	29	—
St Malo Road	£197,000	29	—
Coniston Avenue	£183,006	29	—
Silverdale	£125,000	29	—
Warnford Street	£120,000	29	—

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 WN1 2 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 WN1 2 — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
1 Trevore Drive Standish	Terraced	4+	C	£217,000	Sep 2026
6, Eskdale Avenue	Semi-detached	4+	D	£258,000	Sep 2026
10 Alfred Street	Terraced	3	C	£136,000	Sep 2026
78, Swinley Lane	Terraced	4+	E	£255,000	Sep 2026
Apartment 3 229 Wigan Road Standish	Flat	3	C	£195,000	Sep 2026
66 Whitley Crescent	Detached	4+	D	£380,000	Sep 2026
7 Lessingham Avenue	Semi-detached	3	C	£280,000	Aug 2026
74 Lessingham Avenue	Semi-detached	4+	D	£183,000	Aug 2026
8 Seascale Crescent	Semi-detached	2	C	£190,000	Aug 2026
20 Marylebone Place	Terraced	2	C	£200,000	Aug 2026
14 Alden Close Standish	Flat	2	B	£130,000	Aug 2026
48, Holme Terrace	Terraced	3	D	£165,000	Aug 2026
22, Lessingham Avenue	Semi-detached	2	D	£242,000	Aug 2026
28, Walkden Avenue East	Semi-detached	3	E	£272,000	Aug 2026
4 Alfred Street	Terraced	3	C	£143,000	Aug 2026
43 Hornby Street	Semi-detached	2	C	£207,500	Jul 2026
3 The Avenue	Semi-detached	4+	D	£220,000	Jul 2026
86 Rectory Lane Standish	Terraced	3	D	£225,000	Jul 2026
4, Kingsway	Semi-detached	4+	D	£185,000	Jul 2026
255 Chorley Road Standish	Semi-detached	3	D	£275,000	Jul 2026
108 Rectory Lane Standish	Semi-detached	3	D	£220,000	Jul 2026
4 ECCLESTON STREET	Flat	2	D	£110,000	Jul 2026
2 HORNBY STREET	Terraced	4+	E	£215,000	Jul 2026
5 Holly Heath Drive	Detached	4+	D	£380,000	Jun 2026

Show all sales ↓

156 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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