— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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9,901 people · median £137,500 · Wigan
More affordable than mostGood for schools
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 £137,500, up 53.4% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 36 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£137,500
5-year change+53.4%
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 Wigan30.1%
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 ownership42%
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
£1,285 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 3 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington Street East | £62,500 | 174 | +79.9% |
| Platt Lane | £87,000 | 122 | +37.2% |
| Leyburn Close | £59,995 | 120 | — |
| Spring Street | £57,250 | 94 | — |
| Kirkless Street | £57,500 | 93 | — |
| Vine Street | £73,000 | 90 | +80.2% |
| Bradshaw Street | £76,000 | 89 | +44.3% |
| Balcarres Avenue | £125,000 | 83 | +34.8% |
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 WN1 3 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 WN1 3 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 Linney Square | Flat | 2 | E | £52,500 | Jul 2026 |
| 10 Wynard Avenue | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £95,100 | Jun 2026 |
| 44, Warrington Lane | Terraced | 3 | D | £130,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 4 Walnut Avenue | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £119,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 31 Windermere Street | Terraced | 2 | F | £79,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 29 Vine Street | Terraced | 3 | D | £130,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 2, Alwyn Street | Detached | 4+ | D | £237,500 | May 2026 |
| 40 Great Acre | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £277,500 | May 2026 |
| 11 Wright Street | Terraced | 3 | C | £137,500 | May 2026 |
| 10 Walnut Avenue | Detached | 4+ | D | £375,000 | May 2026 |
126 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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