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WN2 2

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7,539 people · median £180,000 · 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 £180,000, up 74.8% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 40 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£180,000

5-year change+74.8%

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached

£305k

Semi-detached

£178k

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 ownership54%

Owned outright

28%

With a mortgage

26%

Private rented

18%

Social rented

27%

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

£1,695 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 WN2 2 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

Street	Median price	Sales	5-year change
Belle Green Lane	£55,000	130	—
Brookbridge Road	£229,000	113	+18.1%
Hall Lane	£245,000	109	+38.4%
Ladies Lane	£75,000	107	+111.9%
Fairman Drive	£168,950	97	+30.6%
Dovenby Fold	£59,950	89	—
Manchester Road	£58,995	85	+75.8%
Ince Green Lane	£57,500	84	—
Winscar Road	£78,498	80	—
Bird Street	£54,000	78	+35.3%
Longwall Drive	£215,995	71	—
Petticoat Lane	£116,950	67	+9.6%
Ward Street	£104,600	53	—
Hill Street	£76,960	53	—
Torside Close	£89,500	52	—
Fairclough Street	£68,000	51	—
Langset Avenue	£59,995	49	—
Falkirk Drive	£69,148	48	—
Strines Close	£89,250	48	—
Battersby Street	£73,475	46	—
Perth Avenue	£103,415	46	—
Hemfield Close	£125,000	45	+79.5%
West Street	£73,000	45	—
Ravenswood Drive	£190,000	41	—
Whiteside Avenue	£140,000	41	—
Heber Street	£60,000	40	—
Glendevon Close	£49,000	39	—
Hoade Street	£117,972	38	—
Makinson Avenue	£105,000	37	—
Careless Lane	£54,000	36	—
Keble Street	£55,000	34	—
Applethwaite	£62,500	33	—
Pennington Lane	£83,000	33	—
Sunleigh Road	£100,000	33	—
Railway Street	£68,500	32	—
Engineer Street	£51,375	32	—
Coalshield Close	£237,000	32	—
France Street	£71,000	31	—
Forbes Close	£79,250	30	—
Branthwaite	£47,750	30	—
Firs Park Crescent	£203,500	30	—
Hardwick Close	£205,995	29	—
Anderton Street	£110,000	29	—
Forge Green	£251,825	28	—
Hemfield Road	£56,000	28	—
Elliot Drive	£117,500	26	—
Nelson Drive	£91,250	26	—
Glenbranter Avenue	£45,250	25	—
Pilkington Street	£59,590	25	—
Stirling Avenue	£115,000	25	—
Kendal Road	£90,000	21	—
Brownlow Avenue	£62,000	21	—
Windermere Road	£71,050	20	—
De Trafford Drive	£88,000	19	—
Greenfield Avenue	£74,000	19	—
Blacksmiths Row	£259,188	18	—
Jeffrey Street	£61,500	18	—
Gullick Fold	£197,495	18	—
Leaway	£53,500	18	—
Rathen Avenue	£95,000	18	—

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 WN2 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 WN2 2 — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
79 Anderton Street Ince	Semi-detached	3	D	£185,000	Sep 2026
80 Ladies Lane Hindley	Terraced	3	C	£155,000	Aug 2026
3 Earl Street Ince	Terraced	2	C	£130,000	Aug 2026
12, Arnside Avenue Ince	Semi-detached	3	B	£175,000	Aug 2026
31 Battersby Street Ince	Semi-detached	2	C	£175,000	Aug 2026
321 Manchester Road Ince	Terraced	3	D	£92,000	Aug 2026
15, Windermere Road Ince	Semi-detached	3	D	£165,000	Aug 2026
6 Humphrey Street Ince	Terraced	4+	E	£680,000	Aug 2026
6, Torside Close Hindley	Terraced	2	C	£179,000	Jul 2026
23, Hemfield Close Ince	Detached	3	C	£210,000	Jul 2026
9 Branthwaite Ince	Detached	2	D	£150,000	Jul 2026
1 Coalshield Close Ince	Detached	3	B	£260,000	Jun 2026
11 Haweswater Avenue Ince	Semi-detached	3	D	£145,000	Jun 2026
4 Gerrards Close Aspull	Semi-detached	4+	C	£320,000	Jun 2026
32 Pennington Lane Ince	Semi-detached	3	C	£168,000	Jun 2026
11 Pilkington Street Hindley	Terraced	3	D	£115,000	Jun 2026
4, Dovenby Fold Ince	Semi-detached	2	D	£140,000	Jun 2026
78, Petticoat Lane Ince	Semi-detached	2	C	£168,000	Jun 2026
34 Fairman Drive Hindley	Semi-detached	3	C	£248,000	Jun 2026
53 West Street Ince	Semi-detached	3	C	£144,000	Jun 2026
2, Belldean Ince	Detached	2	D	£195,995	May 2026
189 Manchester Road	Terraced	—	—	£100,000	May 2026
4, Linden Road Hindley	Semi-detached	3	D	£210,000	May 2026
41 Greenfield Avenue Ince	Semi-detached	3	D	£117,000	May 2026

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113 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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