— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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10,546 people · median £184,750 · 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 £184,750, up 32% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 87 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£184,750
5-year change+32%
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 Wigan30.5%
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 ownership75%
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
£1,757 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 WN5 8 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orrell Road | £141,250 | 350 | +1.6% |
| Gathurst Road | £116,000 | 243 | +44.6% |
| Enfield Street | £64,950 | 209 | +80% |
| Moor Road | £103,750 | 184 | +34.6% |
| Church Street | £110,000 | 167 | +12.5% |
| Naburn Drive | £224,950 | 135 | +47.6% |
| St James Road | £105,000 | 131 | +30.5% |
| Meadow Brook | £199,950 | 125 | +23.1% |
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 WN5 8 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 WN5 8 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 Worsley Street | Semi-detached | 2 | C | £150,500 | Sep 2026 |
| 26 New Street Pemberton | Semi-detached | 2 | E | £212,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 109 Brook Lane Orrell | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £252,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 6, Hanstock Close Orrell | Detached | 4+ | D | £385,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 15 Smethurst Lane | Terraced | 3 | D | £175,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 292, Orrell Road Orrell | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £245,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 12, Spring Road Orrell | Terraced | 3 | D | £169,995 | Aug 2026 |
| 74 Orrell Road Orrell | Terraced | 3 | C | £75,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 6 Shelley Drive Orrell | Detached | 4+ | C | £450,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 3, Shirewell Road Orrell | Detached | 4+ | D | £400,000 | Aug 2026 |
170 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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