— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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12,626 people · median £149,000 · Wigan
More affordable than mostGood for schoolsFast broadband
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 £149,000, up 41.9% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 57 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£149,000
5-year change+41.9%
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 ownership47%
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
£1,351 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 9 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ormskirk Road | £73,200 | 629 | +20% |
| Billinge Road | £71,000 | 314 | +39.2% |
| Sherwood Drive | £70,500 | 218 | +48.9% |
| Tunstall Lane | £74,500 | 174 | +28.5% |
| Victoria Street | £75,000 | 90 | +48.5% |
| Martindale Crescent | £147,955 | 88 | — |
| Reedsmere Close | £125,000 | 86 | +26% |
| Campbell Street | £87,000 | 70 | — |
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 9 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 9 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449 Ormskirk Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £130,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 122 Poplar Avenue | Semi-detached | 2 | D | £125,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 58 Heather Grove | Semi-detached | 3 | E | £134,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 102 Billinge Road | Terraced | 3 | C | £117,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 22, Trent Road | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £185,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 19 Callander Court | Semi-detached | 2 | D | £140,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 58 Laithwaite Road | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £130,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 201 Billinge Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £132,500 | Jun 2026 |
| 12 Arundel Street Newtown | Terraced | 4+ | D | £117,000 | May 2026 |
| 82 Edinburgh Drive | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £192,000 | May 2026 |
137 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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