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WN5 9

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
£66k£91k£116k£140k£165k201120182026 YTD2022 +17%−10%£148,500
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£149,000
5-year change+41.9%
Full history since 1995
£16k£55k£93k£132k£170k199520102026 YTD2004 +41%−24%£148,500
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£212k
Semi-detached
£155k
Terraced
£125k
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%

Owned outright
23%
With a mortgage
24%
Private rented
18%
Social rented
35%
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

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Ormskirk Road£73,200629+20%
Billinge Road£71,000314+39.2%
Sherwood Drive£70,500218+48.9%
Tunstall Lane£74,500174+28.5%
Victoria Street£75,00090+48.5%
Martindale Crescent£147,95588
Reedsmere Close£125,00086+26%
Campbell Street£87,00070
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%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
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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