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140 sales in the last 12 months · median £190,000 · 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 £190,000, up 25% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 158 sales
Median sold price£190,000
5-year change+25%
Price per square metre£1,935 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £4,087
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
Home ownership66%
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
£1,935 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 £4,087.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in WN6 8 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wigan Lower Road | £95,000 | 232 | +47% |
| Shevington Lane | £152,500 | 178 | +32% |
| Miles Lane | £144,950 | 147 | +52.4% |
| Bakewell Drive | £80,700 | 135 | — |
| Gathurst Lane | £194,000 | 119 | +39.6% |
| Churchfield | £104,500 | 119 | +50% |
| Longbrook | £125,000 | 117 | +41.2% |
| Thicknesse Avenue | £55,000 | 114 | +66.7% |
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 WN6 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 WN6 8 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 Old Lane Shevington | Detached | 4+ | D | £225,000 | May 2026 |
| 1, Guildford Crescent | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £195,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 19 Rose Avenue | Terraced | 3 | D | £165,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 8 Weston Park Standish Lower Ground | Detached | 4+ | C | £360,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 24, Guildford Crescent | Terraced | 3 | D | £180,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 8 Hall Close Shevington | Semi-detached | 2 | D | £239,950 | Feb 2026 |
| 8 Gill Avenue Shevington | Semi-detached | 2 | D | £200,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 37 Elnup Avenue Shevington | Detached | 3 | D | £320,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 428, Gidlow Lane | Terraced | 3 | C | £160,000 | Feb 2026 |
| Apartment 4 142, Wigan Lower Road Standish Lower Ground | Flat | 3 | B | £102,500 | Feb 2026 |
140 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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