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WN6 8

140 sales in the last 12 months · median £190,000 · Wigan

Good for schoolsMore affordable than most
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
£113k£137k£161k£185k£209k2010201720252013 +18%−9%£200,000
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
£29k£76k£124k£171k£218k1995201020252004 +36%−12%£200,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£318k
Semi-detached
£195k
Terraced
£151k
Flat
£118k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay5.9× · five-year average 6.1×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership66%

Owned outright
34%
With a mortgage
32%
Private rented
16%
Social rented
17%
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

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Wigan Lower Road£95,000232+47%
Shevington Lane£152,500178+32%
Miles Lane£144,950147+52.4%
Bakewell Drive£80,700135
Gathurst Lane£194,000119+39.6%
Churchfield£104,500119+50%
Longbrook£125,000117+41.2%
Thicknesse Avenue£55,000114+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%
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 WN6 8 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
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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