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WN6 8

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11,913 people · 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

2026 YTD · 59 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£190,000

5-year change+25%

Full history since 1995

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

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 ownership73%

Owned outright

42%

With a mortgage

30%

Private rented

11%

Social rented

16%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,152

Your band:

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 £3,803.

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	+45%
Shevington Lane	£156,250	182	+30.8%
Miles Lane	£144,975	148	+51.5%
Bakewell Drive	£80,700	135	—
Gathurst Lane	£194,000	121	+27%
Churchfield	£105,000	121	+24.6%
Longbrook	£126,000	118	+56.6%
Thicknesse Avenue	£55,000	115	+61%
Spelding Drive	£157,250	114	+17.8%
Old Lane	£120,000	107	—
Chisacre Drive	£116,750	103	-29.3%
Coach House Drive	£144,000	93	—
Lyndon Avenue	£135,000	91	+28.2%
Broadriding Road	£120,000	77	—
Knightscliffe Crescent	£88,000	65	+24.2%
Cloughwood Crescent	£119,999	59	—
Wigan Road	£130,000	54	+5.9%
Inward Drive	£104,000	51	+17.4%
Harrington Park	£269,895	51	—
Dawson Avenue	£105,000	50	—
Church Lane	£139,998	50	+20.5%
Kilburn Drive	£128,000	50	—
Navigation Bank	£150,000	49	+20%
Randall Avenue	£82,500	47	—
Bannister Court	£211,000	47	—
Beech Hill Lane	£71,500	47	—
Acacia Crescent	£74,000	45	—
Foxfield Grove	£92,995	45	—
Woodview	£118,975	44	—
Elnup Avenue	£160,000	43	—
Ascroft Avenue	£58,000	43	—
Wellfield Road	£68,000	41	—
Martland Crescent	£118,500	40	—
Bankwood	£40,000	39	—
The Oval	£155,000	39	—
Park Brook Lane	£129,000	38	—
Elmfield	£184,500	38	—
Naylor Farm Avenue	£142,750	36	+36.4%
Orwell Close	£149,950	35	+45.7%
Fleming Court	£223,500	35	—
Willowbrook Drive	£138,500	34	—
Rose Avenue	£72,500	34	—
Lower Lyndon Avenue	£137,500	34	—
Park Avenue	£150,000	33	—
Carawood Close	£174,000	33	—
Giants Hall Road	£123,000	33	—
Parkfield	£145,998	32	—
Central Drive	£139,500	32	—
Lingfield Crescent	£123,000	32	—
Gidlow Lane	£97,000	31	—
Gidlow Houses	£95,000	29	—
Back Lane	£121,175	28	—
Tilbury Grove	£138,450	28	—
Woodcroft	£139,000	28	—
Flockton Avenue	£105,000	28	—
Turnditch Close	£92,300	27	—
Browning Grove	£137,000	27	—
Woodlands Drive	£132,000	27	—
Maberry Close	£62,475	26	—
Princess Road	£102,000	26	—

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
Tyldesley	£137,500	+50.3%	158
Worsley Mesnes	£152,000	+49.5%	110
Newtown	£127,500	+47.8%	116
Scholes Village	£102,000	+47.6%	38
Ashton-in-Makerfield	£190,000	+47.2%	232
Lowton St Mary's	£270,000	+46.4%	68
Abram	£156,000	+45.5%	160
Far Moor	£245,000	+44.8%	97
Bryn	£180,000	+42.8%	126
Ince-in-Makerfield	£120,000	+41.8%	74
Atherton	£176,000	+40.8%	252
Whelley	£175,000	+39.3%	98
Winstanley	£235,000	+39.2%	156
Beech Hill	£151,000	+38.9%	104
New Hall Farm	£260,000	+38.7%	204
Golborne	£170,000	+36.8%	162
Highfield	£227,000	+36.4%	100
Hindley Green	£195,000	+35.8%	222
Town Green	£200,000	+35%	118
Gidlow	£158,375	+34.5%	216
Spring View	£132,500	+33.8%	128
Shakerley	£188,500	+33.6%	68
Lane Head	£233,150	+32.9%	112
Scholes	£139,000	+31.6%	122
Spring Bank	£150,000	+31%	132
Howe Bridge	£168,000	+29.3%	162
Shevington Vale	£222,000	+29.2%	62
Lilford	£205,500	+29%	156
Shevington	£225,000	+28.6%	102
Hindsford	£174,000	+28.4%	124
Higher Folds	£215,000	+27.8%	78
Westleigh	£168,000	+27.8%	218
New Springs	£180,000	+26.7%	138
Lowton St Luke's	£262,098	+25.7%	188
Thornhill	£350,000	+24%	96
Swinley	£200,000	+23.6%	138
Higher End	£240,000	+22.6%	78
Plank Lane	£207,250	+22%	108
Hawkley	£190,000	+21.1%	134
Lamberhead Green	£165,000	+20.9%	92
Pennington	£266,000	+20%	76
Hag Fold	£170,000	+18.1%	136
Stubshaw Cross	£170,000	+15.2%	70
Astley	£255,000	+14.6%	130
Orrell Post	£210,000	+14.3%	126
Bedford	£135,500	+13.1%	154
Shevington Moor	£238,000	+11.1%	110
Parr Bridge	£292,000	+3.7%	186
Well Court	£245,000	+2.1%	226
Bickershaw	£141,600	-4.6%	90
Standish	£199,995	-9.9%	66
Longshoot	£119,500	-20.6%	136

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
11 Central Drive Shevington	Semi-detached	2	F	£220,000	Sep 2026
7 Orwell Close Standish Lower Ground	Semi-detached	2	C	£185,000	Sep 2026
7 Byron Close Standish Lower Ground	Semi-detached	2	D	£200,000	Sep 2026
11 BEECHWOOD AVENUE SHEVINGTON	Semi-detached	3	D	£230,000	Aug 2026
41 Dawson Avenue	Semi-detached	4+	D	£210,000	Aug 2026
18 Lyndon Avenue	Detached	—	—	£150,000	Aug 2026
57 Churchfield Shevington	Semi-detached	4+	C	£250,000	Aug 2026
5 Spruce Road	Terraced	3	C	£145,000	Aug 2026
18 Naylor Farm Avenue Shevington	Semi-detached	2	D	£195,000	Aug 2026
3 Beech Grove	Terraced	3	C	£170,000	Aug 2026
11, The Rise Standish Lower Ground	Detached	4+	D	£318,000	Jul 2026
81 Spelding Drive Standish Lower Ground	Detached	4+	C	£400,000	Jul 2026
119 Shevington Lane Shevington	Semi-detached	3	C	£250,000	Jul 2026
16, Hope Crescent Shevington	Semi-detached	2	D	£260,000	Jul 2026
11 Knightscliffe Crescent Shevington	Semi-detached	1	C	£172,000	Jul 2026
49 Church Lane Shevington	Semi-detached	3	D	£268,000	Jul 2026
74 Church Lane Shevington	Semi-detached	3	D	£190,000	Jun 2026
23 Martland Avenue Shevington	Semi-detached	3	D	£217,000	Jun 2026
1 Lyon Close Shevington	Detached	4+	C	£375,000	Jun 2026
61 Gathurst Lane Shevington	Semi-detached	3	C	£190,000	Jun 2026
3 Cloughwood Crescent Shevington	Semi-detached	2	D	£138,000	Jun 2026
86 Thicknesse Avenue	Terraced	3	C	£130,000	Jun 2026
13 High Park Shevington	Detached	3	C	£320,000	Jun 2026
16 COXFIELD GROVE APPLEY BRIDGE	Detached	3	C	£295,000	Jun 2026

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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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