— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR

Home › Wigan › WN7 1 · postcode sector

WN7 1

⇄⌂

9,392 people · median £140,000 · Wigan

↑ Wigan (district)

More affordable than mostGood for schools

Wigan Council · Labour-controlled 42/75 seats · 56% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

Loading…

What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £140,000, up 48.2% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 · 63 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£140,000

5-year change+48.2%

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached

£333k

Semi-detached

£230k

Terraced

£122k

Flat

£115k

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 ownership59%

Owned outright

32%

With a mortgage

26%

Private rented

32%

Social rented

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

£1,389 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 WN7 1 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

Street	Median price	Sales	5-year change
Leigh Road	£75,175	336	-11.6%
Hope Street	£62,000	328	+56.7%
Glebe Street	£45,000	313	+55.9%
Oxford Street	£55,000	308	+82.8%
Gordon Street	£56,000	273	+45.7%
The Avenue	£116,000	191	+18.4%
Selwyn Street	£50,500	184	+81.9%
Orchard Lane	£93,000	171	+29.8%
Brentwood Grove	£110,950	149	+48.3%
Windermere Road	£73,500	141	+29.6%
Henrietta Street	£63,000	137	+74.8%
Holden Road	£97,808	132	—
Charles Street	£107,500	112	+42%
Redfield Croft	£117,972	108	-28.1%
Runfield Close	£156,490	103	+47.1%
Walmesley Road	£85,000	93	+49.5%
Bold Street	£71,000	81	—
Eyet Street	£57,250	80	—
Platt Fold Road	£158,000	75	+33.5%
Irvine Street	£50,000	69	—
Platt Street	£44,975	68	—
Sanderling Drive	£112,000	65	+36.1%
Selbourne Street	£91,500	62	+51%
Ledbury Street	£69,975	60	—
Kirkhall Lane	£68,000	57	+28.3%
Grasmere Street	£81,500	56	—
Chilton Close	£65,000	54	—
Church Street	£70,000	53	—
Hendon Street	£129,000	52	—
Orchard Close	£71,000	51	—
Brookfield Street	£139,750	50	+3.1%
Cavendish Street	£85,000	49	—
Chinnor Close	£130,000	47	—
Abbey Street	£47,000	47	—
Birley Street	£120,000	47	+60.5%
Union Street	£63,000	47	—
Platt Fold Street	£61,500	45	—
Langdale Street	£68,000	45	—
Kings Park	£158,000	45	+33.4%
Buchanan Street	£50,500	42	—
Greenways	£161,000	42	+13.6%
Elmridge	£167,500	42	—
Chester Street	£77,500	41	—
Holborn Avenue	£76,950	41	—
Hanover Street	£134,500	40	—
Swallowfield	£113,300	40	—
Peel Street	£62,500	38	—
Sefton Street	£77,269	36	—
Jaffrey Street	£57,500	35	—
Stowe Gardens	£82,000	31	—
Rosebury Avenue	£96,000	31	—
Bond Street	£75,000	29	—
Ringway Avenue	£132,500	28	+48.7%
Redshank Grove	£123,950	27	—
Romford Avenue	£137,500	26	—
Riversmeade	£188,000	25	—
Lord Street	£65,000	24	—
Furnival Street	£82,000	24	—
Dorning Street	£63,000	23	—
Kennet Way	£85,500	23	—

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 WN7 1 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 WN7 1 — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
31 Gordon Street	Terraced	3	C	£119,950	Jul 2026
17 Sefton Street	Terraced	3	C	£143,500	Jul 2026
51 Platt Fold Street	Terraced	3	D	£115,000	Jul 2026
129 Glebe Street	Terraced	3	D	£100,000	Jul 2026
10, Byron Street	Terraced	3	D	£189,000	Jul 2026
28 Brentwood Grove	Flat	2	B	£107,000	Jun 2026
5, Swallowfield	Detached	2	D	£200,000	Jun 2026
60, Brentwood Grove	Semi-detached	4+	C	£180,000	Jun 2026
46 Buchanan Street	Terraced	4+	E	£120,000	Jun 2026
7 Hilton Close	Semi-detached	2	C	£163,000	Jun 2026
211, Hope Street	Terraced	3	D	£152,000	May 2026
14, Brentwood Grove	Flat	2	C	£92,000	May 2026
150 The Avenue	Semi-detached	4+	C	£245,000	May 2026
79, The Avenue	Terraced	4+	E	£108,000	May 2026
4 REDFIELD CROFT LEIGH	Flat	2	C	£123,000	May 2026
70, Selwyn Street	Terraced	2	D	£130,000	May 2026
4 Letcombe Close	Semi-detached	3	C	£230,000	May 2026
77 Ledbury Street	Terraced	3	D	£121,000	May 2026
102, Windermere Road	Terraced	3	D	£155,000	May 2026
56, Kirkhall Lane	Terraced	2	D	£100,000	May 2026
129 The Avenue	Detached	4+	D	£333,000	May 2026
43 Ledbury Street	Terraced	2	C	£148,500	May 2026
49 Ledbury Street	Terraced	3	D	£148,000	Apr 2026
54 Oxford Street	Terraced	2	D	£150,000	Apr 2026

Show all sales ↓

151 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

Loading…