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WN7 4

9,103 people · median £138,000 · Wigan

More affordable than mostGood for schools
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 £138,000, up 9.4% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 42 sales
£53k£84k£116k£148k£179k201120182026 YTD2015 +39%−17%£155,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£138,000
5-year change+9.4%
Full history since 1995
£12k£55k£98k£141k£184k199520102026 YTD2015 +39%−31%£155,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£360k
Semi-detached
£205k
Terraced
£125k
Flat
£100k
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 ownership55%

Owned outright
25%
With a mortgage
30%
Private rented
24%
Social rented
20%
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

£1,567 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 4 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Firs Lane£58,000257+48.6%
Ledgard Avenue£104,720214+36.9%
Twist Lane£59,000207+22.7%
Etherstone Street£60,000135+40.1%
Waterview Park£49,500126
Rydal Street£50,000114+53.2%
Carders Close£57,50093+96.9%
Buck Street£67,25087+25%
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 4 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 WN7 4 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
145 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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