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3,723 people · median £141,600 · 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 neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£141,600 median 11th cheapest of 57 neighbourhoods
among 57 neighbourhoods in Wigan
A typical home here sells for £141,600, down 4.6% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 19 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£141,600
5-year change-4.6%
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
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 ownership54%
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
£1,452 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 Bickershaw 34 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Road | £70,000 | 242 | +50% |
| Bickershaw Lane | £67,000 | 185 | +81.1% |
| Wigan Road | £56,250 | 102 | +48.5% |
| Laxey Crescent | £67,500 | 99 | +41% |
| Smiths Lane | £75,000 | 79 | +22.5% |
| Meadow Field | £116,000 | 64 | — |
| Nixon Phillips Drive | £224,995 | 60 | +13.1% |
| Harbrook Grove | £85,498 | 58 | — |
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 Bickershaw 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 Bickershaw — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28, Nixon Phillips Drive Hindley Green | Semi-detached | 3 | B | £235,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 11 Ashley Drive | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £185,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 17, Nixon Phillips Drive Hindley Green | Semi-detached | 4+ | B | £247,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 53 Laxey Crescent | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £125,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 36, Rigley Potts Park Hindley Green | Detached | 3 | B | £325,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 48 VICTORIA TERRACE BICKERSHAW | Terraced | 4+ | D | £160,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 380, Leigh Road Hindley Green | Terraced | 3 | C | £135,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 11 Marnock Close Bickershaw | Terraced | 3 | C | £190,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 12, Longacre Hindley Green | Detached | 4+ | C | £290,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 369 Leigh Road Hindley Green | Terraced | 3 | C | £130,000 | Mar 2026 |
90 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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