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Howe Bridge

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4,749 people · median £168,000 · Wigan

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

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What does it cost? This neighbourhood

dearestcheapest

£168,000 median 21st cheapest of 57 neighbourhoods

among 57 neighbourhoods in Wigan

A typical home here sells for £168,000, up 29.3% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 36 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£168,000

5-year change+29.3%

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached

£338k

Semi-detached

£222k

Terraced

£162k

Flat

£124k

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 ownership74%

Owned outright

32%

With a mortgage

42%

Private rented

20%

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

£1,886 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 Howe Bridge 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

Street	Median price	Sales	5-year change
Wigan Road	£93,000	307	+42.4%
Leigh Road	£73,125	288	+15%
Gadbury Fold	£182,125	209	-11.9%
Lovers Lane	£102,000	164	+50.5%
Gadfield Grove	£134,500	142	-16.4%
Old Manor Park	£58,950	111	-20%
Shalefield Gardens	£105,966	95	+44.6%
Gadfield Court	£104,995	85	+32.2%
Bee Fold Lane	£239,248	76	+47.5%
Phaeton Close	£94,950	70	+66.7%
Albion Close	£155,000	67	-0.7%
Hansom Drive	£165,000	65	—
Gibfield Drive	£235,950	57	—
Valentines Road	£75,750	54	—
Hatton Fold	£225,500	52	+9.5%
Caton Drive	£165,995	49	—
Hope Fold Avenue	£125,000	48	—
Schofield Lane	£82,472	46	—
Desmond Street	£98,475	38	—
Gadbrook Grove	£229,975	38	—
Worthing Grove	£104,000	37	—
Colliers Grove	£123,950	37	—
St Michaels Avenue	£81,950	37	—
Old Hall Mill Lane	£328,000	35	—
Gibstone Close	£158,975	32	—
Gadbury Court	£227,000	31	—
Clayborne Court	£80,000	31	—
Shalebrook Close	£153,950	31	—
Durban Street	£125,000	29	—
Hindles Close	£84,999	27	—
Shalewood Court	£120,000	27	—
Lilford Street	£80,000	26	—
Brook Fold	£211,500	25	—
Rivington Street	£79,950	25	—
Cromer Drive	£152,500	25	—
Prosser Avenue	£75,000	25	—
Liscard Street	£120,000	23	—
Shalemere Court	£165,000	22	—
Swan Grove	£235,500	21	—
Askrigg Close	£199,750	20	—
Oak Tree Close	£119,250	20	—
White Lee Croft	£131,950	19	—
Worthington Fold	£87,000	19	—
Greenough Street	£80,000	19	—
Johnson Street	£89,950	19	—
Claybrook Close	£178,000	19	—
Bowling Green Row	£86,500	18	—
Clements Avenue	£53,000	17	—
Gadbury Avenue	£116,000	17	—
Chichester Avenue	£151,500	16	—
Gretna Road	£155,000	16	—
Telford Street	£59,995	16	—
Bridges Street	£81,500	16	—
Pike Avenue	£146,500	16	—
Lincoln Grove	£75,000	15	—
Frances Place	£80,000	14	—
Beacon Close	£85,000	14	—
Howe Bridge Close	£57,500	14	—
Meadow Fold Close	£225,498	12	—
Green Croft Close	£279,995	12	—

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 Howe Bridge 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 Howe Bridge — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
5 RIVINGTON STREET ATHERTON	Semi-detached	4+	D	£250,000	Jul 2026
1, Grafton Street Atherton	Terraced	2	D	£157,000	Jun 2026
71 Lovers Lane Atherton	Semi-detached	4+	C	£320,000	Jun 2026
117 Lovers Lane Atherton	Semi-detached	2	C	£190,000	Jun 2026
260 Leigh Road Atherton	Terraced	3	D	£160,000	May 2026
8 Albion Close Atherton	Detached	4+	C	£359,000	May 2026
416 Wigan Road Atherton	Terraced	3	C	£160,000	May 2026
271 Leigh Road	Detached	4+	A	£292,500	May 2026
98, Wigan Road Atherton	Terraced	3	D	£166,500	May 2026
12 Worthing Grove Atherton	Semi-detached	2	D	£160,000	May 2026
5 Desmond Street Atherton	Semi-detached	1	C	£169,000	May 2026
90 Wigan Road Atherton	Terraced	4+	D	£171,000	May 2026
29, Gadbury Fold Atherton	Flat	3	C	£120,000	Apr 2026
Apartment 5 8 Shalefield Gardens Atherton	Flat	2	C	£128,000	Apr 2026
2 Colliers Grove Atherton	Detached	4+	C	£360,000	Apr 2026
23, Green Croft Close Atherton	Detached	3	B	£315,000	Mar 2026
18 Albion Close Atherton	Terraced	4+	C	£215,000	Mar 2026
11, Shalemere Court Atherton	Flat	2	C	£126,000	Mar 2026
84 Gadbury Fold Atherton	Detached	4+	C	£475,000	Mar 2026
6 Askrigg Close Atherton	Detached	4+	C	£415,000	Mar 2026
257 LEIGH ROAD ATHERTON	Terraced	3	C	£128,000	Mar 2026
11, Old Manor Park Atherton	Flat	2	D	£136,000	Mar 2026
23 Gadbury Fold Atherton	Flat	2	C	£130,000	Mar 2026
26 Brookfield Apartments Leigh Road	Flat	—	—	£95,000	Mar 2026

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162 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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