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Scholes

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6,180 people · median £139,000 · 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

£139,000 median 10th cheapest of 57 neighbourhoods

among 57 neighbourhoods in Wigan

A typical home here sells for £139,000, up 31.6% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 18 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£139,000

5-year change+31.6%

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached

£285k

Semi-detached

£149k

Terraced

£120k

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 ownership41%

Owned outright

21%

With a mortgage

20%

Private rented

18%

Social rented

40%

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

£1,215 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 Scholes 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

Street	Median price	Sales	5-year change
Kirkless Street	£57,500	93	—
Dovenby Fold	£59,950	89	—
Manchester Road	£58,995	85	+75.8%
Gordon Street	£48,000	81	—
Bird Street	£50,000	77	—
Petticoat Lane	£116,950	67	+56.5%
Ince Green Lane	£60,000	64	—
Karen Road	£83,500	63	—
Belle Green Lane	£60,000	55	—
Lorne Street	£50,000	51	—
Perth Avenue	£103,415	46	—
Heber Street	£60,000	40	—
Holt Street	£62,300	38	—
Careless Lane	£54,000	36	—
Battersby Street	£80,000	35	—
Cecil Street	£55,475	34	—
Keble Street	£55,000	34	—
Moorings Close	£88,500	33	—
Engineer Street	£51,375	32	—
Florence Street	£46,225	32	—
Locks View	£89,000	31	—
Leader Street	£79,950	29	—
Anderton Street	£107,500	28	—
Darlington Street East	£69,350	28	—
Stirling Avenue	£115,000	25	—
Baldwin Street	£54,596	24	—
Kendal Road	£90,000	21	—
Brownlow Avenue	£62,000	21	—
Forge Street	£73,000	19	—
Greenfield Avenue	£74,000	19	—
Windermere Road	£70,100	19	—
Leaway	£53,500	18	—
Jeffrey Street	£61,500	18	—
Jackson Street	£70,000	17	—
Emlea Gardens	£120,000	17	—
Waters Reach	£73,950	17	—
Queensway	£83,500	17	—
Broomfield Terrace	£56,000	16	—
Walmesley Drive	£114,622	16	—
Platt Lane	£66,000	15	—
Isabella Square	£67,000	15	—
Mitchell Street	£50,000	15	—
Golborne Place	£79,000	15	—
Haweswater Avenue	£68,500	14	—
Church Grove	£78,975	14	—
Stopford Street	£56,500	13	—
Common Nook	£210,000	13	—
Scholes	£83,000	13	—
Frederic Street	£70,000	13	—
Broomhey Terrace	£59,000	13	—
Canal Terrace	£62,500	12	—
Derwent Avenue	£68,250	12	—
Ince Hall Avenue	£120,000	11	—
Caunce Road	£77,800	11	—
Rose Street	£60,000	11	—
Parkbridge Close	£164,999	11	—
Grasmere Avenue	£66,000	10	—
Langdale Avenue	£65,250	10	—
Meadway	£95,000	10	—
Gidlow Street	£62,000	9	—

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 Scholes 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 Scholes — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
140 Linney Square	Flat	2	E	£52,500	Jul 2026
11 Haweswater Avenue Ince	Semi-detached	3	D	£145,000	Jun 2026
4, Dovenby Fold Ince	Semi-detached	2	D	£140,000	Jun 2026
78, Petticoat Lane Ince	Semi-detached	2	C	£168,000	Jun 2026
41 Greenfield Avenue Ince	Semi-detached	3	D	£117,000	May 2026
18 Silverdale Avenue Ince	Semi-detached	3	D	£149,000	Apr 2026
61 HOLT STREET INCE	Semi-detached	2	D	£158,000	Apr 2026
3 Dovenby Fold Ince	Semi-detached	2	C	£175,000	Apr 2026
13 King Street Ince	Terraced	2	D	£145,000	Mar 2026
12 Queensway Ince	Terraced	2	D	£140,000	Mar 2026
8, Moorings Close Ince	Semi-detached	2	D	£165,000	Mar 2026
211 Scholes	Terraced	3	B	£141,000	Feb 2026
65 Holt Street Ince	Semi-detached	2	D	£140,000	Feb 2026
1 Greenfield Avenue Ince	Semi-detached	4+	D	£243,500	Feb 2026
47 BATTERSBY STREET INCE	Semi-detached	3	D	£155,000	Feb 2026
4 Walmesley Drive Ince	Semi-detached	2	D	£53,333	Jan 2026
12 Cecil Street	Terraced	3	D	£91,000	Jan 2026
15 Stirling Avenue Ince	Semi-detached	3	C	£146,000	Dec 2025
39, Kendal Road Ince	Semi-detached	3	C	£157,500	Dec 2025
215 Scholes	Other	—	—	£256,654	Dec 2025
34, Caunce Road	Semi-detached	3	D	£165,000	Dec 2025
48 Bird Street Ince	Terraced	3	D	£98,000	Nov 2025
42, Anderton Street Ince	Terraced	3	E	£165,000	Nov 2025
14 Locks View	Detached	4+	C	£335,000	Nov 2025

Show all sales ↓

122 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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