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WA3 2

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9,688 people · median £263,500 · Wigan

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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 £263,500, up 26.8% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 61 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£263,500

5-year change+26.8%

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached

£361k

Semi-detached

£240k

Terraced

£167k

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 ownership80%

Owned outright

42%

With a mortgage

37%

Private rented

10%

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

£2,256 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 WA3 2 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

Street	Median price	Sales	5-year change
Church Lane	£125,000	160	+68%
Stone Cross Lane North	£120,000	115	+28.6%
Slag Lane	£155,000	113	+30.9%
Scott Road	£127,475	108	+17.9%
Ranworth Drive	£165,000	105	—
Durrell Way	£117,475	104	+11.1%
Brambling Way	£182,500	101	—
Newton Road	£147,000	93	+93.8%
Fieldfare Close	£108,000	93	—
Planewood Gardens	£127,995	89	-5.1%
Thurlow	£72,750	84	+26.7%
Rowan Avenue	£132,750	82	+35.2%
Stirrups Farm Road	£286,975	82	+26.9%
Thompson Farm Meadow	£309,995	81	+7.3%
Mullein Close	£80,725	80	+54.1%
Chandler Way	£83,800	79	—
Wood Sorrel Way	£98,000	79	—
Whinchat Close	£118,750	78	—
Bainbridge Avenue	£121,500	78	+122%
Chester Avenue	£85,950	77	—
Stoneacre Close	£211,450	74	+43.3%
Woodford Avenue	£71,998	72	—
Spawell Close	£85,000	67	—
Lane Head Avenue	£150,000	62	—
Ballantyne Way	£89,225	62	—
Lapwing Close	£95,000	59	—
Wensley Road	£133,500	58	+26.7%
Braithwaite Road	£117,500	58	—
Little Lowes Meadow	£267,050	56	—
Haddon Road	£85,000	55	—
Southmead	£226,995	54	-14.7%
Rutland Avenue	£153,750	54	+36.7%
Oak Green Road	£270,000	53	+12.7%
Newlands Drive	£149,998	52	—
Kenilworth Road	£134,250	52	+25.7%
Golborne Road	£122,500	51	—
Gleneagles Close	£148,498	50	—
Stirrups Meadow	£281,950	49	+18.2%
Southwell Close	£107,000	47	—
Laburnum Road	£81,500	45	—
Hudson Grove	£89,975	44	—
Ridgeway	£184,000	44	—
Waddington Close	£97,950	43	—
Maple Avenue	£99,868	42	—
Martland Avenue	£164,625	42	—
Hawthorn Gardens	£386,995	41	—
Saffron Close	£103,950	40	—
Carlton Road	£116,475	40	—
Hesketh Meadow Lane	£108,000	39	—
Bradwell Road	£132,500	39	—
Windy Bank Avenue	£37,975	38	—
Heath House Close	£239,950	36	—
Stein Avenue	£93,972	36	—
Tarnway	£182,000	35	—
Beardsmore Drive	£89,950	35	—
Broughton Avenue	£123,500	35	—
Hilary Avenue	£125,000	35	+60.7%
Rosedale Avenue	£315,000	34	—
Lowes Fold	£262,500	34	+11.6%
Longton Avenue	£170,000	34	—

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 WA3 2 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 WA3 2 — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
13 Merchants Crescent Lowton	Semi-detached	2	C	£250,000	Jul 2026
3 Durrell Way Lowton	Detached	4+	C	£255,000	Jul 2026
7, Oak Green Road Lowton	Detached	4+	B	£460,000	Jul 2026
9, Little Lowes Meadow Lowton	Semi-detached	3	B	£275,000	Jul 2026
24, Planewood Gardens Lowton	Flat	2	C	£118,000	Jun 2026
14 Westhead Avenue Lowton	Terraced	2	C	£152,000	Jun 2026
51, Oak Green Road Lowton	Semi-detached	3	B	£261,000	Jun 2026
26 Hilary Avenue Lowton	Semi-detached	1	D	£182,500	Jun 2026
18, Northacre Close Lowton	Terraced	2	B	£190,000	Jun 2026
12d Cedar Avenue Lowton	Semi-detached	4+	C	£250,000	Jun 2026
31 Whinchat Close Lowton	Detached	4+	C	£430,000	Jun 2026
4 Broughton Avenue Lowton	Semi-detached	3	D	£256,700	Jun 2026
2, Stirrups Meadow Lowton	Detached	4+	B	£368,000	Jun 2026
128 Church Lane Lowton	Semi-detached	4+	D	£255,000	Jun 2026
4, PADDOCK GREEN CLOSE LOWTON	Detached	4+	B	£370,000	Jun 2026
1 Plover Way Lowton	Detached	4+	D	£370,000	May 2026
8, Sandfield Close Lowton	Detached	3	D	£360,250	May 2026
26 Thornbury Avenue Lowton	Semi-detached	3	C	£205,000	May 2026
27 Longton Avenue Lowton	Detached	4+	D	£315,000	May 2026
Apartment 3 24 Green Lawns Close Lowton	Flat	2	B	£155,000	May 2026
6 Burley Avenue Lowton	Semi-detached	4+	D	£225,500	May 2026
3 Ballantyne Way Lowton	Detached	3	D	£257,000	May 2026
76 Planewood Gardens Lowton	Flat	2	C	£123,000	May 2026
22 Spawell Close Lowton	Terraced	2	C	£165,000	May 2026

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156 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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