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WN2 5

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11,251 people · median £150,000 · Wigan

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

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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £150,000, up 41.5% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 43 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£150,000

5-year change+41.5%

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached

£305k

Semi-detached

£182k

Terraced

£124k

Flat

£64k

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 ownership63%

Owned outright

32%

With a mortgage

32%

Private rented

21%

Social rented

15%

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

£1,440 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 WN2 5 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

Street	Median price	Sales	5-year change
Warrington Road	£62,500	615	+47.7%
Bickershaw Lane	£68,375	250	+72.2%
Lily Lane	£64,995	217	+53.1%
Dartington Road	£130,500	197	+23.6%
Davy Road	£149,995	159	+45.2%
Walthew Lane	£50,000	152	+91%
Simpkin Street	£100,000	118	+24.1%
Lune Road	£90,900	108	+72.1%
Ashwood Avenue	£115,712	108	+12.5%
Neville Street	£61,500	104	+41.4%
Sydney Street	£45,000	101	—
Jennings Park Avenue	£168,975	98	+50.3%
Holcroft Drive	£193,498	94	+10.5%
Tram Street	£67,000	88	+21.5%
Crediton Drive	£87,000	87	+49.8%
Ansford Avenue	£85,995	86	—
Victoria Road	£55,000	75	—
Lee Lane	£76,000	72	—
Egerton Street	£45,500	70	—
Stratton Drive	£74,000	63	+29.1%
Parkfields	£106,000	63	—
Gas Street	£95,000	59	+23.1%
Gibson Street	£81,000	56	—
Park Lane	£107,475	56	+36.4%
Beech Grove	£43,500	52	+39.7%
Bolton Road	£86,500	52	—
Stuart Close	£145,000	49	+224.4%
Ribble Road	£89,950	47	—
Thornvale	£81,000	46	+18.9%
Maypole Crescent	£139,495	44	—
Ruskin Crescent	£114,875	42	—
Greenbank	£89,850	42	—
Kingsdown Road	£63,500	42	—
Liverpool Road	£42,750	40	—
Mersey Road	£179,995	37	+48.1%
Millers Lane	£110,000	37	+33.3%
Borrowbeck Close	£117,250	36	—
Bank Street	£53,998	36	—
Dunster Close	£104,475	36	+50%
Porlock Close	£101,000	35	—
Mcellen Road	£166,995	35	—
Hodder Green Close	£179,995	35	—
Rawthey Gardens	£139,995	35	—
Elm Road	£74,500	34	—
Wyredale Close	£109,950	34	—
New Street	£50,000	33	—
Waterford Close	£109,500	32	—
Crystal Close	£98,000	32	—
Vicarage Close	£62,500	31	—
Abingdon Drive	£75,000	29	—
Darwen Drive	£91,998	28	—
Minstrel Close	£50,500	28	—
Vicarage Road	£120,000	27	—
Sheaves Close	£223,245	27	—
Car Street	£55,000	27	—
Calder Close	£129,248	26	—
Shelley Drive	£115,000	26	—
Portland Close	£110,850	26	—
Sherwood Way	£128,500	26	—
Oak Avenue	£110,500	26	—

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 WN2 5 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 WN2 5 — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
29 Dartington Road Platt Bridge	Terraced	2	C	£157,000	Jun 2026
14 Lune Road Platt Bridge	Terraced	2	C	£173,000	Jun 2026
43 Stratton Drive Platt Bridge	Semi-detached	2	C	£175,000	Jun 2026
25 Jennings Park Avenue Abram	Detached	4+	C	£350,000	Jun 2026
250 Warrington Road Abram	Detached	4+	C	£545,000	Jun 2026
14 Holcroft Drive Abram	Detached	4+	C	£268,500	Jun 2026
93 Neville Street Platt Bridge	Terraced	3	C	£108,000	May 2026
1 Hodder Green Close Platt Bridge	Semi-detached	3	B	£200,000	May 2026
79 Lily Lane Bamfurlong	Terraced	3	C	£145,000	May 2026
35, Mersey Road Platt Bridge	Semi-detached	2	B	£177,500	May 2026
21, Gas Street Platt Bridge	Flat	2	C	£65,000	May 2026
158 Bickershaw Lane Abram	Semi-detached	4+	D	£172,000	May 2026
61 Lune Road Platt Bridge	Detached	4+	C	£325,000	May 2026
Bryn Hall Bryn Gates Lane Bamfurlong	Detached	4+	E	£800,000	May 2026
7 Oak Avenue Abram	Semi-detached	2	D	£140,000	May 2026
46, Holcroft Drive Abram	Semi-detached	4+	C	£215,000	May 2026
20, Sydney Street Platt Bridge	Terraced	2	D	£110,000	Apr 2026
21 DARTINGTON ROAD PLATT BRIDGE	Terraced	2	C	£139,950	Apr 2026
2, Pinewood Close Abram	Semi-detached	4+	C	£225,000	Apr 2026
78, Dartington Road Platt Bridge	Terraced	2	C	£155,000	Apr 2026
53 Gas Street Platt Bridge	Flat	3	C	£45,000	Mar 2026
100 Warrington Road Abram	Terraced	3	C	£130,000	Mar 2026
19, Wyredale Close Platt Bridge	Terraced	2	C	£159,995	Mar 2026
123, Lily Lane Bamfurlong	Semi-detached	3	D	£70,000	Mar 2026

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184 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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