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9,334 people · median £138,750 · 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 postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £138,750, up 47.4% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 96 sales
Median sold price£138,750
5-year change+47.4%
Price per square metre£1,509 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
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
Home ownership50%
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
£1,509 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 £3,782.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in WN5 0 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Road | £70,000 | 265 | +40.5% |
| Silverdale Road | £78,000 | 185 | +18.5% |
| Scot Lane | £68,250 | 184 | +50.8% |
| Prescott Lane | £90,000 | 147 | +19.3% |
| Loch Street | £51,000 | 133 | — |
| Bell Lane | £90,000 | 122 | -23.5% |
| Buckland Drive | £123,748 | 94 | +40.3% |
| Thomas Street | £134,995 | 88 | +57.1% |
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 WN5 0 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 WN5 0 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 More Street | Semi-detached | 2 | C | £179,950 | May 2026 |
| 384, Gathurst Road Orrell | Terraced | 2 | C | £165,000 | May 2026 |
| 58 City Road | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £190,000 | May 2026 |
| 20, Prescott Lane Orrell | Terraced | 2 | D | £125,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 28 Langdale Road Orrell | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £132,500 | Apr 2026 |
| 1 Pilsley Close Orrell | Detached | 2 | D | £253,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 36 Hampden Place | Terraced | 3 | C | £135,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 5 Kershaw Street | Detached | — | — | £162,500 | Apr 2026 |
| 35 Dean Crescent Orrell | Terraced | 3 | D | £145,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 56 Silverdale Road Orrell | Terraced | 2 | C | £137,500 | Apr 2026 |
114 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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