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WN7 3

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9,451 people · median £204,000 · Wigan

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Good for schoolsMore affordable than most

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 £204,000, up 22.9% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 42 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£204,000

5-year change+22.9%

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached

£300k

Semi-detached

£230k

Terraced

£145k

Flat

£110k

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 ownership71%

Owned outright

39%

With a mortgage

32%

Private rented

13%

Social rented

16%

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

£1,938 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 WN7 3 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

Street	Median price	Sales	5-year change
St Helens Road	£110,000	431	+19.7%
Warrington Road	£74,950	279	+76.9%
Sydney Avenue	£146,250	144	+31.3%
Lightburne Avenue	£87,500	112	+46.3%
Pendle Court	£102,950	103	—
Thames Avenue	£264,975	98	+68.2%
Chestnut Drive South	£164,950	96	+22.7%
Hooten Lane	£80,000	96	+8.8%
Wateredge Close	£182,975	90	—
Parkedge Close	£190,000	87	+20.9%
Hurst Street	£75,000	85	+4%
Alderley Lane	£131,000	85	+19.7%
Moreton Drive	£131,972	82	—
Arlington Drive	£135,000	77	—
Broadwell Drive	£176,500	74	—
Timperley Lane	£122,475	70	—
Pennington Road	£85,000	65	+51.8%
Stavesacre	£62,975	64	—
Landside	£145,000	64	—
Kirkham Road	£192,000	61	+52.3%
Miriam Grove	£49,750	60	—
Siddow Common	£53,625	58	+133.8%
Calow Drive	£85,950	57	—
Milnes Avenue	£145,975	56	—
Milldale Road	£136,000	53	+18.7%
Knowsley Drive	£141,000	52	—
Sheldwich Close	£68,475	52	—
The Poplars	£125,000	52	—
Hand Lane	£294,500	51	-18.4%
Dakins Road	£79,950	51	+54.6%
Chestnut Drive	£167,000	51	+18.2%
Langford Drive	£113,950	50	—
Meynell Drive	£170,000	43	—
Highfield Avenue	£99,950	40	—
Leighton Drive	£161,000	39	—
Elizabeth Street	£36,250	38	—
Charlock Close	£64,475	38	—
Bonnywell Road	£82,475	38	—
Beech Walk	£180,000	37	—
Fallow Brook	£166,950	37	—
Meadowmead	£202,000	37	—
Brooklands Avenue	£98,500	36	—
Hayman Avenue	£175,000	35	+20%
Winmarleigh Gardens	£107,000	34	—
Larkspur Close	£95,000	34	—
Bettison Avenue	£215,000	31	—
Donnington Close	£89,950	31	—
Breaston Avenue	£137,500	30	—
Henry Street	£100,950	29	—
Rugby Road	£71,000	29	—
Hope Carr Road	£81,000	28	—
South Avenue	£89,158	28	—
Jean Avenue	£166,500	26	—
Spenlow	£170,000	24	—
Hallworthy Close	£122,000	23	—
Pennington Mews	£150,000	23	—
West Avenue	£58,950	23	—
Dunham Grove	£120,000	23	—
Beech Drive	£203,000	23	—
Medway Close	£133,000	22	—

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 WN7 3 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 WN7 3 — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
16 WATEREDGE CLOSE LEIGH	Terraced	4+	C	£305,000	Jul 2026
6 Deepdale	Detached	4+	D	£345,000	Jul 2026
59 Chestnut Drive South	Semi-detached	4+	C	£320,000	Jul 2026
99 Bonnywell Road	Terraced	3	C	£152,000	Jul 2026
149b Henry Street	Flat	2	C	£100,500	Jun 2026
15 Broadwell Drive	Detached	4+	C	£415,000	Jun 2026
481 St. Helens Road	Terraced	3	C	£160,500	Jun 2026
471 St. Helens Road	Semi-detached	2	D	£186,500	Jun 2026
480 St. Helens Road	Semi-detached	2	D	£220,000	May 2026
1 Moreton Drive	Detached	2	D	£255,000	May 2026
1 Charlock Close	Detached	—	—	£320,000	May 2026
197 St. Helens Road	Semi-detached	4+	C	£485,000	May 2026
36 Hooten Lane	Semi-detached	—	—	£100,000	May 2026
103 Sydney Avenue	Semi-detached	3	D	£262,000	May 2026
18 Oakhead	Detached	4+	C	£435,000	Apr 2026
95 Chestnut Drive South	Semi-detached	3	C	£305,000	Apr 2026
10 Miriam Grove	Semi-detached	2	C	£171,000	Apr 2026
159, Warrington Road	Semi-detached	4+	E	£225,000	Apr 2026
93 Rugby Road	Terraced	3	D	£166,500	Apr 2026
7 Greenacres Close	Detached	2	D	£192,500	Apr 2026
8 Cecil Street	Terraced	3	C	£135,000	Apr 2026
27, Bettison Avenue	Detached	4+	B	£345,000	Apr 2026
32, Bettison Avenue	Detached	3	B	£299,995	Apr 2026
15 Lightburne Avenue	Terraced	3	C	£180,000	Apr 2026

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125 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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