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WN7 5

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11,828 people · median £167,330 · Wigan

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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £167,330, up 28.9% over five years. That's about 5.9× local earnings — around the 6.1× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 46 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£167,330

5-year change+28.9%

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached

£240k

Semi-detached

£175k

Terraced

£141k

Flat

£50k

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 ownership55%

Owned outright

27%

With a mortgage

27%

Private rented

20%

Social rented

25%

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

£1,656 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 5 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

Street	Median price	Sales	5-year change
Wigan Road	£65,000	405	+31.3%
Westleigh Lane	£77,750	240	+5.4%
Laxey Crescent	£68,000	169	+35.4%
Melrose Avenue	£59,950	165	+84.6%
Nel Pan Lane	£83,500	134	+44.5%
Bexhill Drive	£105,000	133	+10.5%
Shelley Street	£77,000	131	+38.4%
Corner Lane	£75,000	129	+29.2%
Sovereign Fold Road	£219,995	117	—
Telford Crescent	£85,000	97	—
Hulme Gardens	£196,950	93	+5.9%
Tiverton Avenue	£209,995	89	+47.3%
Smallbrook Lane	£102,500	84	+12.5%
Douglas Road	£65,000	79	—
Hulme Road	£74,250	78	+15.7%
Angus Avenue	£90,500	76	—
Abbey Lane	£63,995	73	—
Tinkersfield	£67,000	65	—
Garden Vale	£139,750	58	—
Robertshaw Street	£50,750	54	—
Hilda Street	£72,500	54	—
Maple Crescent	£65,000	53	+40.3%
Edna Road	£64,000	53	—
Little Pasture	£37,000	52	—
Warlow Drive	£80,000	50	—
Lawson Avenue	£120,000	49	+37.2%
Clifton Street	£48,500	48	—
Tennyson Avenue	£93,500	44	+46.2%
Ena Crescent	£55,938	42	—
Lynton Street	£79,500	42	—
Pickley Court	£211,975	40	—
Polegate Drive	£101,750	40	—
Braeburn Court	£45,750	38	—
Alpine Drive	£76,375	38	—
Lowood Street	£56,250	36	—
Kirkhall Lane	£60,000	35	—
Netherfields	£37,500	34	-28.9%
Rushton Avenue	£81,475	34	—
Isherwood Street	£51,750	32	—
Glover Street	£88,750	32	—
Pennine Grove	£77,000	32	—
Yew Tree Close	£194,995	32	+22.9%
Lostock Walk	£53,750	32	—
Edmund Drive	£117,000	29	—
Cameron Street	£63,000	28	—
Cotton Street	£55,000	28	—
Taunton Avenue	£94,995	27	—
Scott Street	£69,000	26	—
Siddeley Street	£58,500	25	—
Staplehurst Close	£108,500	22	—
Stanley Drive	£91,975	22	—
Briar Grove	£62,000	21	—
Boston Grove	£75,000	21	—
Willow Crescent	£107,000	21	—
Eva Street	£52,500	21	—
Bromley Drive	£82,000	20	—
Briggs Street	£49,500	20	—
Limer Hill	£191,000	20	—
Whalley Grove	£60,750	20	—
Keble Grove	£54,000	19	—

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 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 WN7 5 — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
15 Browning Street	Terraced	3	C	£125,000	Jul 2026
41 Tennyson Avenue	Semi-detached	3	D	£185,000	Jul 2026
3 ELDON STREET LEIGH	Semi-detached	3	E	£176,000	Jul 2026
36 Westleigh Lane	Terraced	2	D	£80,000	Jul 2026
23, Melrose Avenue	Terraced	3	D	£155,000	Jul 2026
14 Corn Street	Terraced	3	D	£115,000	Jul 2026
11 Ashley Drive	Semi-detached	3	C	£185,000	Jul 2026
42, Tiverton Avenue	Detached	3	B	£310,000	Jun 2026
17 Siddeley Street	Terraced	2	C	£145,000	Jun 2026
74, Tiverton Avenue	Detached	3	B	£325,000	Jun 2026
5, Melrose Avenue	Terraced	3	D	£150,000	Jun 2026
25 Hilda Street	Semi-detached	—	—	£152,500	Jun 2026
53 Laxey Crescent	Semi-detached	3	C	£125,000	Jun 2026
8 Little Pasture	Semi-detached	1	E	£145,000	Jun 2026
67 Bexhill Drive	Semi-detached	2	C	£199,950	May 2026
5, Hulme Gardens	Semi-detached	3	B	£245,000	May 2026
6, Woburn Avenue	Semi-detached	2	D	£200,000	May 2026
236 Westleigh Lane	Semi-detached	2	D	£205,000	May 2026
79, Corner Lane	Terraced	2	C	£185,000	May 2026
2 Hilda Street	Semi-detached	3	C	£230,000	May 2026
34 Hilda Street	Semi-detached	3	D	£165,000	May 2026
11, Wraxall Crescent	Detached	2	D	£188,000	May 2026
19, Bexhill Drive	Terraced	2	C	£157,000	Apr 2026
1 Douglas Road	Semi-detached	—	—	£88,000	Apr 2026

Show all sales ↓

146 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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