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Wigan

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
329,321
Households
143,187
Crimes · Jun '26
10
143,187
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 63%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
10
Crimes · Jun '26
£205,662
Median property price
£694
Median rent
7,961
Postcodes
143,187
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 63%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
10
Crimes · Jun '26
£205,662
Median property price
£694
Median rent
7,961
Postcodes

Sold prices in Wigan

England & Wales
Property sales · Wigan
HM Land Registry · Wigan
Average price
£207,421
YoY: +0.7%
Median price: £205,459
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 101 sales · avg £212,267
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£218k£203k£189k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Wigan

England & Wales
Crime trends · Wigan

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
6
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

10
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Wigan

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Wigan.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Wigan

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Admission appeals in Wigan

Appeals lodged

416

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
185 · 4.7% of admissions
Lodged
136 · 3.4% of admissions
Heard
30 · 22.1% of those heard
Successful

3,955 admissions

Infant
113 · 3.0% of admissions
Lodged
84 · 2.2% of admissions
Heard
10 · 11.9% of those heard
Successful

3,737 admissions

Secondary
231 · 5.7% of admissions
Lodged
159 · 3.9% of admissions
Heard
26 · 16.4% of those heard
Successful

4,031 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Transport in Wigan

Hindley is a 27-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 2.2 km

  • Hindley

    Rail

    2.2 km
  • Ince (Manchester)

    Rail

    2.3 km
  • Wigan North Western

    Rail

    3.7 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Wigan

GPs make up most of the mapped places

46 GPs · 15 Libraries · 9 Museums · 76 in all

  • GPs46
  • Libraries15
  • Museums9
  • Hospitals6

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Wigan

Median private rent

£694/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£538
1 bed
£694
2 bed
£831
3 bed
£1,137
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Wigan

Coordinates53.5237, -2.5880
Postcodes
7,961
Population (Census)
329,321
Households (Census)
143,187
Recorded crime · Jun '26
10

Demographics in Wigan

Ethnicity

Total residents: 329,343
White Brit.91.8%
Other White2.6%
+ other · 5.5%

Religion

Total residents: 329,346
Christian62.8%
No religion30.3%
Not answered4.7%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 1.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 329,321
50–6420.6%
35–4919.1%
25–3413.3%
65–7410.7%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%

Households

Total households: 143,187
Other17.6%
Any member 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
All members 66+9.5%
+ 7 other households · 36.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wigan

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.78 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.78 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).