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Wigan

EnglandNorth WestWigan
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
329,321
Households
143,187
Crimes · May '26
10 · 0.0 per 1k
143,187
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 63%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
10 · 0.0 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£205,860
Median property price
7,970
Postcodes
143,187
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 63%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
10 · 0.0 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£205,860
Median property price
7,970
Postcodes

Overview of Wigan

Coordinates53.5237, -2.5880
Postcodes
7,970
Population (Census)
329,321
Households (Census)
143,187
Recorded crime · May '26
10 · 0.0 per 1k

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 4.62 (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 4.62 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Wigan

Property sales · Wigan
HM Land Registry · Wigan
Average price
£205,756
YoY: +1.5%
Median price: £202,855
View district M29
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 66 sales · avg £196,718
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£217k£202k£187k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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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

Crime trends · Wigan
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1161
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +50%
ASB
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable

1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

10
incidents · May '26

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%