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Wigan

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 40–50%
Census 2021
329,330
Households
143,102
Crimes · Aug '26
11

Estimated population, mid-2025: 347,089 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

143,102
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 63%
Religion
Most deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
11
Crimes · Aug '26
£182,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 4,309 sales
£746
Average rent, August 2026
7,961
Postcodes
143,102
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 63%
Religion
Most deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
11
Crimes · Aug '26
£182,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 4,309 sales
£746
Average rent, August 2026
7,961
Postcodes

Sold prices in Wigan

England & Wales
Property sales · Wigan
HM Land Registry · Wigan
Average price
£212,693
Median price: £182,000
Median -1.6% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 4,309 sales
View district M28
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 80 sales · avg £197,393
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£215k£205k£196k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '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 yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY —
1161
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
1
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

11
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Wigan

Ethnicity

Total residents: 329,330
White Brit.91.8%
Other White2.6%
+ other · 5.5%

Religion

Total residents: 329,330
Christian62.8%
No religion30.3%
Not answered4.7%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 1.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 329,330
50–6420.6%
35–4919.1%
25–3413.3%
65–7410.7%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%

Households

Total households: 143,102
One person: other17.6%
One person: aged 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
Single family household, all members 66+9.5%
+ 9 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.
Most deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 4.78 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.78 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

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

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, DLR, tram, metro, and ferry

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

Average rent, August 2026

£746/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£542
1 bed
£700
2 bed
£838
3 bed
£1,143
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

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.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

Apply for a primary place via Wigan
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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

Overview of Wigan

Coordinates53.5237, -2.5880
Postcodes
7,961
Census 2021
329,330

Estimated population, mid-2025: 347,089 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
143,102
Recorded crime · Aug '26
11

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