6,421
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 64%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
2 · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
£200,328
Median property price
481
Postcodes
Overview of Wigan Central
Coordinates53.5523, -2.6307
Postcodes
481
Population (Census)
13,494
Households (Census)
6,421
Recorded crime · Mar '26
2 · 0.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wigan Central
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.00 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Wigan Central
Property sales · Wigan Central
HM Land Registry · Wigan Central
Average price
£212,550
YoY: -12.6%
Median price: £205,362
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £165,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£357k£258k£159k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 Central
Crime trends · Wigan Central
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
210
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2
YoY +100%
ASB
000
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
110
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics in Wigan Central
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.5%
Other White3.2%
Indian2.1%
African1.2%
Other Asian1.1%
+ 1 other groups · 4.8%
Religion
Christian63.9%
No religion27.1%
Not answered4.7%
Muslim2.6%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6422.7%
35–4919.3%
25–3413.3%
65–7410.8%
75–847.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.8%
Households
Other25.4%
Any member 66+14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
All members 66+8.9%
+ 7 other households · 30.5%
Schools in Wigan Central
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School
Wigan · WN1 1XL
Outstanding
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Woodfield Primary School
Wigan · WN1 2NT
Outstanding
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Mab's Cross Primary School
Wigan · WN1 1XL
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan · WN1 1HQ
Good
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Progress Schools Wigan
Wigan · WN1 1RU
0.3 mi
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16
Wigan and Leigh College
Wigan · WN1 1RS
0.4 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Wigan Central
Postcodes in Wigan Central
WN1 1AAWN1 1AEWN1 1AFWN1 1ATWN1 1AZWN1 1BAWN1 1BBWN1 1BEWN1 1BHWN1 1BJWN1 1BNWN1 1BPWN1 1BSWN1 1BTWN1 1BZWN1 1DBWN1 1DEWN1 1DFWN1 1DGWN1 1DJWN1 1DNWN1 1DPWN1 1DQWN1 1DTWN1 1DUWN1 1DYWN1 1EAWN1 1EBWN1 1ERWN1 1EXWN1 1EYWN1 1EZWN1 1HAWN1 1HBWN1 1HEWN1 1HGWN1 1HHWN1 1HNWN1 1HPWN1 1HQWN1 1HRWN1 1HSWN1 1HWWN1 1HXWN1 1HZWN1 1JFWN1 1JLWN1 1JNWN1 1JPWN1 1JQWN1 1JRWN1 1JSWN1 1JUWN1 1LDWN1 1LFWN1 1LLWN1 1LNWN1 1LPWN1 1LRWN1 1LUWN1 1NAWN1 1NDWN1 1NFWN1 1NHWN1 1NJWN1 1NLWN1 1NNWN1 1NRWN1 1NUWN1 1NZWN1 1PEWN1 1PFWN1 1PJWN1 1PLWN1 1PNWN1 1PQWN1 1PWWN1 1PXWN1 1QBWN1 1QGWN1 1QHWN1 1QJWN1 1QPWN1 1QSWN1 1QXWN1 1RGWN1 1RPWN1 1RRWN1 1RSWN1 1RUWN1 1RYWN1 1RZWN1 1SAWN1 1SEWN1 1SJWN1 1SSWN1 1STWN1 1SUWN1 1SXWN1 1TDWN1 1TTWN1 1TUWN1 1TYWN1 1TZWN1 1UEWN1 1UPWN1 1UWWN1 1XAWN1 1XDWN1 1XEWN1 1XFWN1 1XGWN1 1XHWN1 1XLWN1 1XPWN1 1XRWN1 1XSWN1 1XTWN1 1XWWN1 1XX