5,992
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 65%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · Nov '25
£147,667
Median property price
276
Postcodes
Overview of Wigan West
Coordinates53.5561, -2.6494
Postcodes
276
Population (Census)
13,569
Households (Census)
5,992
Recorded crime · Nov '25
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wigan West
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.03 (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 4.03 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Wigan West
Property sales · Wigan West
HM Land Registry · Wigan West
Average price
£159,949
YoY: +2.4%
Median price: £146,467
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 4 sales · avg £143,750
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£191k£162k£133k
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 West
Crime trends · Wigan West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearDec '23 – Nov '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
210
Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Nov '25
1
YoY +100%
ASB
000
Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Nov '25
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Nov '25
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Nov '25
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Nov '25
0
YoY stable
Demographics in Wigan West
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.3%
Other White3.3%
African1.0%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
Christian64.6%
No religion27.6%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim1.6%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6420.7%
35–4919.1%
25–3414.9%
65–749.5%
10–156.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Other18.9%
Any member 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.8%
+ 7 other households · 38.4%
Schools in Wigan West
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Beech Hill Community Primary School
Wigan · WN6 7PT
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Wigan · WN6 7RH
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan · WN6 7RN
Good
0.2 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School
Wigan · WN6 7AU
Requires improvement
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Wigan West
Postcodes in Wigan West
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