Detached
£343,238
66% above the Wigan average
18.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Wigan? £207,140
The average house price in Wigan is £207,140, based on 4,043 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 0.9% (£1,815) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +0.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 4,043
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Wigan?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£208,935
1% above the Wigan average
40.5% of sales
Terraced
£145,333
30% below the Wigan average
35.9% of sales
Flats
£118,499
43% below the Wigan average
4.8% of sales
Are house prices in Wigan going up or down?
House prices in Wigan are rising: up 0.9% (£1,815) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 52.6% (£71,362).
Past 12 months
+0.9%
+£1,815From £205,325 to £207,140
£207,970£205,325
Past 10 years
+52.6%
+£71,362From £135,778 to £207,140
£207,140£135,778
Quick answers for Wigan
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£216,470
Highest average, reached in August 2025
How many homes sold?
4,043
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
40.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
29.1% of sales
How many people live in Wigan?
329,434
4,530 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Wigan?
143,152
1,969 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Wigan?
41 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
7.2% of the area · 92 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Shevington
£263,817
Least expensive
Worthington
£140,125
How does Wigan rank?
10th most expensive area of Greater Manchester.
Compared with 10 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Wigan?
The highest recorded sale prices in Wigan, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
41 st helens road, greater manchester
£4,400,000
Sold April 2020
View house details
How do house prices in Wigan compare with nearby areas?
Wigan compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Greater Manchester.
Wigan vs Bolton
- Wigan
- £207,140
- Bolton
- £219,398+£12,258
Open comparison
Wigan vs Salford
- Wigan
- £207,140
- Salford
- £249,457+£42,317
Open comparison
Wigan vs Trafford
- Wigan
- £207,140
- Trafford
- £449,609+£242,469
Open comparison
Wigan vs Bury
- Wigan
- £207,140
- Bury
- £260,292+£53,152
Open comparison
Wigan vs Manchester
- Wigan
- £207,140
- Manchester
- £280,030+£72,890
Open comparison
Wigan vs Rochdale
- Wigan
- £207,140
- Rochdale
- £221,866+£14,726
Open comparison
Which areas of Wigan are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 3 areas of Wigan, most expensive first.
- 1
£263,817
Change over one year: +12.9%
- 2
£237,898
Change over one year: −32.3%
- 3
£140,125
Change over one year: −56.9%
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:24 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Wigan dataset covers 10,290 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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