Is Wigan a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Wigan, from official data · 12 postcode districts · 7,965 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Wigan, from official data · 12 postcode districts · 7,965 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Wigan sold for £194,551 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.9% on a year earlier.
From the middle of Wigan, the nearest primary school is Platt Bridge Community School, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is Outwood Academy Hindley, 1.2 mi away, about a 24 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Dr Ahmad & Ptnrs, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk.
Hindley station is 1.4 mi away; the nearest park is 150 m away, about a 2 minute walk.
The average home in Wigan sold for £194,551 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.9% on a year earlier. By type: detached £317,102, semi-detached £203,065, terraced £157,881, flats £105,966. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Platt Bridge Community School, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is Outwood Academy Hindley, 1.2 mi away, about a 24 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Hindley is 1.4 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £39,406 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.