Property searches in Wigan

England · figures updated 2026-10-29

Type any address in Wigan for a free report: flood risk, planning constraints, listed buildings, radon, ground and mining, old landfill, noise, sold prices, council tax band and more, with links and ready-made letters for the searches that are not free.

House prices

The average home in Wigan cost £194,393 in August 2026. Prices have risen 2.8% in the last year.

Type	Average	Last 12 months
All homes	£194,393	+2.8%
Detached	£316,388	+2.2%
Semi-detached	£202,942	+3.3%
Terraced	£157,752	+2.9%
Flat or maisonette	£106,371	-0.3%
First-time buyers	£175,758	+3.0%

UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry.

Council tax 2026-27

A band D home in Wigan pays £2,153 a year including parish charges (council average). A single adult gets 25% off.

Band	A year	A month (10 payments)
A	£1,435	£144
B	£1,674	£167
C	£1,913	£191
D	£2,153	£215
E	£2,631	£263
F	£3,109	£311
G	£3,588	£359
H	£4,305	£431

Renting

The average private rent is £749 a month (+6.4% in a year). Against the average price, that is a gross yield of about 4.6% a year before costs.

Bedrooms	A month
1	£544
2	£703
3	£842
4 or more	£1,147

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026.

Neighbourhoods

Wigan is split into 200 small neighbourhoods. 29% of them are among the most deprived 20% in England and 20% among the least deprived 20% (English Indices of Deprivation 2025). On average across them, 68% of homes are owned, 15% privately rented and 17% socially rented; 20% of people are 65 or over and 21% of households have no car (Census 2021). Search an address to see its own neighbourhood.

Mobile signal

100.0% of homes get 4G indoors from at least one network and 94.4% from all four; 100.0% get 5G outdoors (Ofcom, January 2026).

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