Wigan
Local authority in North West · 200 neighbourhoods
Areas
40 areasAgainst North West: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is North West's middle.
- Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common · M295 neighbourhoods£3,460 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Lowton · WA35 neighbourhoods£3,210 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Tyldesley South · M295 neighbourhoods£3,080 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Standish North · WN64 neighbourhoods£3,030 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Shevington · WN67 neighbourhoods£2,990 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Standish South · WN65 neighbourhoods£2,930 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Leigh East & Higher Folds · WN75 neighbourhoods£2,830 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Lowton Common · WA35 neighbourhoods£2,740 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- New Springs · WN24 neighbourhoods£2,700 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Orrell & Longshaw · WN57 neighbourhoods£2,690 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £2,460 per m² · North West £2,650 per m²
- By type
- Flat £113k · Terraced £157k · Semi £208k · Detached £341k
- Neighbourhoods
- 200
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of North West's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
Safety
On mapSources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; North West pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
118 state schools- Primary
- 99
- Secondary
- 19
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among North West's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £41,700 a year · typical North West neighbourhood £44,100
- Social renting
- 9% of homes · typical North West neighbourhood 10%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 29% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 21% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of North West's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Wigan safe?
We don't have recorded crime figures for Wigan yet.
How much do homes cost in Wigan?
Homes sold for a typical £2,460 per m² in the year to August 2026, about the same as North West as a whole (£2,650 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £170,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Wigan?
There are 99 state primary and 19 state secondary schools inside Wigan's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Wigan a deprived area?
29% of Wigan's 200 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 21% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.