UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/wn2
WN2Wigan, England
House prices in WN2, Wigan
Homes in WN2 sold for a median of £190,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,242 standard sales.
It is the third cheapest of the 9 postcode districts in the Wigan council area with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 264 | £292,500 | £250,000 to £331,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 542 | £195,500 | £165,000 to £226,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 399 | £140,500 | £125,000 to £170,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 37 | £96,000 | £85,000 to £115,000 | Too few |
Only 38 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 44% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 32%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.0 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in WN2
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in WN2 2, around Ince, with a median of £219,500, and lowest in WN2 3, around Hindley, at £162,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in WN2 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 144 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| WN2 4NW | £350,000 | 5 |
| WN2 5YS | £340,000 | 3 |
| WN2 4EB | £330,000 | 3 |
| WN2 4NL | £327,500 | 4 |
| WN2 4GD | £325,000 | 4 |
| WN2 4HY | £320,000 | 3 |
| WN2 5YQ | £315,000 | 3 |
| WN2 3RX | £305,000 | 3 |
| WN2 4SP | £305,000 | 3 |
| WN2 4HU | £295,000 | 7 |
| WN2 4RR | £290,000 | 3 |
| WN2 1PQ | £285,000 | 3 |
| WN2 3XD | £285,000 | 5 |
| WN2 4GA | £285,000 | 3 |
| WN2 2DN | £284,500 | 10 |
| WN2 4ET | £280,000 | 3 |
| WN2 5FS | £280,000 | 9 |
| WN2 4UQ | £278,500 | 4 |
| WN2 4UN | £269,000 | 9 |
| WN2 3JU | £265,000 | 5 |
| WN2 3RW | £265,000 | 5 |
| WN2 2RT | £264,500 | 8 |
| WN2 1DZ | £261,500 | 6 |
| WN2 4QD | £260,000 | 3 |
| WN2 2FH | £259,000 | 18 |
| WN2 1BZ | £257,000 | 3 |
| WN2 3LD | £254,000 | 3 |
| WN2 2BN | £252,000 | 17 |
| WN2 2FG | £252,000 | 22 |
| WN2 1BU | £250,000 | 7 |
| WN2 2QP | £250,000 | 4 |
| WN2 4QS | £247,000 | 5 |
| WN2 2BQ | £241,500 | 22 |
| WN2 1YW | £235,000 | 3 |
| WN2 2DS | £235,000 | 5 |
| WN2 4PT | £233,000 | 4 |
| WN2 3RR | £230,000 | 3 |
| WN2 4TJ | £227,000 | 4 |
| WN2 4UP | £226,000 | 7 |
| WN2 4LU | £225,000 | 3 |
| WN2 4PL | £225,000 | 5 |
| WN2 4TY | £225,000 | 5 |
| WN2 5YX | £225,000 | 9 |
| WN2 3FY | £222,500 | 4 |
| WN2 1DF | £220,000 | 9 |
| WN2 1XE | £220,000 | 3 |
| WN2 1YG | £220,000 | 3 |
| WN2 4EP | £220,000 | 3 |
| WN2 5PX | £220,000 | 5 |
| WN2 4QY | £218,000 | 5 |
| WN2 5BZ | £217,000 | 4 |
| WN2 5DZ | £217,000 | 4 |
| WN2 3JJ | £216,000 | 3 |
| WN2 4UG | £216,000 | 7 |
| WN2 1HN | £210,000 | 3 |
| WN2 2DW | £210,000 | 3 |
| WN2 4TU | £210,000 | 7 |
| WN2 4RQ | £208,000 | 4 |
| WN2 1HU | £205,000 | 7 |
| WN2 4HJ | £205,000 | 3 |
| WN2 5HY | £205,000 | 4 |
| WN2 4QL | £202,500 | 6 |
| WN2 3SP | £201,500 | 6 |
| WN2 4JZ | £200,000 | 3 |
| WN2 4PJ | £200,000 | 5 |
| WN2 4PQ | £200,000 | 3 |
| WN2 5FF | £200,000 | 3 |
| WN2 5HU | £200,000 | 6 |
| WN2 5YP | £200,000 | 4 |
| WN2 1XB | £199,000 | 4 |
| WN2 4PS | £195,000 | 4 |
| WN2 1LB | £193,500 | 4 |
| WN2 3FT | £190,500 | 6 |
| WN2 1YE | £186,500 | 4 |
| WN2 1RL | £185,000 | 3 |
| WN2 4EH | £185,000 | 3 |
| WN2 1SD | £183,500 | 4 |
| WN2 4LB | £182,000 | 3 |
| WN2 1SW | £180,000 | 3 |
| WN2 1SZ | £180,000 | 3 |
| WN2 5HR | £180,000 | 3 |
| WN2 5HT | £180,000 | 3 |
| WN2 5XD | £180,000 | 5 |
| WN2 3BN | £178,500 | 4 |
| WN2 5JZ | £176,000 | 4 |
| WN2 3EG | £175,000 | 3 |
| WN2 1DA | £173,500 | 9 |
| WN2 4HL | £170,000 | 3 |
| WN2 4SS | £170,000 | 4 |
| WN2 3RU | £169,500 | 3 |
| WN2 1HB | £167,500 | 3 |
| WN2 4BN | £166,500 | 5 |
| WN2 4HF | £166,000 | 5 |
| WN2 5TE | £166,000 | 3 |
| WN2 5BA | £165,000 | 5 |
| WN2 5BE | £165,000 | 4 |
| WN2 4RF | £160,000 | 3 |
| WN2 3XA | £159,000 | 3 |
| WN2 2LZ | £156,500 | 4 |
| WN2 1AT | £155,000 | 3 |
| WN2 3NN | £155,000 | 3 |
| WN2 5YE | £155,000 | 3 |
| WN2 1HW | £150,000 | 3 |
| WN2 1JD | £150,000 | 3 |
| WN2 2EF | £150,000 | 3 |
| WN2 2RA | £150,000 | 3 |
| WN2 3TY | £150,000 | 3 |
| WN2 3LL | £148,000 | 3 |
| WN2 4TF | £146,500 | 4 |
| WN2 2BJ | £145,000 | 5 |
| WN2 3BL | £145,000 | 4 |
| WN2 3QB | £145,000 | 4 |
| WN2 4BT | £145,000 | 3 |
| WN2 3HQ | £143,500 | 4 |
| WN2 4TA | £143,500 | 6 |
| WN2 3PS | £141,000 | 6 |
| WN2 1XF | £140,500 | 4 |
| WN2 3TP | £140,000 | 4 |
| WN2 3RA | £137,000 | 4 |
| WN2 5XA | £136,500 | 6 |
| WN2 1BD | £135,000 | 3 |
| WN2 4XL | £135,000 | 7 |
| WN2 5DH | £135,000 | 3 |
| WN2 5PP | £135,000 | 5 |
| WN2 5YF | £135,000 | 5 |
| WN2 3BU | £134,000 | 3 |
| WN2 5YG | £130,000 | 5 |
| WN2 5JE | £125,000 | 3 |
| WN2 5JS | £125,000 | 5 |
| WN2 5PL | £125,000 | 3 |
| WN2 3EE | £124,000 | 8 |
| WN2 3EJ | £124,000 | 4 |
| WN2 5JG | £118,000 | 3 |
| WN2 4XR | £115,000 | 5 |
| WN2 4BW | £114,000 | 4 |
| WN2 5XX | £110,000 | 3 |
| WN2 5BN | £108,000 | 3 |
| WN2 2EZ | £105,000 | 3 |
| WN2 3NU | £101,000 | 4 |
| WN2 4AQ | £101,000 | 3 |
| WN2 4SB | £100,000 | 3 |
| WN2 2BB | £95,500 | 4 |
| WN2 4GQ | £95,000 | 6 |
| WN2 5LS | £64,000 | 5 |
Prices over time
The median rose 69%, from £112,500 in 2016 to £190,000 in 2025, more than the 52% rise for a typical district in the North West.
Coal mining
All 1,274 live postcodes in WN2 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, so expect your conveyancer to order a mining report with the other conveyancing searches. It does not mean a home is affected (what the report covers).
Postcode districts in the Wigan council area
Median sale price of the 9 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. WN2 is the third cheapest.
- M29 Manchester£246,000
- WN6 Wigan£218,000
- WN1 Wigan£200,000
- WN3 Wigan£193,000
- WN4 Wigan£192,000
- M46 Manchester£190,000
- WN2 Wigan, this district£190,000
- WN5 Wigan£190,000
- WN7 Leigh£180,000
Leasehold homes
45% of sales in WN2 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Only 3% were flats, so some houses here are leasehold too: ask who owns the freehold, what the ground rent is and whether you could buy the freehold.
Flats here sold for a median of £96,000, 21% less than the £121,500 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £89,500 for a flat on The Mews to £330,000 for a detached house on Mcellen Road.
The latest standard sales recorded in WN2. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 35 Rivington DriveSold for £91,000
- 16 ParkfieldsSold for £220,000
- 25 Elm RoadSold for £174,192
- 14 Mcellen RoadSold for £330,000
- 12 The MewsSold for £89,500
- 23 Oak AvenueSold for £172,000
- 24 Bolton RoadSold for £153,500
- 19 Sandringham RoadSold for £265,000
- 79 Anderton StreetSold for £185,000
- 7 Beech GroveSold for £150,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Brookbridge Road, Ince£244,50039 sales
- Atherton Road, Hindley Green£144,50024 sales
- Atherton Road, Hindley£147,00023 sales
- Forge Green, Ince£252,00022 sales
- Warrington Road, Abram£130,00020 sales
Living in WN2
Crime
No figures for WN2
Greater Manchester Police has not sent street-level crime data to police.uk since July 2019.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 95% of homes can get it
Higher than 77 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
47% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,153 a year in Wigan for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 92 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of WN2, from the sales in WN2, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Hindley Green 288 sales£219,500
- Ince 190 sales£218,000
- Aspull, New Springs & Whelley 219 sales£201,000
- Abram 290 sales£165,000
- Hindley 278 sales£165,000
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | |
| B | 21 | |
| C | 653 | |
| D | 421 | |
| E | 46 | |
| F | 9 | |
| G | 2 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 86 | ||
| 222 | ||
| 101 | ||
| 156 | ||
| 275 | ||
| 116 | ||
| 173 | ||
| 26 |
About these figures
The figures come from 1,242 standard sales in WN2 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.