UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/wn4
WN4Wigan, England
House prices in WN4, Wigan
Homes in WN4 sold for a median of £192,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 659 standard sales.
That makes it the fourth most expensive of the 8 WN postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 144 | £315,000 | £262,000 to £371,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 338 | £192,000 | £170,000 to £230,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 167 | £150,000 | £133,000 to £170,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 10 | £95,500 | £52,000 to £108,000 | Too few |
Only 31 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Most homes sold here were semi-detached houses, at 51% of sales.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.3 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 WN4
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in WN4 8, around Ashton in Makerfield, with a median of £215,000, and lowest in WN4 0, around Ashton in Makerfield, at £185,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in WN4 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 101 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| WN4 0QJ | £455,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9LT | £450,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9NL | £450,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9NN | £417,500 | 3 |
| WN4 8PT | £387,500 | 4 |
| WN4 8SW | £387,500 | 4 |
| WN4 0JR | £376,500 | 4 |
| WN4 9NA | £370,000 | 5 |
| WN4 8WB | £360,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9SJ | £349,000 | 4 |
| WN4 9NR | £308,500 | 4 |
| WN4 0AF | £300,000 | 3 |
| WN4 0PW | £299,000 | 4 |
| WN4 8LL | £290,000 | 4 |
| WN4 9JZ | £290,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9LG | £285,000 | 4 |
| WN4 9PS | £285,000 | 5 |
| WN4 9EZ | £281,000 | 4 |
| WN4 0XD | £280,000 | 5 |
| WN4 9RR | £275,000 | 3 |
| WN4 8AR | £270,000 | 3 |
| WN4 8BS | £270,000 | 3 |
| WN4 8XR | £270,000 | 5 |
| WN4 8LG | £260,000 | 5 |
| WN4 9NJ | £257,500 | 4 |
| WN4 8XW | £255,000 | 3 |
| WN4 8XZ | £255,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9PP | £255,000 | 4 |
| WN4 0AJ | £250,000 | 5 |
| WN4 0SU | £250,000 | 3 |
| WN4 8BP | £250,000 | 3 |
| WN4 8XL | £245,000 | 3 |
| WN4 8QU | £235,000 | 5 |
| WN4 0UE | £230,000 | 3 |
| WN4 8XQ | £230,000 | 4 |
| WN4 9RD | £228,000 | 5 |
| WN4 0SQ | £227,000 | 3 |
| WN4 0SP | £225,000 | 3 |
| WN4 8QY | £225,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9ET | £225,000 | 4 |
| WN4 0TA | £220,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9ST | £217,500 | 4 |
| WN4 0SG | £210,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9SL | £207,000 | 3 |
| WN4 0ND | £206,500 | 4 |
| WN4 9QJ | £205,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9BH | £200,000 | 3 |
| WN4 0NA | £194,500 | 4 |
| WN4 0RH | £190,000 | 5 |
| WN4 9JP | £190,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9QQ | £190,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9JN | £188,000 | 3 |
| WN4 0LN | £185,000 | 3 |
| WN4 0SY | £185,000 | 5 |
| WN4 8XB | £185,000 | 4 |
| WN4 9TT | £183,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9RX | £182,000 | 3 |
| WN4 0JZ | £180,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9HT | £178,000 | 8 |
| WN4 0LS | £177,000 | 3 |
| WN4 0RW | £177,000 | 3 |
| WN4 8TN | £177,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9DT | £172,500 | 4 |
| WN4 0UB | £172,000 | 3 |
| WN4 8PL | £170,500 | 8 |
| WN4 9JD | £170,500 | 4 |
| WN4 0NG | £170,000 | 3 |
| WN4 0SA | £170,000 | 3 |
| WN4 8TD | £170,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9EJ | £170,000 | 5 |
| WN4 9TR | £170,000 | 3 |
| WN4 8QR | £168,000 | 4 |
| WN4 0PY | £165,000 | 8 |
| WN4 9HH | £165,000 | 9 |
| WN4 0BQ | £162,000 | 3 |
| WN4 0SD | £162,000 | 4 |
| WN4 0BY | £161,000 | 3 |
| WN4 0TU | £160,000 | 3 |
| WN4 0TT | £157,000 | 8 |
| WN4 0DW | £156,000 | 5 |
| WN4 9HJ | £155,500 | 3 |
| WN4 8UN | £155,000 | 4 |
| WN4 9DD | £154,500 | 4 |
| WN4 8SU | £150,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9EP | £150,000 | 4 |
| WN4 9UX | £150,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9RZ | £147,500 | 4 |
| WN4 0DH | £145,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9DY | £145,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9QN | £144,000 | 6 |
| WN4 9QS | £144,000 | 4 |
| WN4 9PT | £142,500 | 4 |
| WN4 0QD | £140,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9SX | £140,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9BJ | £138,500 | 5 |
| WN4 9UH | £138,500 | 3 |
| WN4 0SL | £135,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9DG | £130,000 | 3 |
| WN4 8AE | £122,000 | 3 |
| WN4 9DQ | £119,500 | 4 |
| WN4 0RN | £40,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 54%, from £123,500 in 2016 to £190,000 in 2025, close to the 52% rise for a typical district in the North West.
Coal mining
All 604 live postcodes in WN4 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. WN4 is the fifth cheapest.
- M29 Manchester£246,000
- WN6 Wigan£218,000
- WN1 Wigan£200,000
- WN3 Wigan£193,000
- WN4 Wigan, this district£192,000
- M46 Manchester£190,000
- WN2 Wigan£190,000
- WN5 Wigan£190,000
- WN7 Leigh£180,000
Leasehold homes
52% of sales in WN4 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Only 2% 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.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £130,000 for a detached house on Birch Grove to £290,000 for a semi-detached house on Falkland Drive.
The latest standard sales recorded in WN4. 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.
- 31 Falkland DriveSold for £290,000
- 32 Croftdale CloseSold for £233,500
- 16 Hilton StreetSold for £155,000
- 23 Dodson CloseSold for £215,000
- 7 Barrow StreetSold for £185,000
- 10 Heather GroveSold for £230,000
- 13 Birch GroveSold for £130,000
- 30A North StreetSold for £200,000
- 18 Rufford StreetSold for £162,000
- 79 Victoria RoadSold for £170,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Wigan Road, Ashton in Makerfield£161,00023 sales
- Downall Green Road, Ashton in Makerfield£165,50020 sales
- Bolton Road, Ashton in Makerfield£138,00017 sales
- Heath Road, Ashton in Makerfield£147,50015 sales
- Old Road, Ashton in Makerfield£145,00015 sales
Living in WN4
Crime
No rate for WN4
Part of WN4 is in Greater Manchester, whose police have not sent street-level crime data to police.uk since July 2019.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 96% of homes can get it
Higher than 84 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
44% 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 WN4, from the sales in WN4, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Ashton-in-Makerfield South 311 sales£198,000
- Billinge & Seneley Green 127 sales£190,000
- Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North 244 sales£188,000
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | |
| B | 6 | |
| C | 313 | |
| D | 307 | |
| E | 27 | |
| F | 6 | |
| G | 2 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | ||
| 116 | ||
| 72 | ||
| 111 | ||
| 229 | ||
| 47 | ||
| 60 | ||
| 8 |
About these figures
The figures come from 659 standard sales in WN4 (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.