WN7Leigh, Wigan, England

House prices in WN7, Leigh

Homes in WN7 sold for a median of £180,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,188 standard sales.

It is the cheapest of the 9 postcode districts in the Wigan council area with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£180,0001,188 standard sales
Middle half of prices£135,000 to £240,000
Against the Wigan council area10% belowWigan median £200,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in WN7, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached180£312,500£252,000 to £370,000Too few
Semi-detached449£210,000£173,000 to £248,000Too few
Terraced468£140,000£123,000 to £173,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes91£115,000£95,000 to £134,000Too few

Only 33 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Terraced houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers here, at 39% and 38% of sales.

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Where prices are higher in WN7

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in WN7 3, around Leigh, with a median of £225,000, and lowest in WN7 1, around Leigh, at £154,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in WN7 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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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 138 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in WN7, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
WN7 1HU£490,0003
WN7 2BF£490,0004
WN7 3UQ£434,0008
WN7 2NN£430,0005
WN7 3NA£400,0003
WN7 2RG£381,5003
WN7 3ED£367,5004
WN7 3LU£360,0005
WN7 3PE£352,5004
WN7 4RS£326,0003
WN7 2TW£325,0004
WN7 3DS£325,0003
WN7 2LN£321,0003
WN7 2LL£320,0003
WN7 3JX£305,0005
WN7 1JP£300,0003
WN7 3PN£300,0003
WN7 5ER£300,0006
WN7 5BF£297,5004
WN7 5QA£290,0003
WN7 3NF£283,5004
WN7 1HR£282,0005
WN7 2NR£280,0003
WN7 3GE£275,0003
WN7 3UR£275,0003
WN7 3GF£274,0008
WN7 3UF£272,5004
WN7 2TG£272,0004
WN7 4BD£270,0005
WN7 5GJ£270,0003
WN7 2NS£264,0006
WN7 4FQ£262,5004
WN7 2EU£260,0005
WN7 3JY£255,0004
WN7 3GB£254,0004
WN7 1PT£250,0003
WN7 1HQ£247,5006
WN7 4BU£247,0003
WN7 5LZ£240,5004
WN7 4BQ£240,0005
WN7 4HA£240,0003
WN7 4RR£239,5006
WN7 5DA£237,0005
WN7 2GD£234,0004
WN7 1EP£233,0007
WN7 2EY£232,5004
WN7 3DZ£232,5004
WN7 4RP£232,5006
WN7 3QQ£230,0004
WN7 5SY£230,0007
WN7 2EL£229,5008
WN7 4BP£229,5004
WN7 1HE£225,0003
WN7 5HX£224,5006
WN7 4BH£222,5004
WN7 3LT£221,0009
WN7 2ET£220,0008
WN7 3NG£220,0004
WN7 5NZ£220,0003
WN7 5NP£212,0006
WN7 2HU£205,0003
WN7 3QG£203,5006
WN7 3PP£196,0004
WN7 5FS£195,50028
WN7 2TB£195,0003
WN7 4QJ£194,5004
WN7 3HR£187,0003
WN7 5TQ£187,0004
WN7 4QR£185,0003
WN7 5LY£185,0003
WN7 3HN£183,0003
WN7 4BB£182,5003
WN7 2TA£180,0004
WN7 3EN£180,0004
WN7 3JG£180,0005
WN7 3PQ£180,0004
WN7 5HA£177,0003
WN7 5DG£174,0008
WN7 4JP£173,5004
WN7 4HR£172,0003
WN7 5EX£171,5006
WN7 3PA£170,0004
WN7 5TG£170,0003
WN7 5HT£168,5004
WN7 3BY£167,5004
WN7 5LG£167,0003
WN7 2FS£163,5008
WN7 4JX£161,0003
WN7 2FR£158,5007
WN7 5LJ£158,5004
WN7 5RN£157,5005
WN7 1EY£156,5004
WN7 2AS£155,0003
WN7 2NF£155,0005
WN7 5PZ£153,0005
WN7 3ER£152,0003
WN7 5PQ£152,0004
WN7 3EX£150,0005
WN7 3HS£150,0003
WN7 1TH£148,0003
WN7 5HE£148,0003
WN7 5PX£144,5004
WN7 1UE£140,0005
WN7 4TT£140,0003
WN7 2HP£135,0003
WN7 2AA£134,0007
WN7 5JQ£132,5004
WN7 1NP£132,0005
WN7 5AZ£130,5004
WN7 1NR£130,0003
WN7 5RA£130,0003
WN7 1EN£129,5006
WN7 2AH£128,0006
WN7 4SW£127,5003
WN7 1RS£126,0008
WN7 5LT£124,5004
WN7 4TY£124,0003
WN7 1NG£122,5003
WN7 5JE£122,5004
WN7 2ER£120,0006
WN7 4HY£119,5004
WN7 4EB£119,0006
WN7 1RW£118,00011
WN7 4DR£118,0003
WN7 1JH£115,0003
WN7 1RT£115,0004
WN7 4BN£115,0005
WN7 2RW£114,5006
WN7 1UG£108,50012
WN7 1XT£106,0003
WN7 4ED£102,5004
WN7 1SL£102,0003
WN7 2RU£101,0003
WN7 4BG£100,0007
WN7 4FN£100,0003
WN7 2DS£95,0003
WN7 5LD£69,0003
WN7 5LN£50,0004

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £110,000
  2. 2017: £113,500
  3. 2018: £110,000
  4. 2019: £127,000
  5. 2020: £148,000
  6. 2021: £150,000
  7. 2022: £164,000
  8. 2023: £164,000
  9. 2024: £172,500
  10. 2025: £185,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £175,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 68%, from £110,000 in 2016 to £185,000 in 2025, more than the 52% rise for a typical district in the North West.

Coal mining

All 1,212 live postcodes in WN7 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. WN7 is the cheapest.

  1. M29 Manchester£246,000
  2. WN6 Wigan£218,000
  3. WN1 Wigan£200,000
  4. WN3 Wigan£193,000
  5. WN4 Wigan£192,000
  6. M46 Manchester£190,000
  7. WN2 Wigan£190,000
  8. WN5 Wigan£190,000
  9. WN7 Leigh, this district£180,000

Leasehold homes

51% of sales in WN7 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Only 8% 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 £110,000 for a flat on Ledgard Avenue to £250,000 for a terraced house on Hooten Lane.

The latest standard sales recorded in WN7. 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.

  1. 55 Pennington RoadSold for £180,000WN7 3HRSold on 25 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  2. 167 Firs LaneSold for £190,000WN7 4SUSold on 24 Sep 2026Terraced
  3. 59 The AvenueSold for £156,500WN7 1EYSold on 23 Sep 2026Terraced
  4. 64 Redfield CroftSold for £132,000WN7 1ENSold on 11 Sep 2026Flat
  5. Apartment 7, 3 Ledgard AvenueSold for £110,000WN7 4BNSold on 11 Sep 2026Flat
  6. 24 Kirkhall LaneSold for £180,000WN7 1RYSold on 7 Sep 2026Terraced
  7. 270 St Helens RoadSold for £175,000WN7 3PDSold on 4 Sep 2026Terraced
  8. 7 June AvenueSold for £195,000WN7 5DHSold on 4 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  9. 11 Hooten LaneSold for £250,000WN7 3BSSold on 4 Sep 2026Terraced
  10. 5 Galloway CloseSold for £244,000WN7 5FTSold on 3 Sep 2026Semi-detached

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Hulme Gardens, Leigh£195,50028 sales
  • St Helens Road, Leigh£190,00023 sales
  • Ledgard Avenue, Leigh£115,00016 sales
  • Gordon Street, Leigh£118,00015 sales
  • Mather Lane, Leigh£160,00015 sales

Living in WN7

Crime

No figures for WN7

Greater Manchester Police has 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 82 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

46% 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 WN7, from the sales in WN7, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Leigh South 324 sales£217,500
  2. Atherton South & Lilford 145 sales£191,000
  3. Leigh West 365 sales£175,000
  4. Leigh Central & Higher Folds 338 sales£153,000

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in WN7, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A20.2%, England and Wales 0.4%
B262.2%, England and Wales 4.8%
C63453.6%, England and Wales 46.9%
D45638.6%, England and Wales 38.1%
E423.6%, England and Wales 7.3%
F181.5%, England and Wales 1.9%
G40.3%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in WN7, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900393.3%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192929825.2%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194927523.3%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196617514.8%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198218215.4%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995776.5%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 20111179.9%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later191.6%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 1,188 standard sales in WN7 (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.