Typical 3-bedroom house£186kmost £148k–£242k
Houses per m²£2,462flats £1,990
Sold last year3452,688 in five years
Prices in Wigan+3.8%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in WN7 sold for £186,057 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £147,844 and £242,454, for about 84 m² of space.
345 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £79k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WN7 1 (£2,130) and the most in WN7 3 (£2,870).
Across Wigan, prices are up 3.8% on a year ago and up 27.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £838 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £848 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £37,000 for that mortgage: what £40,000 buys.
Questions about WN7
Is WN7 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in Wigan are up 3.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (67% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (50.2% against 43.8%); 345 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in WN7?
A typical 3-bedroom house in WN7 sold for £186,057 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £147,844 and £242,454.
How many homes sell in WN7 each year?
345 homes sold in the last year and 2,688 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near WN7?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Leigh St John's CofE Primary, where 67% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.