Buying a home in WN4, Wigan. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£199kmost £166k–£248k
Houses per m²£2,583flats £1,822
Sold last year2231,526 in five years
Prices in Wigan+3.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in WN4 sold for £199,451 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £165,981 and £248,197, for about 85 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Wigan (£197,000).

223 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £73k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WN4 9 (£2,411) and the most in WN4 8 (£2,742).

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 £910 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £40,000 for that mortgage: what £40,000 buys.

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House prices in WN4 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£164,348£102k–£200k56 m²13
2£174,283£148k–£206k71 m²447
3£199,451£166k–£248k85 m²759
4£283,714£229k–£332k108 m²169
5+£383,963£320k–£457k134 m²101

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£164k£174k£199k£284k£384k
Detached—£264k£279k£335k£420k
Semi-detached—£185k£205k£257k£279k
Terraced£102k£146k£160k£182k—
Flats£73k£97k———

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across WN4

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
WN4 0£2,627£1,650
WN4 8£2,742£2,076
WN4 9£2,411£1,822

Schools near WN4

Best state primary within 2 kmNicol Mere School97% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%8 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSt Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield53.6% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%7 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about WN4

Is WN4 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Wigan; prices in Wigan are up 3.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (97% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (53.6% against 43.8%); 223 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 WN4?

A typical 3-bedroom house in WN4 sold for £199,451 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £165,981 and £248,197.

Is WN4 expensive for Wigan?

A 3-bedroom house in WN4 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Wigan (£197,000).

How many homes sell in WN4 each year?

223 homes sold in the last year and 1,526 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near WN4?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Nicol Mere School, where 97% 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.