Typical 3-bedroom house£193kmost £158k–£245k
Houses per m²£2,518flats £1,877
Sold last year3262,260 in five years
Prices in Wigan+3.8%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in WN5 sold for £192,945 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £158,441 and £245,445, for about 85 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Wigan (£197,000).
326 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 £75k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WN5 9 (£1,986) and the most in WN5 7 (£3,086).
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 £880 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £39,000 for that mortgage: what £40,000 buys.
Questions about WN5
Is WN5 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 (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (50% against 43.8%); 326 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 WN5?
A typical 3-bedroom house in WN5 sold for £192,945 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £158,441 and £245,445.
Is WN5 expensive for Wigan?
A 3-bedroom house in WN5 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Wigan (£197,000).
How many homes sell in WN5 each year?
326 homes sold in the last year and 2,260 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 WN5?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Orrell Newfold Community Primary School, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near WN5?
For a 3-bedroom house, WN8 (£166k, 6 km).
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.