Typical 3-bedroom house£209kmost £167k–£259k
Houses per m²£2,928flats £2,499
Sold last year3322,366 in five years
Prices in Wigan+3.8%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in WN6 sold for £208,560 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £167,025 and £259,260, for about 86 m² of space. That is 6% more than the same home across Wigan (£197,000).
332 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 £114k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WN6 7 (£2,113) and the most in WN6 0 (£3,253).
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 £951 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £42,000 for that mortgage: what £45,000 buys.
Questions about WN6
Is WN6 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 6% more than across Wigan; prices in Wigan are up 3.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (91% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (55.1% against 43.8%); 332 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 WN6?
A typical 3-bedroom house in WN6 sold for £208,560 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £167,025 and £259,260.
Is WN6 expensive for Wigan?
A 3-bedroom house in WN6 costs 6% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Wigan (£197,000).
How many homes sell in WN6 each year?
332 homes sold in the last year and 2,366 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 WN6?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish, where 91% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near WN6?
For a 3-bedroom house, WN8 (£166k, 7 km), WN2 (£181k, 7 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.