"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Wigan West.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Wigan West.

Housing tenure mix

Long-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Shorter-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

LHA shortfall data is currently only available at Local Authority Level.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Wigan West.

Dataset

House Prices
Wigan West
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWigan West 1995-12-01: 35000Wigan West 1996-03-01: 36000Wigan West 1996-06-01: 35900Wigan West 1996-09-01: 35950Wigan West 1996-12-01: 35725Wigan West 1997-03-01: 35475Wigan West 1997-06-01: 35950Wigan West 1997-09-01: 35975Wigan West 1997-12-01: 35500Wigan West 1998-03-01: 35500Wigan West 1998-06-01: 36000Wigan West 1998-09-01: 36000Wigan West 1998-12-01: 36000Wigan West 1999-03-01: 35950Wigan West 1999-06-01: 35950Wigan West 1999-09-01: 35000Wigan West 1999-12-01: 34625Wigan West 2000-03-01: 34500Wigan West 2000-06-01: 34250Wigan West 2000-09-01: 38000Wigan West 2000-12-01: 39500Wigan West 2001-03-01: 40500Wigan West 2001-06-01: 42550Wigan West 2001-09-01: 44000Wigan West 2001-12-01: 47000Wigan West 2002-03-01: 47000Wigan West 2002-06-01: 47000Wigan West 2002-09-01: 48250Wigan West 2002-12-01: 49500Wigan West 2003-03-01: 51750Wigan West 2003-06-01: 54500Wigan West 2003-09-01: 58000Wigan West 2003-12-01: 67250Wigan West 2004-03-01: 69000Wigan West 2004-06-01: 72500Wigan West 2004-09-01: 78250Wigan West 2004-12-01: 80000Wigan West 2005-03-01: 85000Wigan West 2005-06-01: 87000Wigan West 2005-09-01: 89250Wigan West 2005-12-01: 88500Wigan West 2006-03-01: 89997.5Wigan West 2006-06-01: 92000Wigan West 2006-09-01: 95500Wigan West 2006-12-01: 103000Wigan West 2007-03-01: 101000Wigan West 2007-06-01: 102500Wigan West 2007-09-01: 103633Wigan West 2007-12-01: 105000Wigan West 2008-03-01: 110000Wigan West 2008-06-01: 112700Wigan West 2008-09-01: 115000Wigan West 2008-12-01: 115000Wigan West 2009-03-01: 109950Wigan West 2009-06-01: 105000Wigan West 2009-09-01: 105000Wigan West 2009-12-01: 101500Wigan West 2010-03-01: 101000Wigan West 2010-06-01: 102600Wigan West 2010-09-01: 105000Wigan West 2010-12-01: 103500Wigan West 2011-03-01: 100000Wigan West 2011-06-01: 97000Wigan West 2011-09-01: 94000Wigan West 2011-12-01: 92500Wigan West 2012-03-01: 91750Wigan West 2012-06-01: 90700Wigan West 2012-09-01: 90500Wigan West 2012-12-01: 93750Wigan West 2013-03-01: 94223Wigan West 2013-06-01: 95000Wigan West 2013-09-01: 95000Wigan West 2013-12-01: 95250Wigan West 2014-03-01: 95000Wigan West 2014-06-01: 95000Wigan West 2014-09-01: 100000Wigan West 2014-12-01: 102000Wigan West 2015-03-01: 102000Wigan West 2015-06-01: 103000Wigan West 2015-09-01: 102250Wigan West 2015-12-01: 102000Wigan West 2016-03-01: 101500Wigan West 2016-06-01: 102000Wigan West 2016-09-01: 100000Wigan West 2016-12-01: 102000Wigan West 2017-03-01: 102750Wigan West 2017-06-01: 105000Wigan West 2017-09-01: 109475Wigan West 2017-12-01: 112000Wigan West 2018-03-01: 110000Wigan West 2018-06-01: 115000Wigan West 2018-09-01: 110497.5Wigan West 2018-12-01: 115000Wigan West 2019-03-01: 116500Wigan West 2019-06-01: 117500Wigan West 2019-09-01: 114500Wigan West 2019-12-01: 111000Wigan West 2020-03-01: 110000Wigan West 2020-06-01: 108250Wigan West 2020-09-01: 115000Wigan West 2020-12-01: 115000Wigan West 2021-03-01: 117250Wigan West 2021-06-01: 125000Wigan West 2021-09-01: 125000Wigan West 2021-12-01: 127125Wigan West 2022-03-01: 130000Wigan West 2022-06-01: 131000Wigan West 2022-09-01: 133000Wigan West 2022-12-01: 135500Wigan West 2023-03-01: 141750

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Wigan West.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Wigan West, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Wigan West. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Wigan West. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Wigan West. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Wigan West.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.