"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.

Key indicators

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

Housing tenure mix

Long term trends

The long term trends looks at data from the previous censuses, to show the change in tenure mix.

Social rented
Private rented
Owner occupied
Other
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Census year20212011200119911981In 1981, 36763% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 30453% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 53629% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 25803% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 24333% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 779% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 4905% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 13631% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 15875% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 22761% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 67906% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 82966% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 226215% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 92559% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 94978% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 5473% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 6830% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 2149% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 1033% of tenure was of another type.

Shorter term estimates

This data is based on subnational estimates of dwellings by tenure. The data for owner occupation is broken down further by owned outright and owned with a morgage or loan.

Social rented
Private rented
Owned outright
Owned with mortgage or loan
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Year2021202020192018201720162015201420132012Social rented 2012: 18.39%Social rented 2013: 18.29%Social rented 2014: 18.17%Social rented 2015: 18.16%Social rented 2016: 17.95%Social rented 2017: 17.81%Social rented 2018: 17.73%Social rented 2019: 17.65%Social rented 2020: 17.54%Social rented 2021: 17.29%Private rented 2012: 13.83%Private rented 2013: 14.43%Private rented 2014: 14.89%Private rented 2015: 15.35%Private rented 2016: 15.55%Private rented 2017: 15.34%Private rented 2018: 15.12%Private rented 2019: 14.79%Private rented 2020: 14.73%Private rented 2021: 14.98%Owned outright 2012: 32.09%Owned outright 2013: 32.14%Owned outright 2014: 32.51%Owned outright 2015: 33.05%Owned outright 2016: 33.62%Owned outright 2017: 34.33%Owned outright 2018: 34.81%Owned outright 2019: 35.08%Owned outright 2020: 36.82%Owned outright 2021: 38.63%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 35.69%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 35.14%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 34.43%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 33.43%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 32.88%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 32.53%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 32.34%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 32.48%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 30.91%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 29.10%

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.

Difference between 30th percentile rental and LHA (£)010015050Size of propertyThree bedroomTwo bedroomOne bedroomSingle room£141 for Single room rentals.£38 for One bedroom rentals.£42 for Two bedroom rentals.£47 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Wigan.

Dataset

House Prices
Wigan
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWigan 1995-12-01: 41000Wigan 1996-03-01: 41500Wigan 1996-06-01: 42000Wigan 1996-09-01: 42000Wigan 1996-12-01: 42500Wigan 1997-03-01: 43000Wigan 1997-06-01: 44000Wigan 1997-09-01: 45000Wigan 1997-12-01: 45000Wigan 1998-03-01: 45000Wigan 1998-06-01: 45500Wigan 1998-09-01: 45950Wigan 1998-12-01: 46000Wigan 1999-03-01: 45950Wigan 1999-06-01: 46000Wigan 1999-09-01: 46950Wigan 1999-12-01: 47000Wigan 2000-03-01: 47950Wigan 2000-06-01: 47995Wigan 2000-09-01: 48000Wigan 2000-12-01: 49000Wigan 2001-03-01: 49500Wigan 2001-06-01: 50000Wigan 2001-09-01: 51500Wigan 2001-12-01: 52000Wigan 2002-03-01: 53000Wigan 2002-06-01: 54000Wigan 2002-09-01: 55000Wigan 2002-12-01: 56950Wigan 2003-03-01: 59000Wigan 2003-06-01: 60500Wigan 2003-09-01: 67000Wigan 2003-12-01: 74000Wigan 2004-03-01: 77000Wigan 2004-06-01: 83950Wigan 2004-09-01: 88000Wigan 2004-12-01: 90000Wigan 2005-03-01: 94950Wigan 2005-06-01: 95950Wigan 2005-09-01: 99000Wigan 2005-12-01: 100000Wigan 2006-03-01: 104000Wigan 2006-06-01: 106950Wigan 2006-09-01: 110000Wigan 2006-12-01: 115000Wigan 2007-03-01: 115000Wigan 2007-06-01: 118000Wigan 2007-09-01: 119725Wigan 2007-12-01: 119995Wigan 2008-03-01: 120000Wigan 2008-06-01: 120000Wigan 2008-09-01: 119000Wigan 2008-12-01: 116663Wigan 2009-03-01: 114952.5Wigan 2009-06-01: 110000Wigan 2009-09-01: 110000Wigan 2009-12-01: 111000Wigan 2010-03-01: 112500Wigan 2010-06-01: 115000Wigan 2010-09-01: 115000Wigan 2010-12-01: 112500Wigan 2011-03-01: 112000Wigan 2011-06-01: 110000Wigan 2011-09-01: 110000Wigan 2011-12-01: 109950Wigan 2012-03-01: 109530Wigan 2012-06-01: 110000Wigan 2012-09-01: 110000Wigan 2012-12-01: 110000Wigan 2013-03-01: 112250Wigan 2013-06-01: 110000Wigan 2013-09-01: 110000Wigan 2013-12-01: 114000Wigan 2014-03-01: 114000Wigan 2014-06-01: 117000Wigan 2014-09-01: 118817Wigan 2014-12-01: 119000Wigan 2015-03-01: 120000Wigan 2015-06-01: 120000Wigan 2015-09-01: 123000Wigan 2015-12-01: 125000Wigan 2016-03-01: 124000Wigan 2016-06-01: 125000Wigan 2016-09-01: 125000Wigan 2016-12-01: 125000Wigan 2017-03-01: 127500Wigan 2017-06-01: 129995Wigan 2017-09-01: 130000Wigan 2017-12-01: 132500Wigan 2018-03-01: 133500Wigan 2018-06-01: 134995Wigan 2018-09-01: 135000Wigan 2018-12-01: 138000Wigan 2019-03-01: 140000Wigan 2019-06-01: 145000Wigan 2019-09-01: 145000Wigan 2019-12-01: 147000Wigan 2020-03-01: 149000Wigan 2020-06-01: 145000Wigan 2020-09-01: 150000Wigan 2020-12-01: 154500Wigan 2021-03-01: 158000Wigan 2021-06-01: 160000Wigan 2021-09-01: 165000Wigan 2021-12-01: 165000Wigan 2022-03-01: 165000Wigan 2022-06-01: 167500Wigan 2022-09-01: 170000Wigan 2022-12-01: 174000Wigan 2023-03-01: 175000

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.

Dataset

Wigan
01200400800totalstudioroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1Wigan bed1: 441Wigan bed2: 549Wigan bed3: 657Wigan bed4plus: 942Wigan room: 458Wigan studio: 427Wigan total: 586

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Wigan, 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. 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. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

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. 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.

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people01000015000200005000Working-age 2023-06-30: 14653Working-age 2023-03-31: 14910Working-age 2022-12-31: 14797Working-age 2022-09-30: 15058Working-age 2022-06-30: 15327Working-age 2022-03-31: 15704Working-age 2021-12-31: 16051Working-age 2021-09-30: 16751Working-age 2021-06-30: 17217Working-age 2021-03-31: 17674Working-age 2020-12-31: 17950Working-age 2020-09-30: 18216Working-age 2020-06-30: 18244Working-age 2020-03-31: 16608Working-age 2019-12-31: 16246Working-age 2019-09-30: 16117Working-age 2019-06-30: 16428Working-age 2019-03-31: 16099Working-age 2018-12-31: 15945Working-age 2018-09-30: 15809Working-age 2018-06-30: 15740Working-age 2018-03-31: 15749Working-age 2017-12-31: 15654Working-age 2017-09-30: 15530Working-age 2017-06-30: 15571Working-age 2017-03-31: 15660Working-age 2016-12-31: 15652Working-age 2016-09-30: 15766Working-age 2016-06-30: 16246Working-age 2016-03-31: 16768Pensioners 2023-06-30: 9812Pensioners 2023-03-31: 9736Pensioners 2022-12-31: 9850Pensioners 2022-09-30: 9959Pensioners 2022-06-30: 9988Pensioners 2022-03-31: 10013Pensioners 2021-12-31: 10117Pensioners 2021-09-30: 10211Pensioners 2021-06-30: 10337Pensioners 2021-03-31: 10372Pensioners 2020-12-31: 10510Pensioners 2020-09-30: 10591Pensioners 2020-06-30: 10708Pensioners 2020-03-31: 10832Pensioners 2019-12-31: 10983Pensioners 2019-09-30: 11147Pensioners 2019-06-30: 11300Pensioners 2019-03-31: 11333Pensioners 2018-12-31: 11538Pensioners 2018-09-30: 11619Pensioners 2018-06-30: 11790Pensioners 2018-03-31: 11943Pensioners 2017-12-31: 12197Pensioners 2017-09-30: 12305Pensioners 2017-06-30: 12551Pensioners 2017-03-31: 12658Pensioners 2016-12-31: 12872Pensioners 2016-09-30: 13049Pensioners 2016-06-30: 13206Pensioners 2016-03-31: 13488