Renting in Wigan

Average Rent in Wigan: £850/mo

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Median asking rent across 1,618 live Wigan listings on 6 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£850 /month

1,618 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Wigan by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£585/mo	29
1 bed	£625/mo	355
2 bed	£800/mo	541
3 bed	£975/mo	447
4+ bed	£1,200/mo	156
Room (house share)	£550/mo	90

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 13 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Wigan

What it costs to rent in Wigan

Wigan currently has 1,618 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £850 a month. 59 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 73% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is WA10 at around £625/mo, while WA3 sits nearer £1,200/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Wigan around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Wigan by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 1,618 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Wigan

£585/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Wigan is £585 a month, 31% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 29 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Wigan

£625/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Wigan is £625 a month, 26% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 355 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Wigan

£800/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Wigan is £800 a month, 6% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 541 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Wigan

£975/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Wigan is £975 a month, 15% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 447 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Wigan

£1,200/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Wigan is £1,200 a month, 41% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 156 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Wigan

£550/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Wigan house share is £550 a month, 35% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 90 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Wigan rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Wigan. Latest: £745/mo (Jul 26, +6.9% YoY).

Latest

£745

Jul 26

Annual

+6.9%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£532

Aug 21

Total change

+40%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Wigan pay goes on rent?

Renters in Wigan spend an estimated 28% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£745/mo

£8,940/yr

Median pay

£31,615/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

28%

Very affordable — well below the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Property types

What’s on offer in Wigan

Flats & apartments

271

24% of listings

Houses

751

67% of listings

Rooms

8% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Wigan — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 55% of the 758 houses currently advertised in Wigan.

Terraced
55%415
Semi-detached
23%171
Other house
17%130
Detached
5%35
Bungalow
1%7

Rent by postcode

Where Wigan rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,199 live listings in 19 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Wigan

1WA3£1,200/mo6 rentals
2BL5£1,125/mo10 rentals
3BL4£1,100/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Wigan

1WA10£625/mo39 rentals
2WN1£775/mo240 rentals
3WN8£795/mo7 rentals

Features · Wigan

Garden, parking, and floor area in Wigan

Live signal across 1,618 Wigan rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

79%

of 347 Wigan listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

78%

of 419 Wigan listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Wigan this week

59 homes came onto the Wigan rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

59 new this weekUpdated today

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Wigan

Most Wigan homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 152,670 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.12

≈ Band B–C

Stock

153k

152,670 properties

A
45%68,840
B
23%34,540
C
17%25,600
D
9%13,370
E
5%7,600
F
1%2,010
G
0%650
H
0%50

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Wigan

85% of Wigan premises can already get full-fibre and 97% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

85%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

97%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

489 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
85%
Gigabit-capable
97%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Wigan), July 2025, covering 152,337 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Wigan homes

44% of Wigan homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

44%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

56%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

117k

116,640 EPCs

A
1%630
B
12%14,270
C
31%36,606
D
40%46,873
E
12%14,521
F
3%2,934
G
1%806

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Wigan. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Wigan

11 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Wigan centroid. The five closest:

1
Mab's Cross Primary School
Primary · Community school · WN1 1XL
0.33 mi
2
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · WN1 1XL
0.33 mi
3
Douglas Valley Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · WN1 3SU
0.34 mi
4
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · WN1 1HQ
0.37 mi
5
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · WN1 3RZ
0.38 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Wigan centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Wigan

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Wigan has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 87 of 87 postcode districts analysed, the median was 74 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Wigan is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

74 crimes per area (median)
87 of 87 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Wigan ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Wigan listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Wigan.

Rightmove

602

OpenRent

402

PrimeLocation

289

OnTheMarket

227

SpareRoom

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Wigan — your questions answered

How much is rent in Wigan?

The average (median) asking rent in Wigan is £850 a month — a 1-bed is £625 and a 2-bed £800, based on 1,618 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Wigan?

The median asking rent for a studio in Wigan is £585 a month, 31% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 29 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Wigan?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Wigan is £625 a month, 26% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 355 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Wigan?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Wigan is £800 a month, 6% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 541 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Wigan?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Wigan is £975 a month, 15% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 447 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Wigan?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Wigan is £1,200 a month, 41% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 156 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Wigan?

The median asking rent for a room in a Wigan house share is £550 a month, 35% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 90 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Wigan?

There are currently 1,618 rental properties available in Wigan, with 59 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Wigan safe for renters?

Wigan has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 74 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Wigan?

The most commonly reported crime category in Wigan is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

Across North West

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