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Renting in Wigan

What it costs to rent in Wigan

Wigan currently has 937 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £775 a month. 53 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 WN1 3RT at around £401/mo, while BL6 sits nearer £1,249/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.

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Market snapshot

Wigan rental market at a glance

937

Active rentals in Wigan

£775/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Wigan

Median monthly rent, based on 937 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£600/mo	214
2 bed	£795/mo	295
3 bed	£950/mo	216
4+ bed	£995/mo	104
Room	£550/mo	89

Updated June 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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: £732/mo (Mar 26, +7.2% YoY).

Latest

£732

Mar 26

Annual

+7.2%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£524

Apr 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

£732/mo

£8,784/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.

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Wigan

Flats & apartments

160

23% of listings

Houses

442

64% of listings

Rooms

13% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 61% of the 447 houses currently advertised in Wigan.

Terraced
61%272
Semi-detached
23%102
Other house
11%48
Detached
4%20
Bungalow
1%5

Rent by postcode

Where Wigan rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 818 live listings in 28 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Wigan

1BL6£1,249/mo5 rentals
2BL1£1,012/mo6 rentals
3WA11£1,000/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Wigan

1WN1 3RT£401/mo6 rentals
2WN8£455/mo13 rentals
3WN5 0BE£500/mo3 rentals

Features · Wigan

Garden, parking, and floor area in Wigan

Live signal across 937 Wigan rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

81%

of 149 Wigan listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

79%

of 183 Wigan listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Wigan

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (June 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: June 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.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Wigan

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for April 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Standish has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Wigan.

Ashton-in-Makerfield
Typical for city
Most common: Other theft (1) · pop. ~28,000
0.1
per 1k
Hindley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (2) · pop. ~25,000
0.1
per 1k
Standish
Safer area
No data available this month · pop. ~13,000
0.0
per 1k
Orrell
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (1) · pop. ~12,000
0.1
per 1k
Pemberton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (1) · pop. ~13,000
0.1
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. 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

333

OpenRent

257

OnTheMarket

148

PrimeLocation

102

SpareRoom

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Wigan — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Wigan?

The median rent in Wigan is £775/month based on 937 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-06).

How many rental properties are available in Wigan?

There are currently 937 rental properties available in Wigan, with 53 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 (June 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 June 2026.

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