WN7 house prices are built from 24,925 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 26 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £84,950. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved +63.6% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +17.2%.
Median price paid
£84,950
Change in cash, 2016–2026
+63.6%
Change in real terms
+17.2%
Median per m²
£1,084
HM Land Registry24,925 sales6,015 with floor areaLatest sale 26 Jun 2026
Section 01
How WN7 prices moved
The chart tracks the median WN7 house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2026. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | £38,000 | £84,378 |
| 2000s | 10 | £75,000 | £136,628 |
| 2010s | 10 | £95,000 | £133,950 |
| 2020s | 7 | £163,500 | £167,054 |
The highest yearly median on record for WN7 is £183,000 in 2025; the lowest is £35,063 in 1996. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £36,000 to £180,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £79,937, so the real change over the whole record is +125.2% — about +2.65% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +63.6% in cash against +17.2% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Daniels Close | 26 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £218,500 | £218,500 |
| 15 Broadwell Drive | 12 Jun 2026 | Detached | £415,000 | £415,000 |
| 5 Swallowfield | 12 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 60 Brentwood Grove | 12 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 90 Etherstone Street | 12 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £123,500 | £123,500 |
| 27 Tinsley Green Way | 4 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| APARTMENT 73 MATHER HOUSE Mather Lane | 4 Jun 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 8 Little Pasture | 3 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 7 Hilton Close | 1 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £163,000 | £163,000 |
| 9 Ledgard Avenue | 29 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 480 St Helens Road | 29 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 1 Woodley Grove | 29 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £197,500 | £197,500 |
| 211 Hope Street | 29 May 2026 | Terraced | £152,000 | £152,000 |
| 214 Firs Lane | 29 May 2026 | Terraced | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 47 Hawkhurst Park | 26 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 67 Bexhill Drive | 26 May 2026 | Terraced | £199,950 | £199,950 |
| 42 Green Lane | 22 May 2026 | Detached | £305,000 | £305,000 |
| 5 Hulme Gardens | 22 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2 White Street | 22 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £241,000 | £241,000 |
| 236 Westleigh Lane | 22 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 6 Woburn Avenue | 22 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 1 Rogerton Close | 22 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 14 Brentwood Grove | 22 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £92,000 | £92,000 |
| 197 St Helens Road | 20 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £485,000 | £485,000 |
| 150 the Avenue | 20 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £245,000 | £245,000 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to WN7 values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Daniels Close | £155,995 (2020) | £218,500 (2026) | +5.8% | +1.3% |
| 5 Swallowfield | £150,000 (2020) | £200,000 (2026) | +4.9% | +0.5% |
| 15 Broadwell Drive | £103,000 (2002) | £415,000 (2026) | +6.0% | +3.1% |
| 90 Etherstone Street | £110,000 (2024) | £123,500 (2026) | +6.0% | +3.3% |
| 60 Brentwood Grove | £189,950 (2008) | £180,000 (2026) | -0.3% | -3.1% |
| APARTMENT 73 MATHER HOUSE Mather Lane | £126,950 (2021) | £160,000 (2026) | +4.7% | 0.0% |
| 27 Tinsley Green Way | £214,995 (2021) | £275,000 (2026) | +5.0% | +0.2% |
| 8 Little Pasture | £30,000 (1997) | £145,000 (2026) | +5.6% | +2.9% |
| 7 Hilton Close | £11,000 (1998) | £163,000 (2026) | +10.1% | +7.3% |
| 214 Firs Lane | £10,000 (1996) | £150,000 (2026) | +9.4% | +6.7% |
| 1 Woodley Grove | £105,000 (2004) | £197,500 (2026) | +2.9% | +0.1% |
| 211 Hope Street | £55,000 (2017) | £152,000 (2026) | +12.0% | +8.2% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. WN7 is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 11,449 | 45.9% | £66,500 | £2,500 – £880,000 |
| Semi-detached | 8,420 | 33.8% | £105,000 | £4,000 – £860,000 |
| Detached | 3,369 | 13.5% | £183,000 | £8,000 – £980,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 1,687 | 6.8% | £91,995 | £8,800 – £994,945 |
Section 05
How big homes are in WN7
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 5,898 certificates cover WN7, and their median floor area is 72 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are smaller than average — -5.3%. Size explains a large part of why one area's median price sits above another's, which is why the price per square metre further up this page is the fairer comparison.
| Measure | Floor area | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Median floor area | 72 m² | about 775 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 62 m² | about 667 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 84 m² | about 904 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 21.7% | 1,279 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 1.6% | 94 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in WN7
15,086 of the sales on record are leasehold and 9,839 freehold — 60.5% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £77,500 and the median freehold sale £98,000 — a gap of +26.5%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 15,086 | 60.5% | £77,500 |
| Freehold | 9,839 | 39.5% | £98,000 |
| New build | 2,958 | 11.9% | £118,995 |
| Existing home | 21,967 | 88.1% | £80,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +48.7%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 2,313 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in WN7
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Wigan, 43.1% of 150,910 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 3.4% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 741 | 0.5% |
| B | 16,595 | 11.0% |
| C | 47,691 | 31.6% |
| D | 61,266 | 40.6% |
| E | 19,483 | 12.9% |
| F | 4,020 | 2.7% |
| G | 1,114 | 0.7% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Wigan at £744 a month as of Jun 2026 — £540 for a one-bedroom home and £835 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £84,950 here, that rent is a gross yield of 10.51% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of WN7, 1 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 1 violent, 0 burglary, 0 vehicle-related and 0 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 100.0 times quieter.
Against the 329,330 residents the 2021 census counted in Wigan, that is 0.00 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around WN7
The 2021 census counted 329,330 residents in Wigan across 143,105 households. 66.8% of those households own their home and 32.9% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
18 state and independent schools have a WN7 postcode: 16 primary, 2 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford High School | Secondary | Community school | 1,111 |
| The Westleigh School | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 976 |
| St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 395 |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 375 |
| Leigh CofE Primary School | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 350 |
| Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 331 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 300 |
| Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 255 |
| Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 234 |
| Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 213 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hag Fold Rail Station | Rail | 4.3 km |
| Atherton Rail Station | Rail | 4.3 km |
| Daisy Hill Rail Station | Rail | 4.6 km |
| Hindley Rail Station | Rail | 6.2 km |
Section 09
How WN7 compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. WN7 sits below that national figure — -46.1%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,084 per square metre, across 6,015 of the 24,925 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £2,500 to £994,945. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
WN7 sits in Wigan, in the North West.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Wigan at 5.9 times median local earnings of £33,669 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Sectors inside WN7
The closest districts
- M463.5 km · £102,500
- M294.2 km · £114,000
- WA35.0 km · £125,000
- BL55.6 km · £119,000
- WN26.0 km · £94,000
- M288.1 km · £144,950
- WN48.4 km · £103,000
- WA129.1 km · £114,995
This district mostly covers Leigh.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in WN7?
The median price paid in WN7 across every sale on the register is £84,950. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in WN7?
24,925 sales are on record for WN7, the most recent completing on 26 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have WN7 house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +63.6% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +17.2%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were WN7 house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £183,000, set in 2025. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in WN7?
£1,084 per square metre, from the 6,015 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 26 Jun 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “WN7 house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.