Wigan: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£317,102

Semi-detached

£203,065

Terraced

£157,881

Flat or maisonette

£105,966

First-time buyers

£175,859

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  305,582 in 1991 → 344,922 in 2024 (+12.9%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £108,315 in 2005 → £194,551 in 2026 (+79.6%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £376 in 2008 → £607 in 2025 (+61.4%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  72.9% in 2004 → 70.0% in 2023 (−4.0%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.4% in 2001 → 3.5% in 2025 (+45.8%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,545 in 1997 → £20,587 in 2024 (+115.7%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Wigan; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access96.5% (January 2026) · 30th highest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing5.3× earnings (April 2025) · 34th lowest of 316
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment3.3 t per person (2024) · 79th lowest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment9,154 kWh (2024/25) · 84th lowest of 347

Where it ranks worst

• Job density · Economy & work0.58 jobs per resident (2024) · 317th highest of 350
• Healthy life expectancy, men · Health & wellbeing54.6 years (2022 to 2024) · 178th highest of 195
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work28.1% (2023) · 315th lowest of 348
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills55.1% (2023) · 314th highest of 348

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)77.9 years · England 80.0 · 119th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)81.9 years · England 83.8 · 126th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)54.6 years · England 60.9 · 140th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)55.1 years · England 61.3 · 135th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)406.0 per 100k · England 321.0 · 126th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)11.1% · England 10.4 · 87th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)73.7% · England 64.6 · 145th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)65.9% · England 68.3 · 116th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)43.6 score · England 46.0 · 121st highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.6% · England 5.8 · 97th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)21.4% · England 19.8 · 97th lowest of 153