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Wigan 026A

Neighbourhood

South west Wigan. 1,290 people in 1.1 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Wigan 026A is in decile 6.

Deprivation score
15.3
Joint 14,712th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£180,000
Joint 4,635th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,392
Joint 17,854th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Wigan 026A compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Wigan 026AMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only200 neighbourhoods, Wigan · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Wigan200 areas from 3.1 to 80.9. The middle area is 21.6. Wigan 026A is 15.3.
15.380th least deprived
Median sale price187 neighbourhoods, Wigan · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Wigan187 areas from £107,000 to £380,000. The middle area is £192,500. Wigan 026A is £180,000.
£180,000joint 69th cheapest
Population200 neighbourhoods, Wigan · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Wigan200 areas from 1,007 to 2,731. The middle area is 1,576. Wigan 026A is 1,392.
1,39232nd least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage200 neighbourhoods, Wigan · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Wigan200 areas from 76.9% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.5%. Wigan 026A is 98.6%.
98.6%joint 96th highest

What is the population of Wigan 026A?

Wigan 026A had 1,392 usual residents at the census.

Wigan 026A is the joint 17,854th least populated of 46,844 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Wigan

These figures are published for the whole of Wigan, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Wigan and not Wigan 026A alone. See Wigan

Average house price
£194,551
Up 3.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,377
137th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.2×
Joint 52nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
347,089
Up 0.8% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Wigan 026A in brief

Wigan 026A has a deprivation score of 15.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Wigan 026A was £180,000 in 2025.

Wigan 026A had 1,392 usual residents at the census.

In Wigan 026A, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.