Housing in M29 7PR
What the homes in M29 7PR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tyldesley South
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,087 (2024)
M29 7PRManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (58%). Flats make up 7.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M29 7PR area is above that, at 85.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.2% of households against 20.5%. 33.7% own outright and 51.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned85.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented13.2%20.5%
- Social rented1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 18.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 31.9%. 38.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wigan
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wigan, August 2026, +6.6% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood M29 7PR sits in (Tyldesley South): about 2,087 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.