Housing in M29 7TP
What the homes in M29 7TP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tyldesley South
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,715 (2024)
M29 7TPManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (56.9%). Flats make up 8.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M29 7TP area is below that, at 50.5%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.3% of households against 20.5%. 23.3% own outright and 27.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned50.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented13.3%20.5%
- Social rented35.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 32.3% 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 21%. 32.6% 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 7TP sits in (Tyldesley South): about 1,715 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.