Housing in M29 8PP
What the homes in M29 8PP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tyldesley North
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,349 (2024)
M29 8PPManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (62.4%). Flats make up 0%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M29 8PP area is well above that, at 91.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.4% of households against 20.5%. 57.1% own outright and 34.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned91.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented7.4%20.5%
- Social rented0.7%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 2.2 people living in it. 30.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 20%. 20.5% 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 8PP sits in (Tyldesley North): about 1,349 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.