Housing in M29 8SU
What the homes in M29 8SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tyldesley North
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,657 (2024)
M29 8SUManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (64%). Flats make up 18.8%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M29 8SU area is below that, at 52.8%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 27.1% of households against 20.5%. 24.2% own outright and 28.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned52.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented27.1%20.5%
- Social rented19.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 43.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 27.8%. 21.7% 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 8SU sits in (Tyldesley North): about 1,657 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.