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Housing in WN2 1BB

What the homes in WN2 1BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
New Springs
Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,498 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (74.5%). Flats make up 0.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WN2 1BBEngland
Detached10.4%22.9%
Semi-detached74.5%31.5%
Terraced14.6%23%
Purpose-built flat0.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WN2 1BB area is above that, at 85.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.1% of households against 20.5%. 57.4% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.

WN2 1BB
86%
England
  • Owned85.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented8.1%20.5%
  • Social rented5.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WN2 1BBEngland
Owned outright57.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.2%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association4.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 25.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WN2 1BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.9%. 19.8% of households include dependent children.

WN2 1BBEngland
Living alone, under 6610.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%12.8%
Couple, no children18.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.8%7.7%
Rents

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.

WiganEngland
All homes£746£1,459
One bedroom£542£1,195
Two bedrooms£700£1,335
Three bedrooms£838£1,489
Four or more£1,143£2,161
Detached£1,000£1,640
Semi-detached£830£1,449
Terraced£748£1,435
Flat or maisonette£636£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WN2 1BB sits in (New Springs): about 1,498 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.

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