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Housing in WN2 1EN

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

Neighbourhood
New Springs
Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,093 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (48.3%). Flats make up 18.2%, below the 22.2% across England.

WN2 1ENEngland
Detached15.1%22.9%
Semi-detached48.3%31.5%
Terraced18.1%23%
Purpose-built flat17.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

61.4% of households in the WN2 1EN area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 26.4% own outright and 35% with a mortgage.

WN2 1EN
61%
27%
England
  • Owned61.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented11.4%20.5%
  • Social rented27%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WN2 1ENEngland
Owned outright26.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council26.4%8.3%
From a housing association0.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WN2 1ENEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.2%). 28% of households include dependent children.

WN2 1ENEngland
Living alone, under 6620.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.4%12.8%
Couple, no children18.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households4%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WN2 1EN (New Springs) (about 2,093 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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