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Housing in WN2 3QW

What the homes in WN2 3QW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hindley East
Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,685 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (56.6%). Flats make up 3.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WN2 3QWEngland
Detached4.5%22.9%
Semi-detached56.6%31.5%
Terraced35.4%23%
Purpose-built flat2.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

36.7% of households in the WN2 3QW area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 17.3% own outright and 19.4% with a mortgage.

WN2 3QW
37%
12%
50%
England
  • Owned36.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented12.5%20.5%
  • Social rented50.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WN2 3QWEngland
Owned outright17.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council42.8%8.3%
From a housing association7.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WN2 3QWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.1%). 31.7% of households include dependent children.

WN2 3QWEngland
Living alone, under 6618.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.4%12.8%
Couple, no children9.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%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 3QW (Hindley East) (about 1,685 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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