Housing in WN2 4AA
What the homes in WN2 4AA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Abram & Bickershaw
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,588 (2024)
WN2 4AAWigan
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (45.6%). Flats make up 21.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WN2 4AA area is broadly in line with that, at 56.7%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.5% of households against 20.5%. 30.8% own outright and 25.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented20.5%20.5%
- Social rented22.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31% 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 21.8%. 26.1% 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 WN2 4AA sits in (Abram & Bickershaw): about 1,588 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.