Housing in WN2 4EF
What the homes in WN2 4EF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hindley East
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,428 (2024)
WN2 4EFWigan
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (72.2%). Flats make up 11.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WN2 4EF area is below that, at 47.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.6% of households against 20.5%. 28.4% own outright and 19.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned47.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented7.6%20.5%
- Social rented43.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 19.6%. 18% 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 4EF sits in (Hindley East): about 1,428 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.