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Housing in WN3 5QA

What the homes in WN3 5QA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Worsley Mesnes & Hawkley
Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,310 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (88.7%). Flats make up 0.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WN3 5QAEngland
Detached7.6%22.9%
Semi-detached88.7%31.5%
Terraced3.1%23%
Purpose-built flat0%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WN3 5QA area is well above that, at 91%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.8% of households against 20.5%. 59.3% own outright and 31.7% with a mortgage.

WN3 5QA
91%
England
  • Owned91%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented7.8%20.5%
  • Social rented0.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WN3 5QAEngland
Owned outright59.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.5%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council0.5%8.3%
From a housing association0.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 25.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WN3 5QAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.8%. 19.3% of households include dependent children.

WN3 5QAEngland
Living alone, under 669.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16%12.8%
Couple, no children18.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children11.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over18.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.4%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 WN3 5QA sits in (Worsley Mesnes & Hawkley): about 1,310 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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