Housing in WN4 8PS
What the homes in WN4 8PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashton-in-Makerfield East
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,429 (2024)
WN4 8PSWigan
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (56.8%). Flats make up 0.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WN4 8PS area is well above that, at 90.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.2% of households against 20.5%. 36.5% own outright and 53.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned90.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented8.2%20.5%
- Social rented0.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 11.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 30.7%. 38.1% 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 WN4 8PS sits in (Ashton-in-Makerfield East): about 1,429 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.