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Housing in WN4 8RT

What the homes in WN4 8RT 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
1,559 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (56.7%). Flats make up 7.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WN4 8RTEngland
Detached10%22.9%
Semi-detached56.7%31.5%
Terraced25.4%23%
Purpose-built flat6.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WN4 8RT area is above that, at 77.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.8% of households against 20.5%. 44.8% own outright and 32.5% with a mortgage.

WN4 8RT
77%
22%
England
  • Owned77.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented21.8%20.5%
  • Social rented0.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WN4 8RTEngland
Owned outright44.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council0%8.3%
From a housing association0.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WN4 8RTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.9%. 24.5% of households include dependent children.

WN4 8RTEngland
Living alone, under 6614.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.8%12.8%
Couple, no children19.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households3%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 WN4 8RT sits in (Ashton-in-Makerfield East): about 1,559 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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