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Housing in WN4 9AL

What the homes in WN4 9AL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ashton-in-Makerfield West
Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,658 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (41.5%). Flats make up 11.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

WN4 9ALEngland
Detached13.2%22.9%
Semi-detached33.6%31.5%
Terraced41.5%23%
Purpose-built flat6.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68.6% of households in the WN4 9AL area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 35.3% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.

WN4 9AL
69%
29%
England
  • Owned68.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented29.1%20.5%
  • Social rented2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WN4 9ALEngland
Owned outright35.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association1.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WN4 9ALEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.6%). 20% of households include dependent children.

WN4 9ALEngland
Living alone, under 6626.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.5%12.8%
Couple, no children18.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.7%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WN4 9AL (Ashton-in-Makerfield West) (about 1,658 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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