Housing in WN4 9LT
What the homes in WN4 9LT 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
- 1,203 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (50.3%). 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 9LT area is well above that, at 95.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 4.1% of households against 20.5%. 60.9% own outright and 34.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned95.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented4.1%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 2.4 people living in it. 18.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.6%. 22.9% 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 9LT sits in (Ashton-in-Makerfield West): about 1,203 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.