Housing in WN4 9RT
What the homes in WN4 9RT 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
- 1,470 (2024)
WN4 9RTWigan
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (60.9%). 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 9RT area is broadly in line with that, at 67.5%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.2% of households against 20.5%. 37.4% own outright and 30.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented12.2%20.5%
- Social rented19.7%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 2.2 people living in it. 30.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 18.5%. 23.7% 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 9RT sits in (Ashton-in-Makerfield West): about 1,470 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.