Housing in WN4 9UP
What the homes in WN4 9UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashton-in-Makerfield North
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,650 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (64.6%). Flats make up 15.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WN4 9UP area is well below that, at 35.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.8% of households against 20.5%. 17.2% own outright and 18.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned35.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented7.8%20.5%
- Social rented55.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.4%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. 40.3% 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 20.1%. 26.4% 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 9UP sits in (Ashton-in-Makerfield North): about 1,650 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.