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Housing in WN5 0BP

What the homes in WN5 0BP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Pemberton North
Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,086 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (41.7%). Flats make up 26.7%, above the 22.2% across England.

WN5 0BPEngland
Detached1.8%22.9%
Semi-detached29.9%31.5%
Terraced41.7%23%
Purpose-built flat26.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46% of households in the WN5 0BP area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 26.1% own outright and 19.9% with a mortgage.

WN5 0BP
46%
42%
England
  • Owned46%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented11.3%20.5%
  • Social rented41.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WN5 0BPEngland
Owned outright26.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council30.7%8.3%
From a housing association11.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 47.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WN5 0BPEngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.1%). 21.8% of households include dependent children.

WN5 0BPEngland
Living alone, under 6624.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over23.8%12.8%
Couple, no children14.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6%9.2%
Sharers and other households0.4%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 WN5 0BP (Pemberton North) (about 1,086 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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