Housing in WN6 7PS
What the homes in WN6 7PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Beech Hill
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,465 (2024)
WN6 7PSWigan
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (48%). Flats make up 2.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WN6 7PS area is above that, at 85.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.4% of households against 20.5%. 49.7% own outright and 35.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned85.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented13.4%20.5%
- Social rented0.9%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. 29.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.6%. 21.1% 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 WN6 7PS sits in (Beech Hill): about 1,465 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.