Housing in WN6 7TF
What the homes in WN6 7TF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Beech Hill
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,838 (2024)
WN6 7TFWigan
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (48.7%). Flats make up 8.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WN6 7TF area is broadly in line with that, at 59.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 32.3% of households against 20.5%. 29.1% own outright and 29.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented32.3%20.5%
- Social rented8.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 25.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 23.4%. 28.5% 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 7TF sits in (Beech Hill): about 1,838 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.