Housing in WN6 8RT
What the homes in WN6 8RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Beech Hill
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,722 (2024)
WN6 8RTWigan
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (67%). Flats make up 2.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WN6 8RT area is well below that, at 35.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.7% of households against 20.5%. 15.7% own outright and 19.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned35.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented7.7%20.5%
- Social rented54.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.8%. 35.3% 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 8RT sits in (Beech Hill): about 1,722 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.