Housing in WN7 3AL
What the homes in WN7 3AL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Leigh South East
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,667 (2024)
WN7 3ALLeigh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (64.1%). Flats make up 12%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
37.5% of households in the WN7 3AL area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.2% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 19.2% own outright and 18.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned37.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented21.2%20.5%
- Social rented39.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.1%). 29.1% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WN7 3AL (Leigh South East) (about 1,667 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.