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Wigan 005B

Neighbourhood

North west Wigan. 1,722 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Wigan 005B is in decile 2.

Deprivation score
41.9
Joint 4,081st most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£143,500
Joint 2,042nd cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,574
Joint 19,495th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Wigan 005B compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Wigan 005BMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only200 neighbourhoods, Wigan · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Wigan200 areas from 3.1 to 80.9. The middle area is 21.6. Wigan 005B is 41.9.
41.938th most deprived
Median sale price187 neighbourhoods, Wigan · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Wigan187 areas from £107,000 to £380,000. The middle area is £192,500. Wigan 005B is £143,500.
£143,50018th cheapest
Population200 neighbourhoods, Wigan · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Wigan200 areas from 1,007 to 2,731. The middle area is 1,576. Wigan 005B is 1,574.
1,574100th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage200 neighbourhoods, Wigan · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Wigan200 areas from 76.9% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.5%. Wigan 005B is 95.4%.
95.4%joint 47th lowest

What is the population of Wigan 005B?

Wigan 005B had 1,574 usual residents at the census.

Wigan 005B is the joint 19,495th most populated of 46,844 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Wigan

These figures are published for the whole of Wigan, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Wigan and not Wigan 005B alone. See Wigan

Average house price
£194,393
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,377
137th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.2×
Joint 53rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
347,089
Up 0.8% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Wigan 005B in brief

Wigan 005B has a deprivation score of 41.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Wigan 005B was £143,500 in 2025.

Wigan 005B had 1,574 usual residents at the census.

In Wigan 005B, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.