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Wigan 016C

Neighbourhood

Central Wigan. 1,685 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Wigan 016C is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
52.8
Joint 1,899th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,572
Joint 19,602nd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wigan 016C compares

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

Wigan 016CMiddle
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 016C is 52.8.
52.818th most deprived
Population200 neighbourhoods, Wigan · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Wigan200 areas from 1,007 to 2,731. The middle area is 1,576. Wigan 016C is 1,572.
1,57296th 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 016C is 99.3%.
99.3%joint 68th highest
Claimant rate200 neighbourhoods, Wigan · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Wigan200 areas from 0.7% to 9.8%. The middle area is 3.3%. Wigan 016C is 5.6%.
5.6%joint 34th highest

What is the population of Wigan 016C?

Wigan 016C had 1,572 usual residents at the census.

Wigan 016C is the joint 19,602nd 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 016C 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 016C in brief

Wigan 016C has a deprivation score of 52.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Wigan 016C had 1,572 usual residents at the census.

In Wigan 016C, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wigan 016C, 5.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.