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Beech Hill

Middle area

North west Wigan. 8,068 people in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Beech Hill’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£168,000
782nd lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,815
3,859th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Beech Hill compares

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Median sale price40 middle areas, Wigan · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Wigan40 areas from £125,000 to £279,950. The middle area is £192,250. Beech Hill is £168,000.
£168,0009th lowest
Population40 middle areas, Wigan · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wigan40 areas from 5,970 to 12,764. The middle area is 8,143. Beech Hill is 7,815.
7,81512th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage40 middle areas, Wigan · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Wigan40 areas from 89.9% to 99.6%. The middle area is 96.9%. Beech Hill is 96.8%.
96.8%joint 19th lowest
Claimant rate40 middle areas, Wigan · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Wigan40 areas from 1.4% to 8.0%. The middle area is 3.5%. Beech Hill is 3.7%.
3.7%joint 16th highest

Figures for the whole of Wigan

These figures are published for the whole of Wigan, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wigan and not Beech Hill alone. See Wigan

Average house price
£194,551
Up 3.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,377
137th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.2×
52nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.2
78th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Beech Hill in brief

The median price paid for a home in Beech Hill was £168,000 in 2025.

Beech Hill had 7,815 usual residents at the census.

In Beech Hill, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Beech Hill, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.