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Hindley Green

Middle area

East Wigan. 8,512 people in 2.6 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 Hindley Green’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£207,500
1,664th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,521
2,705th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hindley Green 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. Hindley Green is £207,500.
£207,50014th highest
Population40 middle areas, Wigan · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wigan40 areas from 5,970 to 12,764. The middle area is 8,143. Hindley Green is 8,521.
8,52113th highest
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%. Hindley Green is 98.4%.
98.4%joint 10th highest
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%. Hindley Green is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 5th lowest

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 Hindley Green 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
Hindley Green in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hindley Green was £207,500 in 2025.

Hindley Green had 8,521 usual residents at the census.

In Hindley Green, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hindley Green, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.