Hindley West
Middle areaCentral Wigan. 9,346 people in 4.6 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Hindley West’s wards yet.
How Hindley West compares
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Hindley WestMiddle
Median sale price40 middle areas, Wigan · 2025
£220,000joint 11th highest
Population40 middle areas, Wigan · 2021
8,69011th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage40 middle areas, Wigan · Jan 2026
95.2%7th lowest
Claimant rate40 middle areas, Wigan · Aug 2026
3.4%20th 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 West alone. See Wigan
Hindley West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hindley West was £220,000 in 2025.
Hindley West had 8,690 usual residents at the census.
In Hindley West, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Hindley West, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.