# Laithwaite & Marsh Green North west Wigan. 9,355 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.4 square kilometres. Laithwaite & Marsh Green had 9,049 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Middle area. Code E02001296. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £135,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Laithwaite & Marsh Green was £135,000 in 2025. Joint 295th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/laithwaite-and-marsh-green#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 9,049** (2021). Laithwaite & Marsh Green had 9,049 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,066th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/laithwaite-and-marsh-green#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 52%** (2022). About 52% of people in Laithwaite & Marsh Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/laithwaite-and-marsh-green#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.6%** (January 2026). In Laithwaite & Marsh Green, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/laithwaite-and-marsh-green#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001296) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 52% of people in Laithwaite & Marsh Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02001296) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 35 homes were sold in Laithwaite & Marsh Green in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001296) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Laithwaite & Marsh Green had 9,049 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001296) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wigan. The outline is Laithwaite & Marsh Green. ## Recorded crime in Laithwaite & Marsh Green Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Laithwaite & Marsh Green compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Laithwaite & Marsh Green | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £135,000 | joint 2nd cheapest | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2025 | | Population | 9,049 | 6th most populated | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 52% | 17th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.6% | 8th highest | 40 middle areas, Wigan · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Laithwaite & Marsh Green? Laithwaite & Marsh Green had 9,049 usual residents at the census. Laithwaite & Marsh Green is the joint 2,066th most populated of 9,448 in the UK. ## 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 Laithwaite & Marsh Green alone. [See Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) - **Average house price: £194,393** (August 2026). Wigan’s average house price was £194,393 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £37,377** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wigan earned a median of £37,377 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 137th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 5.2×** (2025). A home in Wigan costs 5.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 53rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Deprivation score: 25.2** (2025). Wigan has a deprivation score of 25.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 78th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## Laithwaite & Marsh Green in brief The median price paid for a home in Laithwaite & Marsh Green was £135,000 in 2025. Laithwaite & Marsh Green had 9,049 usual residents at the census. About 52% of people in Laithwaite & Marsh Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Laithwaite & Marsh Green, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001296 - Ward: [Pemberton †](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/ward/pemberton) - Constituency: [Wigan †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wigan) - Council: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) - Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 3.39 km² - People, mid-2024: 9,355* - Neighbourhoods: 5 - Output areas: 30 * People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area. † Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Pemberton North](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/pemberton-north), [Wigan South](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/wigan-south), [Pemberton South](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/pemberton-south), [Shevington](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/shevington), [Beech Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/beech-hill), [Wigan Central](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/wigan-central) ## Latest updates for Laithwaite & Marsh Green - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001296 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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