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Wigan 026B

Neighbourhood

South Wigan. 1,446 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Wigan 026B is in decile 2.

Deprivation score
40.3
Joint 4,492nd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£127,000
Joint 1,172nd cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,379
Joint 17,309th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Wigan 026B compares

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

Wigan 026BMiddle
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 026B is 40.3.
40.342nd most deprived
Median sale price187 neighbourhoods, Wigan · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Wigan187 areas from £107,000 to £380,000. The middle area is £192,500. Wigan 026B is £127,000.
£127,0007th cheapest
Population200 neighbourhoods, Wigan · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Wigan200 areas from 1,007 to 2,731. The middle area is 1,576. Wigan 026B is 1,379.
1,379joint 27th 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 026B is 98.4%.
98.4%joint 91st lowest

What is the population of Wigan 026B?

Wigan 026B had 1,379 usual residents at the census.

Wigan 026B is the joint 17,309th least 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 026B 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 026B in brief

Wigan 026B has a deprivation score of 40.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Wigan 026B was £127,000 in 2025.

Wigan 026B had 1,379 usual residents at the census.

In Wigan 026B, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.