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Wigan 026E

Neighbourhood

South Wigan. 1,588 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 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 026E is in decile 3.

Deprivation score
32.3
Joint 7,238th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,637
Joint 16,317th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wigan 026E compares

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

Wigan 026EMiddle
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 026E is 32.3.
32.362nd most deprived
Population200 neighbourhoods, Wigan · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Wigan200 areas from 1,007 to 2,731. The middle area is 1,576. Wigan 026E is 1,637.
1,637joint 73rd most 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 026E is 99.6%.
99.6%joint 45th highest
Claimant rate200 neighbourhoods, Wigan · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Wigan200 areas from 0.7% to 9.8%. The middle area is 3.3%. Wigan 026E is 3.7%.
3.7%joint 81st highest

What is the population of Wigan 026E?

Wigan 026E had 1,637 usual residents at the census.

Wigan 026E is the joint 16,317th most 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 026E 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 026E in brief

Wigan 026E has a deprivation score of 32.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Wigan 026E had 1,637 usual residents at the census.

In Wigan 026E, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wigan 026E, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.