# New Springs

North Wigan. 6,416 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.8 square kilometres.

New Springs had 6,257 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in New Springs was £190,000 in 2025.

Middle area. Code E02001293. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in New Springs was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 1,246th 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/new-springs#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 6,257** (2021). New Springs had 6,257 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 3,136th least 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/new-springs#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 45%** (2022). About 45% of people in New Springs 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/new-springs#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.0%** (January 2026). In New Springs, 96.0% 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/new-springs#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001293) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 45% of people in New Springs 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=E02001293) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 95 homes were sold in New Springs in 2025.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001293) (Census 2021, England and Wales): New Springs had 6,257 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001293) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wigan. The outline is New Springs.

## Recorded crime in New Springs


Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.

## How New Springs compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | New Springs | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £190,000 | joint 18th cheapest | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2025 |
| Population | 6,257 | 3rd least populated | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 45% | 15th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.0% | joint 12th lowest | 40 middle areas, Wigan · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of New Springs?

New Springs had 6,257 usual residents at the census.
New Springs is the 3,136th least 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 New Springs 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.

## New Springs in brief

The median price paid for a home in New Springs was £190,000 in 2025.
New Springs had 6,257 usual residents at the census.
About 45% of people in New Springs live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In New Springs, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001293
- Ward: [Aspull, New Springs & Whelley †](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/ward/aspull-new-springs-and-whelley)
- 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: 5.79 km²
- People, mid-2024: 6,416*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 19

* 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

[Aspull & Red Rock](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/aspull-and-red-rock), [Ince-in-Makerfield](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/ince-in-makerfield), [Horwich East](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/horwich-east), [Hindley West](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/hindley-west), [Wigan East](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/wigan-east), [Westhoughton West](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/westhoughton-west)

## Latest updates for New Springs

- 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/E02001293

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/new-springs