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Orrell & Longshaw

Middle area

West Wigan. 12,854 people in 11 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Orrell & Longshaw’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£228,000
2,170th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
12,764
135th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Orrell & Longshaw compares

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Orrell & LongshawMiddle
Median sale price40 middle areas, Wigan · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Wigan40 areas from £125,000 to £279,950. The middle area is £192,250. Orrell & Longshaw is £228,000.
£228,000joint 7th highest
Population40 middle areas, Wigan · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wigan40 areas from 5,970 to 12,764. The middle area is 8,143. Orrell & Longshaw is 12,764.
12,764highest
Gigabit broadband coverage40 middle areas, Wigan · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Wigan40 areas from 89.9% to 99.6%. The middle area is 96.9%. Orrell & Longshaw is 96.7%.
96.7%18th lowest
Claimant rate40 middle areas, Wigan · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Wigan40 areas from 1.4% to 8.0%. The middle area is 3.5%. Orrell & Longshaw is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 5th 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 Orrell & Longshaw alone. See Wigan

Average house price
£194,551
Up 3.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,377
137th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.2×
52nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.2
78th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Orrell & Longshaw in brief

The median price paid for a home in Orrell & Longshaw was £228,000 in 2025.

Orrell & Longshaw had 12,764 usual residents at the census.

In Orrell & Longshaw, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Orrell & Longshaw, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.