# Orrell & Longshaw West Wigan. 12,854 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 11 square kilometres. Orrell & Longshaw had 12,764 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Orrell & Longshaw was £228,000 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02001304. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £228,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Orrell & Longshaw was £228,000 in 2025. Joint 2,170th 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/orrell-and-longshaw#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 12,764** (2021). Orrell & Longshaw had 12,764 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 135th 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/orrell-and-longshaw#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 31%** (2022). About 31% of people in Orrell & Longshaw 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/orrell-and-longshaw#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.7%** (January 2026). In Orrell & Longshaw, 96.7% 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/orrell-and-longshaw#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001304) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 31% of people in Orrell & Longshaw 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=E02001304) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 201 homes were sold in Orrell & Longshaw in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001304) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Orrell & Longshaw had 12,764 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001304) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wigan. The outline is Orrell & Longshaw. ## Recorded crime in Orrell & Longshaw Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Orrell & Longshaw compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Orrell & Longshaw | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £228,000 | joint 7th most expensive | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2025 | | Population | 12,764 | most populated | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 31% | joint 10th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.7% | 18th lowest | 40 middle areas, Wigan · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Orrell & Longshaw? Orrell & Longshaw had 12,764 usual residents at the census. Orrell & Longshaw is the 135th 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 Orrell & Longshaw alone. [See Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) - **Average house price: £194,551** (July 2026). Wigan’s average house price was £194,551 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 52nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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. ## 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. About 31% of people in Orrell & Longshaw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Orrell & Longshaw, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001304 - Ward: [Orrell †](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/ward/orrell) - Constituency: [Makerfield †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/makerfield) - Council: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) - Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 10.74 km² - People, mid-2024: 12,854* - Neighbourhoods: 7 - Output areas: 43 * 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 [Upholland](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/upholland), [Winstanley](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/winstanley), [Billinge](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/billinge), [Garswood](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/garswood), [Pemberton North](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/pemberton-north), [Ashton-in-Makerfield North](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/ashton-in-makerfield-north) ## Latest updates for Orrell & Longshaw - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001304 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/orrell-and-longshaw, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/orrell-and-longshaw#f-house-sales-median-price. 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