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Standish South

Middle area

North west Wigan. 9,021 people in 6.1 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 Standish South’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£249,950
2,665th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,334
2,984th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Standish South compares

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

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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. Standish South is £249,950.
£249,9504th 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. Standish South is 8,334.
8,33415th highest
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%. Standish South is 92.9%.
92.9%5th 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%. Standish South is 2.5%.
2.5%joint 10th 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 Standish South 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
Standish South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Standish South was £249,950 in 2025.

Standish South had 8,334 usual residents at the census.

In Standish South, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Standish South, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.