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Hindley Green

Ward

Central Wigan. About 12,576 people in 3.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 18% of people in Hindley Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,468
Joint 1,443rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
18%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hindley Green compares

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

Hindley GreenMiddle
Population25 wards, Wigan · 2021
Population: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 11,433 to 15,691. The middle area is 13,166. Hindley Green is 12,468.
12,46811th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares25 wards, Wigan · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 62.0%. Hindley Green is 18.0%.
18%4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, Wigan · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 93.1% to 99.1%. The middle area is 97.1%. Hindley Green is 98.7%.
98.7%joint 2nd highest
Claimant rate25 wards, Wigan · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 1.5% to 6.6%. The middle area is 3.6%. Hindley Green is 2.4%.
2.4%8th lowest

What is the population of Hindley Green?

Hindley Green had 12,468 usual residents at the census.

Hindley Green is the joint 1,443rd most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Wigan

These figures are published for the whole of Wigan, not for each ward, so they describe all of Wigan and not Hindley Green 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.2×
Joint 52nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.2
Joint 78th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hindley Green in brief

Hindley Green had 12,468 usual residents at the census.

About 18% of people in Hindley Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hindley Green, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hindley Green, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.