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Wigan Central

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North west Wigan. About 12,452 people in 3.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Wigan Central, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
12,036
1,584th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.6%
2,395th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Wigan Central compares

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

Wigan CentralMiddle
Population25 wards, Wigan · 2021
Population: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 11,433 to 15,691. The middle area is 13,166. Wigan Central is 12,036.
12,0365th lowest
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%. Wigan Central is 94.5%.
94.5%6th lowest
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%. Wigan Central is 4.3%.
4.3%8th highest
Aged 15 to 6425 wards, Wigan · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 59.1% to 67.4%. The middle area is 63.1%. Wigan Central is 64.6%.
64.6%7th highest

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 Wigan Central 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
Wigan Central in brief

Wigan Central had 12,036 usual residents at the census.

In Wigan Central, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wigan Central, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.6% of residents in Wigan Central were aged 15 to 64 at the census.