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Wigan West

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North west Wigan. About 14,082 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Wigan West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
13,573
1,147th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wigan West compares

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

Wigan WestMiddle
Population25 wards, Wigan · 2021
Population: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 11,433 to 15,691. The middle area is 13,166. Wigan West is 13,573.
13,57312th most 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%. Wigan West is 100.0%.
100%joint most 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%. Wigan West is 97.7%.
97.7%joint 8th 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%. Wigan West is 4.5%.
4.5%6th highest

What is the population of Wigan West?

Wigan West had 13,573 usual residents at the census.

Wigan West is the 1,147th 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 Wigan West 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
Wigan West in brief

Wigan West had 13,573 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Wigan West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Wigan West, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wigan West, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.