# Wigan East North west Wigan. 7,356 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.3 square kilometres. Wigan East had 7,232 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Wigan East was £135,000 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02001295. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £135,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wigan East was £135,000 in 2025. Joint 295th 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/wigan-east#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 7,232** (2021). Wigan East had 7,232 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,591st least 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/wigan-east#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Wigan East 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/wigan-east#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Wigan East, 99.5% 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/wigan-east#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001295) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Wigan East 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=E02001295) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 43 homes were sold in Wigan East in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001295) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Wigan East had 7,232 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001295) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wigan. The outline is Wigan East. ## Recorded crime in Wigan East Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Wigan East compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Wigan East | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £135,000 | joint 2nd cheapest | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2025 | | Population | 7,232 | 8th least populated | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 40 middle areas, Wigan · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.5% | 2nd highest | 40 middle areas, Wigan · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Wigan East? Wigan East had 7,232 usual residents at the census. Wigan East is the joint 4,591st least 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 Wigan East alone. [See Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) - **Average house price: £194,393** (August 2026). Wigan’s average house price was £194,393 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 53rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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. ## Wigan East in brief The median price paid for a home in Wigan East was £135,000 in 2025. Wigan East had 7,232 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in Wigan East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Wigan East, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001295 - Ward: [Ince †](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/ward/ince) - Constituency: [Wigan †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wigan) - Council: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) - Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 1.31 km² - People, mid-2024: 7,356* - Neighbourhoods: 5 - Output areas: 27 * 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 [Ince-in-Makerfield](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/ince-in-makerfield), [Wigan Marylebone & Bottling Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/wigan-marylebone-and-bottling-wood), [New Springs](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/new-springs), [Wigan Central](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/wigan-central) ## Latest updates for Wigan East - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001295 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/wigan-east, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/wigan-east#f-house-sales-median-price. 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