Access to an affordable, comfortable and secure home is a basic human need.
The proportion of people over 64 in Wigan Borough. By 2040 this is projected to increase to 1 in 4.
of Wigan’s homes have 3 bedrooms
The average number of people per household
The number of new homes needed annually to meet Wigan Borough’s housing need
increase in the number of households renting privately since 2001
The average house price is 5.7 times higher than typical earnings - cheaper than the national average
Key facts
- The population of Wigan Borough is 329,300, and is forecast to increase to 346,400 by 2040.
- There are around 146,000 households in Wigan Borough, which is forecast to increase to 159,000 by 2040.
- Two thirds of households in the borough own their own home.
- Around half of new homes built in the last 5 years have been built on previously developed (brownfield) sites.