OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Wigan

Private rents in Wigan average £745 a month across all property sizes, up 6.9% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£745
1-bed
£541
2-bed
£698
3-bed
£836
4+ bed
£1,142
Flats
£635

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The £745 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £541 and a 3-bed at £836 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Wigan
Two-year change: +14.3%Five-year change: +40.6%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 3% over the last six months, against +3.7% in the six before: a steady market.
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What next door costs
Wigan is the 1st cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1WiganYou are here£698£836£1,142
2West Lancashire£729£842£1,2293St. Helens£732£895£1,2934Knowsley£754£914£1,3065Chorley£758£897£1,3216Bolton£806£978£1,4347Warrington£831£1,010£1,448
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.