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Council tax bands in Wigan

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Wigan has the smallest share of flats and maisonettes (10.1%), the largest share of bungalows (10.9%) and the smallest share of one-bedroom homes (6.4%) of the ten councils in Greater Manchester. It also has the largest share of three-bedroom homes (53.0%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA45B23C17D9E5F1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA45B23C17D9E5F1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Wigan is semi-detached houses at 35.4%, followed in turn by terraced houses (28.0%), detached houses (15.2%), bungalows and flats and maisonettes. The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band B for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in semi-detached houses: 7.1 points above the share there (28.3%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Neath Port Talbot, followed by Wakefield and Redcar and Cleveland.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes10.1%ABTerraced houses28.0%ABSemi-detached houses35.4%ABCDetached houses15.2%CDEFBungalows10.9%ABCD

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.7%) and four-bedroom (11.6%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band B with three, band D with four and band E with five. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. Homes here average 2.74 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom6.4%2 bedrooms27.7%3 bedrooms53.0%4 bedrooms11.6%5 bedrooms1.1%6+ bedrooms0.2%

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 67.5% of the homes in Wigan, and band A on its own accounts for 44.8%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 30.8%, is 16.8 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the North West it is 34.6%. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Halton. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Band H, the top band, holds 60 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA44.8%B22.7%C16.9%D8.8%E5.1%F1.3%G0.4%H0.0%WiganNorth WestEngland

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%Before19005%1900–191815%1919–193917%1945–196422%1965–198212%1983–19998%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%<19005%190015%191917%194522%196512%19838%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (21.8%), from 1945 to 1964 (16.6%) and between the wars (15.0%). Some 12,180 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band B). Bands A and B take 45.5% of these newer homes and 69.3% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band A for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band A for those built between the wars. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 1,060 homes (+0.69%). The busiest single year was 2020, with 1,570 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEBuilt before 2016ABCD

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Wigan are Walsall (3.9), St Helens (5.0) and Salford (6.2); the furthest within the North West is Ribble Valley (71.4).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Wigan comes 30th of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind Salford and just ahead of Hyndburn. All North West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveWigan 2%1%17%