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Past price cycles in Wigan

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 5 times since 1995. The deepest began in December 2007.

Deepest fall
−20.9%
Recovery from the low
76 months

Prices in Wigan and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • Wigan
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodWiganUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026511.4534.7
Jul 2026511.1532.9
Jun 2026513.7530.1
May 2026512.8533.1
Apr 2026506.3530.6
Mar 2026499.8526.0
Feb 2026499.1527.6
Jan 2026502.0526.4
Dec 2025500.5524.8
Nov 2025501.5529.6
Oct 2025501.7528.4
Sep 2025501.5527.8
Aug 2025497.7529.8
Jul 2025492.7526.5
Jun 2025482.8522.4
May 2025485.4517.1
Apr 2025485.6509.5
Mar 2025495.1524.8
Feb 2025489.9518.5
Jan 2025489.2518.8
Dec 2024487.3517.0
Nov 2024485.8518.0
Oct 2024482.4519.4
Sep 2024475.8518.4
Aug 2024468.3519.1
Jul 2024465.0514.0
Jun 2024470.1508.3
May 2024469.4506.3
Apr 2024466.8502.2
Mar 2024457.4499.5
Feb 2024459.7498.6
Jan 2024462.9501.2
Dec 2023461.9501.6
Nov 2023461.8505.9
Oct 2023460.3509.4
Sep 2023462.3511.7
Aug 2023462.1514.2
Jul 2023460.6511.4
Jun 2023457.8505.8
May 2023452.8503.9
Apr 2023445.8502.2
Mar 2023453.6501.1
Feb 2023464.1506.8
Jan 2023473.3511.0
Dec 2022472.7515.4
Nov 2022470.7519.5
Oct 2022472.6520.3
Sep 2022467.9520.3
Aug 2022460.2519.2
Jul 2022451.9514.8
Jun 2022445.1505.4
May 2022438.4499.4
Apr 2022432.9493.8
Mar 2022427.3488.0
Feb 2022424.1486.2
Jan 2022419.6485.7
Dec 2021415.8480.1
Nov 2021417.4477.7
Oct 2021415.1468.5
Sep 2021411.1480.5
Aug 2021406.0466.8
Jul 2021400.1453.1
Jun 2021398.9475.4
May 2021391.3451.4
Apr 2021389.8448.4
Mar 2021383.8455.2
Feb 2021380.2448.6
Jan 2021374.5447.3
Dec 2020372.7447.3
Nov 2020369.7443.9
Oct 2020362.1439.4
Sep 2020357.9435.7
Aug 2020354.1431.1
Jul 2020352.3426.9
Jun 2020348.1423.4
May 2020345.3417.6
Apr 2020346.3415.5
Mar 2020345.2419.7
Feb 2020342.6416.0
Jan 2020342.8418.4
Dec 2019342.9418.1
Nov 2019341.9418.7
Oct 2019339.1420.2
Sep 2019337.7421.3
Aug 2019341.0421.0
Jul 2019341.8419.6
Jun 2019341.9415.0
May 2019339.6413.2
Apr 2019333.7412.6
Mar 2019330.4409.7
Feb 2019328.6410.8
Jan 2019332.2411.8
Dec 2018334.4414.4
Nov 2018332.1415.3
Oct 2018332.4417.1
Sep 2018332.7417.5
Aug 2018333.8418.3
Jul 2018330.2417.0
Jun 2018324.7411.9
May 2018321.0409.2
Apr 2018320.6407.5
Mar 2018320.6403.7
Feb 2018325.0406.1
Jan 2018323.4405.0
Dec 2017326.7406.5
Nov 2017322.5404.9
Oct 2017323.4406.0
Sep 2017319.7405.7
Aug 2017321.7407.2
Jul 2017322.2405.4
Jun 2017323.0400.2
May 2017318.9396.8
Apr 2017315.4394.4
Mar 2017313.4388.3
Feb 2017314.7389.1
Jan 2017314.9388.3
Dec 2016316.2388.7
Nov 2016313.5388.0
Oct 2016309.7386.2
Sep 2016308.7387.5
Aug 2016309.0388.1
Jul 2016309.5388.1
Jun 2016306.4384.0
May 2016299.4380.4
Apr 2016298.3376.0
Mar 2016293.8374.6
Feb 2016296.7370.8
Jan 2016295.2370.6
Dec 2015295.8369.6
Nov 2015298.3368.4
Oct 2015300.3365.6
Sep 2015296.9365.1
Aug 2015292.1364.3
Jul 2015289.2361.0
Jun 2015290.3355.0
May 2015288.1352.3
Apr 2015283.8348.5
Mar 2015282.0345.5
Feb 2015284.1344.2
Jan 2015286.8343.9
Dec 2014287.7345.7
Nov 2014287.2344.9
Oct 2014288.4346.1
Sep 2014286.3346.6
Aug 2014285.6346.2
Jul 2014280.7342.2
Jun 2014277.0337.5
May 2014270.1334.6
Apr 2014270.6331.1
Mar 2014272.3323.9
Feb 2014276.1322.7
Jan 2014274.6321.4
Dec 2013276.5321.0
Nov 2013277.5318.1
Oct 2013275.3316.4
Sep 2013271.5317.7
Aug 2013267.5317.4
Jul 2013268.9314.9
Jun 2013269.3311.4
May 2013270.0308.9
Apr 2013269.2307.3
Mar 2013268.0304.3
Feb 2013266.8302.5
Jan 2013268.4302.5
Dec 2012268.6304.6
Nov 2012267.0305.3
Oct 2012268.0305.0
Sep 2012271.7307.2
Aug 2012276.4308.3
Jul 2012272.8307.9
Jun 2012269.8306.7
May 2012267.9303.8
Apr 2012264.6302.8
Mar 2012260.5299.3
Feb 2012261.6298.5
Jan 2012264.2299.3
Dec 2011268.3301.3
Nov 2011268.3302.6
Oct 2011272.6302.5
Sep 2011273.0305.8
Aug 2011270.7306.6
Jul 2011264.2306.4
Jun 2011266.9302.6
May 2011266.9302.1
Apr 2011272.9303.4
Mar 2011268.8298.8
Feb 2011271.2300.2
Jan 2011272.1301.8
Dec 2010274.6304.3
Nov 2010275.5304.9
Oct 2010277.2308.5
Sep 2010281.1312.0
Aug 2010285.2312.8
Jul 2010289.6312.8
Jun 2010283.4309.7
May 2010278.8308.2
Apr 2010272.9306.7
Mar 2010276.5302.8
Feb 2010280.8302.8
Jan 2010282.2302.1
Dec 2009284.7303.2
Nov 2009281.9301.2
Oct 2009278.3300.2
Sep 2009276.7298.2
Aug 2009273.5295.9
Jul 2009271.6293.0
Jun 2009271.5287.8
May 2009267.1285.0
Apr 2009264.3281.1
Mar 2009265.3278.6
Feb 2009277.1280.3
Jan 2009285.6283.6
Dec 2008289.5290.3
Nov 2008292.1294.8
Oct 2008299.3303.4
Sep 2008304.4309.6
Aug 2008310.1317.6
Jul 2008315.4324.4
Jun 2008319.3328.0
May 2008319.3332.4
Apr 2008319.7330.4
Mar 2008317.5329.8
Feb 2008320.5332.2
Jan 2008324.0335.1
Dec 2007329.3341.3
Nov 2007327.8341.8
Oct 2007325.7342.0
Sep 2007325.1342.8
Aug 2007326.4342.3
Jul 2007324.2340.4
Jun 2007320.9336.1
May 2007318.6332.5
Apr 2007315.4328.7
Mar 2007314.4322.2
Feb 2007311.9319.8
Jan 2007310.1318.8
Dec 2006306.8319.0
Nov 2006304.9315.0
Oct 2006305.5313.4
Sep 2006305.3311.6
Aug 2006305.3310.3
Jul 2006301.7307.7
Jun 2006298.9303.4
May 2006293.4300.5
Apr 2006290.9297.7
Mar 2006288.8291.4
Feb 2006288.2289.0
Jan 2006288.9288.6
Dec 2005285.0289.0
Nov 2005282.8287.4
Oct 2005281.1286.6
Sep 2005281.6287.1
Aug 2005281.7287.6
Jul 2005278.1286.4
Jun 2005274.5282.8
May 2005269.5280.6
Apr 2005266.0277.6
Mar 2005267.2273.7
Feb 2005265.8271.5
Jan 2005264.0271.7
Dec 2004261.5271.9
Nov 2004261.6273.9
Oct 2004262.6274.3
Sep 2004258.8272.3
Aug 2004252.2272.8
Jul 2004244.7269.7
Jun 2004238.5264.1
May 2004230.3259.5
Apr 2004222.1256.4
Mar 2004213.4245.3
Feb 2004211.5244.7
Jan 2004209.9247.1
Dec 2003206.5245.6
Nov 2003204.0240.9
Oct 2003200.3243.6
Sep 2003197.9239.4
Aug 2003192.6240.2
Jul 2003186.1236.0
Jun 2003180.4231.9
May 2003174.3231.4
Apr 2003170.9233.0
Mar 2003167.0227.6
Feb 2003163.2222.8
Jan 2003159.9225.2
Dec 2002156.8226.8
Nov 2002151.9219.5
Oct 2002149.3217.3
Sep 2002147.3215.7
Aug 2002147.6210.6
Jul 2002145.4206.0
Jun 2002141.9204.4
May 2002138.8196.4
Apr 2002133.5191.4
Mar 2002132.3188.9
Feb 2002131.5182.5
Jan 2002132.7176.1
Dec 2001132.1176.7
Nov 2001130.6176.7
Oct 2001128.8176.7
Sep 2001128.1180.3
Aug 2001126.6180.3
Jul 2001124.9180.3
Jun 2001121.9174.1
May 2001118.3174.1
Apr 2001116.2174.1
Mar 2001116.1168.0
Feb 2001118.3168.0
Jan 2001119.3168.0
Dec 2000117.5168.9
Nov 2000115.5168.9
Oct 2000115.5168.9
Sep 2000115.1164.0
Aug 2000114.4164.0
Jul 2000111.6164.0
Jun 2000112.4161.0
May 2000111.4161.0
Apr 2000110.6161.0
Mar 2000109.8152.6
Feb 2000111.5152.6
Jan 2000113.6152.6
Dec 1999112.9148.8
Nov 1999110.4148.8
Oct 1999108.7148.8
Sep 1999108.4145.1
Aug 1999109.0145.1
Jul 1999110.1145.1
Jun 1999110.1137.1
May 1999109.1137.1
Apr 1999106.7137.1
Mar 1999102.9131.5
Feb 1999103.1131.5
Jan 1999103.1131.5
Dec 1998104.9130.7
Nov 1998104.7130.7
Oct 1998106.1130.7
Sep 1998107.0131.3
Aug 1998107.1131.3
Jul 1998107.4131.3
Jun 1998107.8125.8
May 1998107.6125.8
Apr 1998106.1125.8
Mar 1998105.3119.5
Feb 1998104.8119.5
Jan 1998104.3119.5
Dec 1997104.7116.5
Nov 1997105.6116.5
Oct 1997106.1116.5
Sep 1997106.2117.4
Aug 1997105.2117.4
Jul 1997105.7117.4
Jun 1997103.4111.7
May 1997103.4111.7
Apr 1997101.3111.7
Mar 1997100.9109.5
Feb 1997100.6109.5
Jan 1997100.2109.5
Dec 1996102.4108.0
Nov 1996101.5108.0
Oct 1996101.8108.0
Sep 1996100.3106.2
Aug 1996100.4106.2
Jul 1996100.9106.2
Jun 1996100.6102.2
May 199699.3102.2
Apr 199699.0102.2
Mar 199698.5102.1
Feb 199698.6102.1
Jan 199698.3102.1
Dec 199598.6100.6
Nov 199599.5100.6
Oct 1995101.0100.6
Sep 1995101.3102.0
Aug 1995102.0102.0
Jul 1995101.9102.0
Jun 1995102.2101.1
May 1995101.6101.1
Apr 1995101.6101.1
Mar 1995101.4100.0
Feb 1995101.7100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
June 1995January 1996−3.8%711
June 1998March 1999−4.5%92
January 2000March 2000−3.3%25
December 2007March 2012−20.9%5176
January 2023April 2023−5.8%317

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Wigan

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £193,386 and £214,225 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£203,805
Chance of a rise
88%

At the average sale price, a home costs £194,393. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £897 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
14%
Payment, one income
29%

Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£749
Owning per month
£915

33.1% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
600
Per 1,000 residents
1.7

Figures for United Kingdom: Wigan has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

In 2025 the population grew by 2,839 while 670 homes were finished: 4.2 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
4.2
Population change, 2025
+2,839

3.9% of the 149,074 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
3.9%
Empty homes
5,745

In 2025, 6% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
6%