Planning for the future - Homes

Access to an affordable, comfortable and secure home is a basic human need.

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1 in 5

The proportion of people over 64 in Wigan Borough. By 2040 this is projected to increase to 1 in 4.

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Over half

of Wigan’s homes have 3 bedrooms

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2.3

The average number of people per household

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848

The number of new homes needed annually to meet Wigan Borough’s housing need

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275%

increase in the number of households renting privately since 2001

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5.7x

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.
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