Residential dwellings
20,416
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
WN5 rents and yields
Asking rent £832/month · Gross yield 4.7% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is WN5?
WN5: residential dwellings 20,416.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.1%
WN5 ranks 5th of 9 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 19,881
- Mixed-use buildings
- 84%
- HMO-shaped units
- 11%
- EPC A or B
- 7.0%
- EPC D or worse
- 53%
What does WN5 earn?
WN5: asking rent £832/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 225 lets).
Asking rent
£832/month 12 months to Sep 2026
225 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 225 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.7% 12 months to Sep 2026
336 lets
-0.4% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 336 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
88 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does WN5 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WN5 runs from £610/month for 1 bedroom to £906/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £610/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 7 of 12 months observed | — | 51 |
| 2 bedrooms | £784/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 137 |
| 3 bedrooms | £906/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 119 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns WN5?
Corporate landlords hold 94% of the 1,300 units in WN5 whose freeholder is classified; 94% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords94% of classified · 1,219 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)5.5% of classified · 71 units
- Housing associations0.5% of classified · 6 units
- RMC0.3% of classified · 4 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does WN5 rank?
WN5 ranks 8th of 9 postcode districts in Wigan for asking rent, at £832/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Wigan
WN5 ranks 8th of 9 postcode districts in Wigan for asking rent, at £832/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M29 | £1,104/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 153 | measured |
| 2 | M46 | £973/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 157 | measured |
| 3 | WN4 | £960/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 107 | measured |
| 4 | WN3 | £957/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 136 | measured |
| 5 | WN7 | £914/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 436 | measured |
| 8 | WN5 | £832/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 225 | measured |
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Wigan
WN5 ranks 6th of 9 postcode districts in Wigan for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.7%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WN3 | 6.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 348 | measured |
| 2 | WN7 | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 638 | measured |
| 3 | WN2 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 501 | measured |
| 4 | M46 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 237 | measured |
| 5 | WN1 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 442 | measured |
| 6 | WN5 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 336 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Wigan
Where next from WN5?
- WiganThe wider market this area sits in.
- M29Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,966/m² · Sep 2026
- M46Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,588/m² · Sep 2026
- WN1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,388/m² · Sep 2026
- WN2Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,188/m² · Sep 2026
- WN3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,686/m² · Sep 2026
- WN4Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,947/m² · Sep 2026
- WN6Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,556/m² · Sep 2026
- WN7Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,598/m² · Sep 2026
- WA11Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,993/m² · Sep 2026
- WN8Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,007/m² · Sep 2026
- WA10Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,565/m² · Sep 2026
- WA9Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,336/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about WN5
- What is the average rent in WN5?
- Homes to let in WN5 asked a median £832/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 225 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WN5?
- 4.7% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 336 lets. -0.4% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in WN5?
- WN5 has 20,416 homes, 0.1% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about WN5
- Property values in WN5Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in WN5Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in WN5What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in WN5What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in WN5Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WN5What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in WN5Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 225 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 336 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |