marketcodeAsking rent
£838 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
197 lets
Postcode district
WN5 rental market
Asking rent £838 a month · Gross yield 4.7% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is WN5?
- Buildings
- 18,679
- Mixed-use buildings
- 82%
- HMO-shaped units
- 11%
What does WN5 earn?
WN5: asking rent £838 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 197 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
4.7% 12 months to Aug 2026
322 lets
-0.4% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
74 on 20 Sep 2026
How does WN5 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WN5 runs from £596 a month for 1 bedroom to £908 a month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £596 a month | 12 months to May 2026 | — | 89 |
| 2 bedrooms | £801 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +4% on the previous 12 months | 128 |
| 3 bedrooms | £908 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -3.9% on the previous 12 months | 112 |
| 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, over the last 12 observed 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 £838 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Wigan
WN5 ranks 8th of 9 postcode districts in Wigan for asking rent, at £838 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M29 | £1,090 a month | 141 | measured |
| 2 | WN4 | £960 a month | 104 | measured |
| 3 | M46 | £954 a month | 152 | measured |
| 4 | WN3 | £923 a month | 130 | measured |
| 5 | WN7 | £916 a month | 420 | measured |
| 8 | WN5 | £838 a month | 197 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Wigan →
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%.
Where next from WN5?
- WiganThe wider market this area sits in.
- M29Neighbouring postcode district · £3,388/m²
- M46Neighbouring postcode district · £3,015/m²
- WN1Neighbouring postcode district · £2,424/m²
- WN2Neighbouring postcode district · £2,324/m²
- WN3Neighbouring postcode district · £2,662/m²
- WN4Neighbouring postcode district · £3,101/m²
- WN6Neighbouring postcode district · £2,720/m²
- WN7Neighbouring postcode district · £2,674/m²
- WA11Next door, in another authority · £2,594/m²
- WN8Next door, in another authority · £2,317/m²
- WA10Next door, in another authority · £2,302/m²
- WA9Next door, in another authority · £2,073/m²
- Homes for sale in WN5Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in WN5Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in WN5Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in WN5Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in WN5Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in WN5Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
Questions about WN5
- What is the average rent in WN5?
- Homes to let in WN5 asked a median £838 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 197 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 Aug 2026, 322 lets. -0.4% on the previous 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 197 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 322 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |