Wigan house features

June 2023

The average house size in Wigan postcode area is 88.9m². This is by 12.2m² less than the average house size in England and Wales. On average, a house has 4.7 rooms including kitchen. This is by 0.2 less than the average house.

Wigan houses by number of rooms

Room count is number of habitable rooms. Habitable rooms include any living room, sitting room, dining room, bedroom, study and similar; and also a non-separated conservatory and a kitchen/diner having a discrete seating area. Excluded from the room count are any room used solely as a kitchen, utility room, bathroom, cloakroom, en-suite accommodation and similar, any hallway, stairs or landing, and any room not having a window.

Wigan houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsWiganEngland & Wales
22.6%2.9%
39.1%12.6%
433.3%27.3%
537.2%31.2%
6+17.8%26.1%

Wigan map of average floor area size of houses

Wigan map of average floor area size of houses

Wigan houses by floor area size

The gross floor area - the total of all enclosed spaces measured to the internal face of the external walls

Wigan houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeWiganEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.0%0.1%
30-49m²3.0%3.4%
50-69m²18.0%16.5%
70-89m²45.2%33.8%
90-109m²18.4%19.0%
110-149m²11.2%16.2%
150m²+4.2%10.8%

Wigan houses by rental type

Wigan houses by rental type
Rental typeWiganEngland & Wales
social rental10.6%7.5%
private rental15.3%17.0%
non-rental74.1%75.5%

Wigan houses by number of fireplaces

The number of open fireplaces in the property. Air can pass between the inside of the property and the outside.

Wigan houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesWiganEngland & Wales
092.3%88.9%
16.8%9.2%
20.8%1.6%
3+0.1%0.3%

Wigan houses by main heating fuel

The type of fuel used to power the central heating. Bio is one of biomass, B30D, B30K, bioethanol, biogas, rapeseed. Coal also includes anthracite. Dual is dual fuel with mineral or wood. Wood can be pellets, chips or logs.

Wigan houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeWiganEngland & Wales
bio0.0%0.0%
coal0.2%0.2%
dual0.1%0.3%
elect1.9%5.1%
gas96.8%88.1%
LPG0.2%1.0%
no heat0.3%0.2%
oil0.5%4.9%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.0%0.2%

Wigan houses by windows glazing

The type of glazing. From British Fenestration Rating Council or manufacturer declaration.

Wigan houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingWiganEngland & Wales
sigle1.5%3.0%
double/secondary91.3%88.6%
triple/multiple0.1%0.3%
high perfomance7.0%8.1%

Wigan houses by gas meter availability

A gas meter or a gas-burning appliance is available in the dwelling. A closed-off gas pipe does not count.

Wigan houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasWiganEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance90.0%80.8%
no gas meter10.0%19.2%

Wigan houses by number of heated rooms

Wigan houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsWiganEngland & Wales
10.4%0.7%
23.2%3.6%
39.7%13.0%
433.3%27.3%
536.2%30.2%
6+17.1%25.1%

Wigan houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

Wigan houses by solar heating availability
Solar heatingWiganEngland & Wales
solar0.1%0.5%
no solar99.9%99.5%

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