WN4 vs WN5: house prices per square metre compared
WN5 (Orrell) is the more expensive of the two: a median of £2,344 per m² against £1,995 in WN4 (Ashton in Makerfield) — WN4 is 15% cheaper per m². The figures come from 381 and 32 sales with an EPC-matched floor area in the last 12 months of HM Land Registry data.
WN4
Ashton in Makerfield, Wigan
£1,995median per m²
- Median sale price
- £195,000
- Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
- £1,400 – £3,207
- Sales (last 24 months)
- 668
- With a matched floor area
- 32
- Mean floor area (matched sales)
- 109 m²
- Change over 10 years
- —
WN5
Orrell, Wigan
£2,344median per m²
- Median sale price
- £188,725
- Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
- £1,875 – £2,908
- Sales (last 12 months)
- 414
- With a matched floor area
- 381
- Mean floor area (matched sales)
- 89 m²
- Change over 10 years
- +50.6%
Side by side
Every figure covers sales in the last 24 months, on the same dataset and the same method for both areas.
| Measure | WN4 | WN5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price per m² | £1,995 | £2,344 | +17% |
| Median sale price | £195,000 | £188,725 | −3% |
| Sales (last 24 months) | 668 | 414 | −254 |
| Change over 10 years | — | +50.6% | — |
By property type
Median price per m² for each property type sold in the last 24 months. Only types with matched sales are listed, and a dash means too few sales to publish.
| Property type | WN4 | WN5 |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £2,893n = 10 | £2,798n = 57 |
| Semi-detached | £2,686n = 12 | £2,391n = 207 |
| Terraced | £1,408n = 10 | £1,893n = 105 |
| Flat | — | £1,743n = 12 |
Compare other areas
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