Areas / WN8 vs WN7 · Area comparison

WN8 vs WN7: house prices compared

A side-by-side look at sold prices in WN8 and WN7, from official Land Registry records — overall and by property type, with the more affordable area highlighted.

On median sold price, WN7 is the more affordable of the two, at £174,000 versus £183,000.

WN8
West Lancashire, Skelmersdale
WN7
Wigan, Leigh
Median sold price£183,000£174,000
Average sold price£215,069£191,482
Year-on-year-4.3%+0.7%
Sales (3 yrs)1,3491,799
Semi-detached (median)£188,000£205,000
Terraced (median)£124,500£133,750
Detached (median)£302,250£309,000
Flat / maisonette (median)£93,500£111,000

Green marks the more affordable (lower-priced) area for each measure. Figures cover the whole district over the last three years and are a market guide, not a valuation of any home.

Comparing two specific homes?

Put up to three properties head to head — value, Home Confidence Score, commute, schools and true monthly cost — and see which one actually wins.

Compare properties →

Dig into each area

WN8 area guide →WN7 area guide →
Sources

Sold-price figures derived from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (© Crown copyright), under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full reports also draw on HM Land Registry, Ordnance Survey, Environment Agency, VOA, Ofsted, Police.uk, DEFRA, ONS and more.