← WN4 area guide Side by side

WN4 or WN5?

Two neighbouring postcode districts compared on sold prices, energy, flood risk, crime and deprivation, all from the same official sources as every report on this site.

The short version
WN4
Wigan
WN5
Wigan
Median home sale nearby £172,000
from 116 sales
£165,000
from 140 sales
Average sold price
Area price growth (YoY) +6.6% (Wigan) +6.6% (Wigan)
Dwelling type
Floor area
Built
Energy rating
Heating cost (EPC est.)
Flood zone Zone 1 (low probability) Zone 1 (low probability)
Crime nearby 4 recorded 1 recorded
Deprivation decile 3 of 10 3 of 10

Common questions

Is WN4 or WN5 cheaper?

WN5 is the cheaper of the two. Homes around WN4 sell for about £172,000 and around WN5 for about £165,000, from HM Land Registry records of what actually changed hands.

Which has less crime, WN4 or WN5?

WN5 recorded fewer crimes in the same period (4 in WN4 against 1 in WN5, Police.uk). Busier places record more, so read this alongside how built-up each area is rather than on its own.

Is WN4 or WN5 the more affluent area?

On the Index of Multiple Deprivation, WN4 sits in decile 3 of 10 and WN5 in decile 3, where 10 is the least deprived.

Should I buy in WN4 or WN5?

That depends on what you need, and no dataset answers it. What this page gives you is the evidence side by side: what homes actually sell for, the energy ratings, the flood zone, recorded crime and deprivation, each traced to the body that published it.

A quick side-by-side snapshot only. Open each property's full report for the complete picture.