Pemberton North
Wigan 011 · 5 sub-areas · 6,824 residents
Wigan 011 is a residential neighbourhood within Wigan, home to around 6,800 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £686 a month — well below the national median and noticeably affordable even by North West standards. Owner-occupation is high at around 60%, and rents rose roughly 7% over the past year.
Pemberton North is a commuter neighbourhood within Wigan — train into Liverpool runs in around 51 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Overview
What's it like to live in Pemberton North?
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £732 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Pemberton North in Wigan
Living in Pemberton North
This part of Wigan is solidly residential — the kind of neighbourhood where most people own their home and have done for years. Around 60% of households own outright or with a mortgage, which gives the area a settled, community feel rather than the high turnover you get in more renter-heavy urban pockets. Greenspace is genuinely accessible: nearly nine in ten residents live within a short walk of it, and the nearest green area is on average under 200 metres away.
Rent is among the more affordable you'll find anywhere in the North West. A two-bedroom home runs about £686 a month — roughly half the UK national median for the same size property. Even a three-bedroom comes in at around £821, which is still well below what you'd pay for a one-bed in many southern cities. That said, rents have been moving: they're up around 7% year-on-year, so the affordability gap with elsewhere is narrowing, slowly.
The neighbourhood has an unusually even spread across age groups — each broad age band from under-18s to those aged 65 and over accounts for roughly a fifth of residents. That demographic balance is fairly rare; most urban areas skew heavily toward one end of the age spectrum. Around one in three households is a single-person household, slightly above average, which means there's genuine demand for one-bed properties as well as family homes.
Deprivation is a real factor here. The area sits in the third decile of the Index of Multiple Deprivation, meaning roughly 70% of neighbourhoods in England are less deprived. That's worth being clear-eyed about when weighing the low rents against other trade-offs — particularly the relatively modest share of nearby schools rated Good or Outstanding. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on how conditions vary locally.
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Frequently asked
- Is Wigan 011 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you're prioritising. It's quiet, safe, and genuinely affordable — rents are roughly half the national median. Greenspace is close by for most residents. The trade-off is that it sits in the third deprivation decile and only around 22% of nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding. For buyers or renters on a tight budget who value a settled neighbourhood, it has real appeal.
- What is the rent in Wigan 011?
- A one-bedroom home averages around £531 a month, a two-bedroom about £686, and a three-bedroom roughly £821. These are estimates scaled from council-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 7% in the past year, but the area remains significantly cheaper than most of England.
- Is Wigan 011 safe?
- Very much so, by the numbers. Recorded crime runs at around 0.6 incidents per 1,000 residents annually — a tiny fraction of the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000. It's one of the quieter residential areas in Wigan and the wider North West.
- What's the commute from Wigan 011 to Manchester city centre?
- By public transport it's around 66 minutes to Manchester. The nearest mainline rail station is about 1.4km away — roughly an 18-minute walk. Most residents here drive rather than commute by rail; only around 5% use public transport for their regular journey to work.
- Who lives in Wigan 011?
- A genuinely mixed community across ages — each age group from children to over-65s makes up roughly a fifth of residents, which is unusual. Around 60% own their home, 24% are in social housing, and the rest rent privately. It's a settled, predominantly UK-born neighbourhood with a relatively low proportion of degree-qualified residents.
- What schools are near Wigan 011?
- There are 45 schools within 2km, so choice isn't limited. The quality picture is more mixed — around 22% of schools within typical catchment distance are rated Good or Outstanding, well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is just over 2.6km away. Researching specific catchment areas before choosing a street is worth the effort.