Property prices in Wigan are strong due to the town providing a wide price range from £40,000 to over £1,000,000. Branch manager Emma Fagan says: “Good family properties in the desirable suburbs of the town tend to be snapped up particularly quickly no matter what the market. We have also seen a large rise in cheaper buy to let properties with in Wigan due to the excellent transportation links Wigan provides to Manchester and Liverpool city centres. London is also just over 2 hours away with Wigan sitting on one of the main rail lines the capital.
There is a strong mix of residents within Wigan and the surrounding areas. The town is popular for all age groups with first time buyers and young families enjoying the strong commuter links and desirable schools. To people who are looking to enjoy retirement taking advantage of the local countryside, local amenities and transportation links. Millions of pounds of investment have been introduced in to numerous places around the borough in recent year, noticeable in Wigan town centre with the addition of the Grand Arcade Shopping Mall.
Celebrities have walked the streets of Wigan including George Formby, despite playing a simple Lancashire lad, George was Britain's highest paid entertainer. His statue can be found in The Grand Arcade. Chart topping rock band The Verve hailed from Wigan, coming together as students at Winstanley College. Along with Sir Ian McKellen, Limahl, from the 1980s pop group Kajagoogoo.
The Manager of Reeds Rains Pemberton office, Emma Fagan, says Wigan is one of the friendliest parts of Lancashire; "If you don't know Lancashire it's a great place to move into – if you spend a day in the Market Place you will make friends straight away.”
Wigan offers a number of excellent surrounding villages that provide a wide range of properties to prospective new residents with a range of cheap modern apartments to luxurious penthouse apartments, traditional terraces to modern town houses. Redbrick semi-detached to detached family homes and a range of luxurious farm houses to stunning barn conversions.
There are open spaces and parks around Wigan such as Mesnes Park, Alexandra Park in Ashton plus many coupled with leisure centres such as Robin Park leisure centre. Wigan estate and lettings agents have no trouble convincing potential buyers or tenants to make Wigan their home. Pemberton offers excellent public transport links to major towns and cities, whilst also being in close proximity to motorways such as M6 & M58.
You can find any style and any price of house within Wigan and the surrounding areas. So if you budget is £40,000 or over £1,000,000 Wigan has a property to offer you. The price of property to rent in Wigan starts at around £375 per month for a one bedroom modern apartment, rising to £425 per month for a two bedroom terrace or £450 and above, for one with a garden. Two bedroom flats cost between £375 and £450. Houses start at £495 per month for three bedrooms and rise to between £550 - £650 per month, depending on the size and condition of the property. For the larger houses, which in areas such as Orrell and Ashton in Makerfield, tenants can expect to pay between £800 and £950 per month..
Pemberton offers a large diverse selection of popular high street shops and smaller independent establishments including Tesco and Heron Foods. England`s Butchers are located on Ormskirk Road in Pemberton providing great fresh locally sourced meat. The Market Place market in Wigan town centre is the perfect place to shop for fruit and vegetables, gift shops, fish and even flowers. If its cosmetics you’re after, Wigan has Superdrug, Boots and Debenhams to name a few. Wigan really has it all.
Everything you need and could want can be found within Wigan. The centre itself has recently undergone restoration and had a new shopping centre added. The town provides excellent sporting teams in the form of Wigan Athletic and Wigan Warriors rugby teams. Residents enjoy taking full advantage of the town’s local countryside and on an evening there are some excellent restaurants and local cinema all close to hand.
