However, while the average house price in England, according to the latest statistics available, the UK House Price Index for November 2020, is £266,742, properties in Wigan had an average selling price of £178,632 over 2020.
The average price in November was £151,672 an 11.1 per cent increase on November 2019, when the average price was £136,493,
Property website Rightmove said the majority of sales in Wigan during the last year were semi-detached properties, selling for an average price of £145,332. Detached properties sold for an average of £284,487, with terrace properties fetching £119,293.
Overall, sold prices in Wigan over the last year were 65 per cent up on the previous year and 6 per cent up on the 2011 peak of £168.457.
Here are 11 of the most expensive residences sold in the borough last year, based on the most recent data from Rightmove and the Land Registry.
![Several homes sold for more than £500,000 in Wigan in 2020.](https://www.wigantoday.net/webimg/b25lY21zOjkyNDY1OGQ0LTRlODktNDc0MC1iYTRhLTU1NzdkMWRhM2FhZjowMjJhYWUyOS00MzI1LTQ4YzgtYWMwYi00ZTY1MjAwYmExZDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
. Highfield Drive, Standish
Several homes sold for more than £500,000 in Wigan in 2020. Photo: Google Maps
![54 Ashfield Park Drive, Standish, sold for £620,000 in September 2020.](https://www.wigantoday.net/webimg/b25lY21zOmFiYzIzOWViLTZjNWQtNDk3Yi04ODJhLWJmZWZiYTViNjZhMjoxODlmODI0MC1hMmRmLTQzNzAtYWQ0Zi1iZTM2MjY3OTIyZDQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
. Ashfield Park Drive, Standish
54 Ashfield Park Drive, Standish, sold for £620,000 in September 2020. Photo: Google Maps
![54 Ashfield Park Drive, Standish, sold for £620,000 in September 2020.](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFiYzIzOWViLTZjNWQtNDk3Yi04ODJhLWJmZWZiYTViNjZhMjoxODlmODI0MC1hMmRmLTQzNzAtYWQ0Zi1iZTM2MjY3OTIyZDQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
1. Ashfield Park Drive, Standish
54 Ashfield Park Drive, Standish, sold for £620,000 in September 2020. Photo: Google Maps
![5 The Copse, Orrell, a four-bedroom, detached house, sold for £550,000 in April 2020, while 3 The Copse, a five-bedroom, detached home, sold for £490,000 in May 2020.](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNiNDVhM2Q2LWM1ODgtNDZjMy04ZGExLWU4MWUwYmQxNGUyOTowZGIwNTI0MS02YWFhLTRlOGUtYjM1OS1kMTEzM2RjYTJhZDQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
2. The Copse, Orrell
5 The Copse, Orrell, a four-bedroom, detached house, sold for £550,000 in April 2020, while 3 The Copse, a five-bedroom, detached home, sold for £490,000 in May 2020. Photo: Google Maps
![260e Orrell Road, Orrell, a four-bedroom, detached home, sold for £550,000 in June 2020.](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmUyY2FjYzhhLTU4ZTktNDc0Ni04OWYzLTFlOGY2NzUzMTQxZDo2ODJmOGZmYi0zYjMwLTQxYzktYjM4NS1lYjU1ZDhjOTRlYWM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
3. Orrell Road, Orrell
260e Orrell Road, Orrell, a four-bedroom, detached home, sold for £550,000 in June 2020. Photo: Google Maps
![Beacon Cottage, Crank Road, Billinge, a three-bedroom, detached house, sold for £545,000 in June 2020.](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM3YTE0MjUyLWMwYWItNDFmYS04YmU4LTMwMjZiYjBmMDI2NDozNmJlYTk4MS05ODc2LTQyNDItODIxNi02NGQxYmU1YWU4MDI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
4. Crank Road, Billinge
Beacon Cottage, Crank Road, Billinge, a three-bedroom, detached house, sold for £545,000 in June 2020. Photo: Google Maps