Manchester commuter townsChorley vs Wigan

Chorley vs Wigan: which commuter town suits you?

Chorley is 10 minutes closer to Manchester, but Wigan is £35k cheaper on the average sold price.
Chorley

#14 of 29

Wigan

#9 of 29

Train to Manchester

32 min
42 min

Average house price

£217k
£182k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

6.2x
5.4x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

62
—

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

961 Mb
1051 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.4
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

18
25

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

546 ha
591 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

160
371

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Chorley

Lancashire · 32 min to Manchester · average sold price £217k.

Read the Chorley report

Living in Wigan

Greater Manchester · 42 min to Manchester · average sold price £182k.

Read the Wigan report

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