# M28 1BJ: area report for a postcode in Wigan

M28 1BJ is a postcode in Wigan.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wigan. Open the map at M28 1BJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) › [M28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m28) › [M28 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m28-1)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4282,53.5135,M281BJ
- **Walkden, 2.2 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4282,53.5135,M281BJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4282,53.5135,M281BJ
- **No property in M28 1BJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.4282,53.5135,M281BJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Wigan 029C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4282,53.5135,M281BJ
- **£194,393 average price**: For the whole of Wigan, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4282,53.5135,M281BJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4282,53.5135,M281BJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4282,53.5135,M281BJ
- **20% can get gigabit broadband at M28 1BJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4282,53.5135,M281BJ
- **Low road and rail noise at M28 1BJ**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4282,53.5135,M281BJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.4282,53.5135,M281BJ
- **15.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4282,53.5135,M281BJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-cofe-primary-school-mosley-common-e106484) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Family Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-catholic-primary-school-e106504) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Boothstown Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boothstown-methodist-primary-school-e105942) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Garrett Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garrett-hall-primary-school-e106433) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Andrew's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-cofe-primary-school-e105933) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ellenbrook Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ellenbrook-community-primary-school-e130396) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Peel Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peel-hall-primary-school-e105913) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hilton Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hilton-lane-primary-school-e152537) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2023 | £765,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £322,995 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 230 m |
| September 2025 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| July 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| October 2025 | £290,995 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 280 m |
| June 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| February 2023 | £299,995 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 320 m |
| August 2023 | £329,995 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 330 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BOOTHSTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE (350 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Parr Bridge (380 m, Lidl); Spar - Worsley (590 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £194,393** (August 2026). Wigan’s average house price was £194,393 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,377** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wigan earned a median of £37,377 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 137th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.2×** (2025). A home in Wigan costs 5.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 53rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.2** (2025). Wigan has a deprivation score of 25.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 78th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wigan 029C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.0** (2025). Wigan 029C has a deprivation score of 12.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,104th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wigan 029C was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 13,841st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,581** (2021). Wigan 029C had 1,581 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,140th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Wigan 029C, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## M28 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M28 was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 1,027th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 44,575** (2021). M28 had 44,575 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 319th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 70%** (2022). About 70% of people in M28 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.3%** (January 2026). In M28, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)
- Centre: 53.5135, -2.4282

Council: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Worsley and Eccles](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worsley-and-eccles): Michael Wheeler (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.4282,53.5135,M281BJ

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