# WA12 0HY: area report for a postcode in Wigan

WA12 0HY 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 WA12 0HY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) › [WA12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa12) › [WA12 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa12-0)

## 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=-2.6158,53.4670,WA120HY
- **Newton-Le-Willows, 1.6 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6158,53.4670,WA120HY
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6158,53.4670,WA120HY
- **No property in WA12 0HY 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=-2.6158,53.4670,WA120HY
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Wigan 039E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6158,53.4670,WA120HY
- **£194,393 average price**: For the whole of Wigan, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6158,53.4670,WA120HY
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6158,53.4670,WA120HY
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6158,53.4670,WA120HY
- **No gigabit broadband at WA12 0HY**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6158,53.4670,WA120HY
- **Low road and rail noise at WA12 0HY**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6158,53.4670,WA120HY
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.6158,53.4670,WA120HY
- **14.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6158,53.4670,WA120HY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hope Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hope-academy-e136421) | Secondary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Peter's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-cofe-primary-school-e104801) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Golborne Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/golborne-community-primary-school-e147101) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newton-le-Willows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newton-le-willows-primary-school-e104775) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-infant-academy-e150505) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-catholic-primary-school-golborne-wigan-e106505) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-cofe-junior-and-infant-school-e106487) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-junior-academy-e150302) | Primary | 2 km (24 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Within 1 km

## 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 039E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.8** (2025). Wigan 039E has a deprivation score of 6.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,854th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wigan 039E was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 14,683rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,642** (2021). Wigan 039E had 2,642 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 584th 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: 96.8%** (January 2026). In Wigan 039E, 96.8% 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.

## WA12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WA12 was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 447th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,365** (2021). WA12 had 25,365 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,151st 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in WA12 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: 96.8%** (January 2026). In WA12, 96.8% 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: 53.4670, -2.6158

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

## Your MP

- [Leigh and Atherton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leigh-and-atherton): Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op)), 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=-2.6158,53.4670,WA120HY

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