# WN

Postcode area named after Wigan, with 8 districts.

The WN postcode area, named after Wigan, has 8 postcode districts. Median sale price £193,000 in 2025. About 328,719 people.

Postcode area. Code WN. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £193,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WN was £193,000 in 2025. 11th cheapest of 104. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 316,540** (2021). WN had 316,540 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 27th least populated of 120. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 63%** (2022). About 63% of people in WN 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.3%** (January 2026). In WN, 94.3% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WN) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 63% of people in WN live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WN) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 4,249 homes were sold in WN in 2025.
- [Population by postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WN) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WN had 316,540 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=WN) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Deprivation score (England) is published for whole councils, not for WN on its own.

## How WN compares

Each postcode area against every other postcode area the measure covers.

| Measure | WN | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £193,000 | 11th cheapest | 104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025 |
| Population | 316,540 | 27th least populated | 120 postcode areas, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 63% | joint 39th most people in radon Affected Areas | 120 postcode areas, UK · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.3% | joint 8th highest | 120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of WN?

WN had 316,540 usual residents at the census.
WN is the 27th least populated of 120 in the UK.

## Postcode districts in WN

| Area | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [WN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn1) | 19,708 | £210,000 | – |
| [WN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2) | 53,964 | £190,000 | – |
| [WN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn3) | 30,762 | £191,250 | – |
| [WN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn4) | 27,804 | £190,000 | – |
| [WN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5) | 44,505 | £194,000 | – |
| [WN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn6) | 42,155 | £210,000 | – |
| [WN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7) | 50,257 | £184,975 | – |
| [WN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn8) | 47,385 | £190,000 | 82.1 per 1,000 |

## WN in brief

The WN postcode area, named after Wigan, has 8 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in WN was £193,000 in 2025.
WN had 316,540 usual residents at the census.
About 63% of people in WN live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WN, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode area
- Code: WN
- Area: 214 km²
- People, mid-2024: 328,719*
- Postcode districts: 8

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the region and nation this postcode area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[WA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa), [L](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l), [BL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl), [M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m), [PR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr)

## Latest updates for WN

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn