WN1
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Wigan, Bull Hey and Scholes, in Wigan.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WN1 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WN1, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WN1 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of WN1?
WN1 had 19,708 usual residents at the census.
WN1 is the 1,272nd least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in WN1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WN1 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WN1
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigan 004B | 1,989 | No figure | 9 | 77.1% |
| Wigan 006A | 1,886 | No figure | 3 | 93.8% |
| Wigan 006B | 1,609 | No figure | 10 | 88.1% |
| Wigan 006C | 1,459 | No figure | 9 | 97.9% |
| Wigan 006D | 1,463 | No figure | 9 | 97.0% |
| Wigan 006E | 1,613 | No figure | 3 | 94.6% |
| Wigan 007C | 1,318 | No figure | 7 | 99.6% |
| Wigan 008E | 1,683 | No figure | 5 | 97.5% |
| Wigan 009A | 1,479 | No figure | 1 | 99.8% |
| Wigan 009B | 1,374 | No figure | 2 | 99.1% |
| Wigan 009C | 1,587 | No figure | 1 | 99.6% |
| Wigan 009D | 1,316 | No figure | 3 | 99.4% |
| Wigan 009E | 1,476 | No figure | 1 | 99.7% |
MPs for WN1
- Lisa NandyLabourMP for Wigan100% of WN1’s postcodes
- Phil BrickellLabourMP for Bolton West0.4% of WN1’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in WN12
Postcode sectors in WN14
Council1
Towns in WN12
Postcode districts next to WN14
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WN postcode area2
WN1 in brief
WN1 is a postcode district covering Wigan, Bull Hey and Scholes, in Wigan.
About 20,271 people lived in WN1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £210,000 in 2025 across 276 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in WN1 was £210,000 in 2025.
WN1 had 19,708 usual residents at the census.
In WN1, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WN1, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.