# WN1 1BL: area report for a postcode in Wigan

WN1 1BL 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 WN1 1BL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) › [WN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn1) › [WN1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn1-1)

## 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=-2.6273,53.5436,WN11BL
- **Wigan North Western, 400 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6273,53.5436,WN11BL
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6273,53.5436,WN11BL
- **1 of 1 property in WN1 1BL at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.6273,53.5436,WN11BL
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Wigan 009A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6273,53.5436,WN11BL
- **£194,551 average price**: For the whole of Wigan, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6273,53.5436,WN11BL
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6273,53.5436,WN11BL
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6273,53.5436,WN11BL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WN1 1BL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6273,53.5436,WN11BL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WN1 1BL**: Road 64 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6273,53.5436,WN11BL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.6273,53.5436,WN11BL
- **15.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6273,53.5436,WN11BL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Ark Wigan Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ark-wigan-ltd-e152805) | Special | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-e106460) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [TMP College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tmp-college-e148731) | Special | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Wigan and Leigh College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wigan-and-leigh-college-e130521) | Sixth form and further education | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Douglas Valley Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/douglas-valley-nursery-school-e106398) | Nursery | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2024 | – |
| [St Catharine's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catharines-cofe-primary-school-e106464) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [CEWE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cewe-school-e149150) | Special | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-and-st-john-catholic-primary-school-e106459) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £85,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| February 2023 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| July 2023 | £55,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| February 2025 | £152,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| July 2023 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| February 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 270 m |
| March 2023 | £70,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Wigan North Western (400 m, 5 minutes on foot); Wigan Wallgate (410 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY (690 m); LONGSHOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE (820 m); MESNES VIEW SURGERY (890 m); DR SEABROOK (940 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (360 m); HOLLOWOOD CHEMIST (600 m); COHENS CHEMIST (820 m); EVERGREEN PHARMACY (840 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (870 m)
- Dental practices: WIGAN ORTHODONTIC CENTRE (310 m); DENTAL SURGERY (620 m); RED ROSE DENTAL GROUP (790 m); FLORENCE HOUSE (800 m); CLAREMONT DENTAL SURGERY (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Central Wigan Wigan (140 m, Lidl); Morrisons Daily Wigan Unit 1 Wallgate (400 m, Morrisons); Iceland Wigan (620 m, Iceland); Tesco Wigan Extra (870 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Wigan Warrington Road (970 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £194,551** (July 2026). Wigan’s average house price was £194,551 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 52nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 009A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 58.7** (2025). Wigan 009A has a deprivation score of 58.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,121st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,479** (2021). Wigan 009A had 1,479 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,079th least 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Wigan 009A, 99.8% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 9.8%** (August 2026). In Wigan 009A, 9.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## WN1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WN1 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: 19,708** (2021). WN1 had 19,708 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,272nd least 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in WN1 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: 94.8%** (January 2026). In WN1, 94.8% 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: 53.5436, -2.6273

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

## Your MP

- [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wigan): Lisa Nandy (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), July 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=-2.6273,53.5436,WN11BL

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn1-1bl.

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