WN2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Chapel Fields, Platt Bridge and Hindley, 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 WN2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WN2, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WN2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of WN2?
WN2 had 53,964 usual residents at the census.
WN2 is the 145th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in WN2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WN2 has no single figure. Of its 32 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WN2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigan 004A | 1,467 | No figure | 7 | 94.6% |
| Wigan 004C | 1,145 | No figure | 5 | 99.6% |
| Wigan 004D | 1,528 | No figure | 2 | 95.5% |
| Wigan 007A | 1,573 | No figure | 8 | 91.6% |
| Wigan 007B | 1,836 | No figure | 4 | 94.8% |
| Wigan 007D | 1,530 | No figure | 5 | 99.6% |
| Wigan 012A | 1,710 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 012B | 1,620 | No figure | 1 | 97.9% |
| Wigan 012E | 1,534 | No figure | 2 | 95.0% |
| Wigan 013A | 1,737 | No figure | 3 | 94.6% |
| Wigan 013B | 1,682 | No figure | 6 | 90.2% |
| Wigan 013C | 1,635 | No figure | 3 | 94.1% |
| Wigan 013D | 1,482 | No figure | 2 | 99.6% |
| Wigan 013E | 2,154 | No figure | 7 | 98.4% |
| Wigan 016A | 1,442 | No figure | 1 | 99.9% |
| Wigan 016B | 1,531 | No figure | 2 | 99.9% |
| Wigan 016C | 1,572 | No figure | 1 | 99.3% |
| Wigan 016D | 1,877 | No figure | 7 | 99.4% |
| Wigan 016E | 1,559 | No figure | 5 | 99.4% |
| Wigan 019A | 1,634 | No figure | 4 | 98.4% |
| Wigan 019B | 1,577 | No figure | 8 | 99.5% |
| Wigan 019C | 1,455 | No figure | 3 | 99.4% |
| Wigan 019E | 1,916 | No figure | 9 | 95.8% |
| Wigan 024A | 1,521 | No figure | 1 | 89.6% |
| Wigan 024B | 1,712 | No figure | 1 | 92.5% |
| Wigan 024D | 2,432 | No figure | 3 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 024E | 1,184 | No figure | 4 | 99.0% |
| Wigan 026A | 1,392 | No figure | 6 | 98.6% |
| Wigan 026B | 1,379 | No figure | 2 | 98.4% |
| Wigan 026C | 2,190 | No figure | 5 | 99.8% |
| Wigan 026D | 2,086 | No figure | 3 | 95.8% |
| Wigan 026E | 1,637 | No figure | 3 | 99.6% |
MPs for WN2
- Andy BurnhamLabour (Co-op)MP for Makerfield66% of WN2’s postcodes
- Lisa NandyLabourMP for Wigan33% of WN2’s postcodes
- Jo PlattLabour (Co-op)MP for Leigh and Atherton0.9% of WN2’s postcodes
- Phil BrickellLabourMP for Bolton West0.2% of WN2’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 WN28
Postcode sectors in WN25
Council1
Towns in WN25
Postcode districts next to WN28
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WN postcode area2
WN2 in brief
WN2 is a postcode district covering Chapel Fields, Platt Bridge and Hindley, in Wigan.
About 55,605 people lived in WN2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £190,000 in 2025 across 682 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in WN2 was £190,000 in 2025.
WN2 had 53,964 usual residents at the census.
In WN2, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WN2, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.