# WN2 1HB: area report for a postcode in Wigan

WN2 1HB 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 WN2 1HB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) › [WN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2) › [WN2 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2-1)

## 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=-2.5977,53.5559,WN21HB
- **Ince (Manchester), 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5977,53.5559,WN21HB
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5977,53.5559,WN21HB
- **No property in WN2 1HB 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=-2.5977,53.5559,WN21HB
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Wigan 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5977,53.5559,WN21HB
- **£194,551 average price**: For the whole of Wigan, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5977,53.5559,WN21HB
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5977,53.5559,WN21HB
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5977,53.5559,WN21HB
- **98.2% can get gigabit broadband at WN2 1HB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5977,53.5559,WN21HB
- **Low road and rail noise at WN2 1HB**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5977,53.5559,WN21HB
- **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=-2.5977,53.5559,WN21HB
- **12.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5977,53.5559,WN21HB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-rc-primary-school-new-springs-wigan-e106491) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/canon-sharples-church-of-england-primary-school-and-nursery-e142028) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dean Trust Rose Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dean-trust-rose-bridge-e146797) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 38.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Aspull Church Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aspull-church-primary-school-e106518) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ince CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ince-cofe-primary-school-e106476) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [CEWE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cewe-school-e149150) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Catharine's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catharines-cofe-primary-school-e106464) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-rc-primary-school-wigan-e106490) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £147,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2023 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £283,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2026 | £272,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| November 2023 | £133,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| December 2025 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: NEW SPRINGS PHARMACY (610 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Whelley Express (990 m, Tesco)

## 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 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.6** (2025). Wigan 007B has a deprivation score of 24.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,335th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £198,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wigan 007B was £198,000 in 2025. Joint 6,408th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,836** (2021). Wigan 007B had 1,836 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,833rd 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: 94.8%** (January 2026). In Wigan 007B, 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.

## WN2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WN2 was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 304th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 53,964** (2021). WN2 had 53,964 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 145th 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: 44%** (2022). About 44% of people in WN2 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 WN2, 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: 53.5559, -2.5977

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=-2.5977,53.5559,WN21HB

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