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

WN2 1WY 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 1WY 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=-2.6351,53.5470,WN21WY
- **Wigan Wallgate, 270 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6351,53.5470,WN21WY
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6351,53.5470,WN21WY
- **No property in WN2 1WY 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=-2.6351,53.5470,WN21WY
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Wigan 008C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6351,53.5470,WN21WY
- **£194,551 average price**: For the whole of Wigan, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6351,53.5470,WN21WY
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6351,53.5470,WN21WY
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6351,53.5470,WN21WY
- **84% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.6351,53.5470,WN21WY
- **Low road and rail noise at WN2 1WY**: Road 48 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6351,53.5470,WN21WY
- **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=-2.6351,53.5470,WN21WY
- **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=-2.6351,53.5470,WN21WY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wigan and Leigh College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wigan-and-leigh-college-e130521) | Sixth form and further education | 10 m (1 minute on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-deanery-church-of-england-high-school-and-sixth-form-college-e106534) | Secondary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 45.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Ark Wigan Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ark-wigan-ltd-e152805) | Special | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [TMP College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tmp-college-e148731) | Special | 620 m (8 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 | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mab's Cross Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mabs-cross-primary-school-e106405) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Douglas Valley Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/douglas-valley-nursery-school-e106398) | Nursery | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2024 | – |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-e106460) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £139,995 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| May 2023 | £92,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| February 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| February 2026 | £50,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| April 2023 | £70,100 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 320 m |
| July 2024 | £128,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 350 m |
| August 2024 | £106,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 370 m |
| July 2025 | £142,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 380 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Wigan Wallgate (280 m, 3 minutes on foot); Wigan North Western (390 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MESNES VIEW SURGERY (440 m); DR SEABROOK (520 m); THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE (700 m); SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY (860 m)
- Pharmacies: HOLLOWOOD CHEMIST (290 m); BOOTS (380 m); EVERGREEN PHARMACY (420 m); MANOR PHARMACY (700 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (810 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (130 m); WIGAN ORTHODONTIC CENTRE (340 m); RED ROSE DENTAL GROUP (420 m); CLAREMONT DENTAL SURGERY (440 m); FLORENCE HOUSE (620 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Wigan Unit 1 Wallgate (300 m, Morrisons); Iceland Wigan (400 m, Iceland); Morrisons Daily Gidlow Lane (730 m, Morrisons); Lidl Central Wigan Wigan (770 m, Lidl); Tesco Wigan Extra (810 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 008C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 51.9** (2025). Wigan 008C has a deprivation score of 51.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,038th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £124,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wigan 008C was £124,000 in 2025. Joint 1,013th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,032** (2021). Wigan 008C had 2,032 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,816th 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: 91.8%** (January 2026). In Wigan 008C, 91.8% 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: 53.5470, -2.6351

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.6351,53.5470,WN21WY

## How to cite

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