# WN2 3DT: area report for a postcode in Wigan

WN2 3DT 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 3DT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) › [WN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2) › [WN2 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2-3)

## 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=-2.5775,53.5364,WN23DT
- **Hindley, 660 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5775,53.5364,WN23DT
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 30 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5775,53.5364,WN23DT
- **No property in WN2 3DT 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=-2.5775,53.5364,WN23DT
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wigan 013C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5775,53.5364,WN23DT
- **£194,551 average price**: For the whole of Wigan, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5775,53.5364,WN23DT
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5775,53.5364,WN23DT
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5775,53.5364,WN23DT
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at WN2 3DT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5775,53.5364,WN23DT
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WN2 3DT**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5775,53.5364,WN23DT
- **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=-2.5775,53.5364,WN23DT
- **13.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5775,53.5364,WN23DT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Parks School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-parks-school-e137821) | Special | 30 m (1 minute on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-benedicts-catholic-primary-school-hindley-e106494) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hindley Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hindley-junior-and-infant-school-e152439) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-hindley-e141643) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hindley-all-saints-cofe-primary-school-e106471) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-hill-st-philips-cofe-primary-school-e106472) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/three-towers-alternative-provision-academy-e140627) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Outwood Academy Hindley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/outwood-academy-hindley-e148526) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 44.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £229,950 | Terraced, new build, leasehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, new build, leasehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £146,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £105,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2023 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2023 | £162,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| August 2024 | £69,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hindley (660 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PENNYGATE MEDICAL CENTRE (410 m); DR TUN & PARTNERS (620 m)
- Pharmacies: TRAYNERS CHEMIST (280 m); WELL (410 m); HINDLEY PHARMACY (620 m); BORSDANE AVENUE PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (190 m); HINDLEY DENTAL PRACTICE (240 m); DENTAL SURGERY (420 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Wigan Hindley Extra (120 m, Tesco); Asda Hindley Supermarket (140 m, Asda); Morrisons Daily Wigan Atherton Road (580 m, Morrisons); Spar - Hindley (900 m, Spar)

## 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 013C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.0** (2025). Wigan 013C has a deprivation score of 32.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,341st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £246,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wigan 013C was £246,000 in 2025. Joint 11,155th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,635** (2021). Wigan 013C had 1,635 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,413th 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: 94.1%** (January 2026). In Wigan 013C, 94.1% 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: 53.5364, -2.5775

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

## Your MP

- [Makerfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/makerfield): Andy Burnham (Labour (Co-op)), MP since June 2026.

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=-2.5775,53.5364,WN23DT

## How to cite

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