# WN2 4HJ: area report for a postcode in Wigan

WN2 4HJ 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 4HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) › [WN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2) › [WN2 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2-4)

## 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=-2.5462,53.5244,WN24HJ
- **Daisy Hill, 2.6 km**: About 33 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5462,53.5244,WN24HJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5462,53.5244,WN24HJ
- **No property in WN2 4HJ 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=-2.5462,53.5244,WN24HJ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Wigan 019A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5462,53.5244,WN24HJ
- **£194,551 average price**: For the whole of Wigan, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5462,53.5244,WN24HJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5462,53.5244,WN24HJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5462,53.5244,WN24HJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WN2 4HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5462,53.5244,WN24HJ
- **Low road and rail noise at WN2 4HJ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5462,53.5244,WN24HJ
- **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=-2.5462,53.5244,WN24HJ
- **12.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5462,53.5244,WN24HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hindley Green Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hindley-green-community-primary-school-e141642) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-hindley-green-e141644) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-hindley-green-e130955) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakfield High School and College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakfield-high-school-and-college-e131530) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 | – |
| [Hindley Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hindley-nursery-school-e106397) | Nursery | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2023 | – |
| [Outwood Academy Hindley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/outwood-academy-hindley-e148526) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 44.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Westleigh School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-westleigh-school-e146087) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 45.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bickershaw CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bickershaw-cofe-primary-school-e106470) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, July 2025 | 27% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £117,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2024 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2025 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £133,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2025 | £263,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Wigan 805 Atherton Road (130 m, Morrisons); Tesco Hindley Green Express (410 m, Tesco); Aldi Hindley Green Hindley (470 m, Aldi); Spar - Corner Garage Leigh (690 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 019A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.4** (2025). Wigan 019A has a deprivation score of 25.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,830th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £186,475** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wigan 019A was £186,475 in 2025. 5,375th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,634** (2021). Wigan 019A had 1,634 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,450th 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: 98.4%** (January 2026). In Wigan 019A, 98.4% 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: 53.5244, -2.5462

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=-2.5462,53.5244,WN24HJ

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