# WN2

Postcode district covering Chapel Fields, Platt Bridge and Hindley, in Wigan.

WN2 is a postcode district covering Chapel Fields, Platt Bridge and Hindley, in Wigan. Median sale price £190,000 in 2025. About 55,605 people.

Postcode district. Code WN2. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WN2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 44% of people in WN2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WN2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 682 homes were sold in WN2 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WN2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WN2 had 53,964 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=WN2) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wigan, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is WN2.

## How WN2 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | WN2 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £190,000 | joint 2nd cheapest | 8 postcode districts, WN · 2025 |
| Population | 53,964 | most populated | 8 postcode districts, WN · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 44% | 2nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 8 postcode districts, WN · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.8% | 3rd highest | 8 postcode districts, WN · Jan 2026 |

## 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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in WN2

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wigan 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006231) | 1,467 | – | 7 | 94.6% |
| [Wigan 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006234) | 1,145 | – | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Wigan 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006235) | 1,528 | – | 2 | 95.5% |
| [Wigan 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006236) | 1,573 | – | 8 | 91.6% |
| [Wigan 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006388) | 1,836 | – | 4 | 94.8% |
| [Wigan 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006391) | 1,530 | – | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Wigan 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006305) | 1,710 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006308) | 1,620 | – | 1 | 97.9% |
| [Wigan 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006311) | 1,534 | – | 2 | 95.0% |
| [Wigan 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006269) | 1,737 | – | 3 | 94.6% |
| [Wigan 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006271) | 1,682 | – | 6 | 90.2% |
| [Wigan 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006272) | 1,635 | – | 3 | 94.1% |
| [Wigan 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006273) | 1,482 | – | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Wigan 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006276) | 2,154 | – | 7 | 98.4% |
| [Wigan 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006270) | 1,442 | – | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Wigan 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006274) | 1,531 | – | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Wigan 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006275) | 1,572 | – | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Wigan 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006277) | 1,877 | – | 7 | 99.4% |
| [Wigan 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006286) | 1,559 | – | 5 | 99.4% |
| [Wigan 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006278) | 1,634 | – | 4 | 98.4% |
| [Wigan 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006279) | 1,577 | – | 8 | 99.5% |
| [Wigan 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006280) | 1,455 | – | 3 | 99.4% |
| [Wigan 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006285) | 1,916 | – | 9 | 95.8% |
| [Wigan 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006213) | 1,521 | – | 1 | 89.6% |
| [Wigan 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006215) | 1,712 | – | 1 | 92.5% |
| [Wigan 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006218) | 2,432 | – | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 024E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006219) | 1,184 | – | 4 | 99.0% |
| [Wigan 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006212) | 1,392 | – | 6 | 98.6% |
| [Wigan 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006214) | 1,379 | – | 2 | 98.4% |
| [Wigan 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006216) | 2,190 | – | 5 | 99.8% |
| [Wigan 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006322) | 2,086 | – | 3 | 95.8% |
| [Wigan 026E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006329) | 1,637 | – | 3 | 99.6% |

## Your MP

- [Makerfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/makerfield): Andy Burnham (Labour (Co-op)), MP since June 2026. 66% of the people here.
- [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wigan): Lisa Nandy (Labour), MP since July 2024. 33% of the people here.
- [Leigh and Atherton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leigh-and-atherton): Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 0.9% of the people here.
- [Bolton West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-west): Phil Brickell (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in WN2

[Abram & Bickershaw](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/abram-and-bickershaw), [Aspull & Red Rock](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/aspull-and-red-rock), [Hindley East](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/hindley-east), [Hindley Green](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/hindley-green), [Hindley West](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/hindley-west), [Ince-in-Makerfield](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/ince-in-makerfield), [New Springs](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/new-springs), [Platt Bridge & Spring View](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/platt-bridge-and-spring-view)

## Postcode sectors in WN2

[WN2 1 (247 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2-1), [WN2 2 (220 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2-2), [WN2 3 (256 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2-3), [WN2 4 (301 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2-4), [WN2 5 (250 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2-5)

## Council

[Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

## Towns in WN2

[Hindley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hindley), [Ince-in-Makerfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ince-in-makerfield), [Leigh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leigh), [Platt Bridge and Abram](https://openindex.co.uk/town/platt-bridge-and-abram), [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wigan)

## Postcode districts next to WN2

[BL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5), [BL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6), [PR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr7), [WA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3), [WN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn1), [WN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn3), [WN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn4), [WN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7)

## Nearest rail stations

[Hindley (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.5755,53.5422), [Ince (Manchester) (2.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6115,53.5389), [Wigan North Western (4.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6333,53.5437), [Daisy Hill (4.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.5159,53.5395)

## More in the WN postcode area

[All WN postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 44% of people in WN2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WN2, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WN2
- Postcode area: [WN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn)
- Constituency: [Makerfield †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/makerfield)
- Council: [Wigan †](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)
- Area: 41.00 km²
- People, mid-2024: 55,605*
- Neighbourhoods: 32
- Output areas: 173

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[WN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn1), [BL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5), [WN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7), [BL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6), [WN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn3), [WA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3)

## Latest updates for WN2

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WN2

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2