WN3
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Wigan, Winstanley and Hawkley, in Wigan.
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 WN3 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WN3, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WN3 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of WN3?
WN3 had 30,762 usual residents at the census.
WN3 is the 882nd most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in WN3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WN3 has no single figure. Of its 19 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WN3
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigan 012C | 1,669 | No figure | 2 | 98.1% |
| Wigan 012D | 1,589 | No figure | 1 | 96.8% |
| Wigan 015A | 2,037 | No figure | 5 | 76.9% |
| Wigan 015C | 1,778 | No figure | 2 | 92.5% |
| Wigan 015D | 1,747 | No figure | 3 | 99.7% |
| Wigan 015E | 1,433 | No figure | 1 | 95.1% |
| Wigan 020A | 1,377 | No figure | 6 | 99.8% |
| Wigan 020B | 1,453 | No figure | 8 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 020C | 1,749 | No figure | 3 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 020D | 1,298 | No figure | 9 | 99.0% |
| Wigan 020E | 1,272 | No figure | 8 | 95.5% |
| Wigan 021A | 1,382 | No figure | 8 | 95.5% |
| Wigan 021B | 1,540 | No figure | 9 | 98.8% |
| Wigan 021C | 2,628 | No figure | 10 | 98.5% |
| Wigan 021D | 1,995 | No figure | 10 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 021E | 1,354 | No figure | 8 | 97.7% |
| Wigan 021F | 1,128 | No figure | 10 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 021G | 1,626 | No figure | 8 | 93.5% |
| Wigan 024C | 2,378 | No figure | 3 | 98.5% |
MPs for WN3
- Andy BurnhamLabour (Co-op)MP for Makerfield74% of WN3’s postcodes
- Lisa NandyLabourMP for Wigan26% of WN3’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in WN33
Postcode sectors in WN33
Council1
Towns in WN32
Postcode districts next to WN35
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WN postcode area2
WN3 in brief
WN3 is a postcode district covering Wigan, Winstanley and Hawkley, in Wigan.
About 31,622 people lived in WN3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £191,250 in 2025 across 420 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in WN3 was £191,250 in 2025.
WN3 had 30,762 usual residents at the census.
In WN3, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WN3, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.