# WN3

Postcode district covering Wigan, Winstanley and Hawkley, in Wigan.

WN3 is a postcode district covering Wigan, Winstanley and Hawkley, in Wigan. Median sale price £191,250 in 2025. About 31,622 people.

Postcode district. Code WN3. 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 WN3 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £191,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WN3 was £191,250 in 2025. 326th 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/wn3#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 30,762** (2021). WN3 had 30,762 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 882nd 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/wn3#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 77%** (2022). About 77% of people in WN3 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/wn3#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.5%** (January 2026). In WN3, 95.5% 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/wn3#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WN3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 77% of people in WN3 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=WN3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 420 homes were sold in WN3 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WN3) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WN3 had 30,762 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=WN3) (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 WN3.

## How WN3 compares

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

| Measure | WN3 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £191,250 | 4th most expensive | 8 postcode districts, WN · 2025 |
| Population | 30,762 | 3rd least populated | 8 postcode districts, WN · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 77% | 4th most people in radon Affected Areas | 8 postcode districts, WN · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.5% | 4th lowest | 8 postcode districts, WN · Jan 2026 |

## 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

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

## Neighbourhoods in WN3

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wigan 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006309) | 1,669 | – | 2 | 98.1% |
| [Wigan 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006310) | 1,589 | – | 1 | 96.8% |
| [Wigan 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006349) | 2,037 | – | 5 | 76.9% |
| [Wigan 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006404) | 1,778 | – | 2 | 92.5% |
| [Wigan 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006405) | 1,747 | – | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Wigan 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006411) | 1,433 | – | 1 | 95.1% |
| [Wigan 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006406) | 1,377 | – | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Wigan 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006407) | 1,453 | – | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006408) | 1,749 | – | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006409) | 1,298 | – | 9 | 99.0% |
| [Wigan 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006410) | 1,272 | – | 8 | 95.5% |
| [Wigan 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006393) | 1,382 | – | 8 | 95.5% |
| [Wigan 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006394) | 1,540 | – | 9 | 98.8% |
| [Wigan 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006395) | 2,628 | – | 10 | 98.5% |
| [Wigan 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006400) | 1,995 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006401) | 1,354 | – | 8 | 97.7% |
| [Wigan 021F](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006402) | 1,128 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 021G](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006403) | 1,626 | – | 8 | 93.5% |
| [Wigan 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006217) | 2,378 | – | 3 | 98.5% |

## Your MP

- [Makerfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/makerfield): Andy Burnham (Labour (Co-op)), MP since June 2026. 74% of the people here.
- [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wigan): Lisa Nandy (Labour), MP since July 2024. 26% 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 WN3

[Wigan South](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/wigan-south), [Winstanley](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/winstanley), [Worsley Mesnes & Hawkley](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/worsley-mesnes-and-hawkley)

## Postcode sectors in WN3

[WN3 4 (206 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn3-4), [WN3 5 (238 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn3-5), [WN3 6 (271 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn3-6)

## Council

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

## Towns in WN3

[Ince-in-Makerfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ince-in-makerfield), [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wigan)

## Postcode districts next to WN3

[WN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn1), [WN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2), [WN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn4), [WN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5), [WN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn6)

## Nearest rail stations

[Wigan North Western (1.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6333,53.5437), [Wigan Wallgate (1.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6332,53.5448), [Ince (Manchester) (1.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6115,53.5389), [Pemberton (2.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6704,53.5304)

## 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)

## 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.
About 77% of people in WN3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WN3, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WN3
- 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: 15.09 km²
- People, mid-2024: 31,622*
- Neighbourhoods: 19
- Output areas: 99

* 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

[WN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5), [WN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn4), [WN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2), [WN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn1), [WN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn6)

## Latest updates for WN3

- 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/WN3

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn3, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn3#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn3