WN4
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Ashton-in-Makerfield, Bryn and Garswood, in Wigan and St. Helens.
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 WN4 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WN4, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WN4 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of WN4?
WN4 had 27,804 usual residents at the census.
WN4 is the 1,043rd most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in WN4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WN4 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WN4
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helens 003B | 1,534 | 54.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| St. Helens 003C | 1,183 | 18.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| St. Helens 003D | 1,331 | 37.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 032A | 1,710 | No figure | 3 | 92.0% |
| Wigan 032B | 1,490 | No figure | 10 | 99.0% |
| Wigan 032C | 1,373 | No figure | 8 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 032D | 1,620 | No figure | 2 | 99.9% |
| Wigan 032E | 1,637 | No figure | 5 | 95.6% |
| Wigan 035A | 1,742 | No figure | 3 | 98.7% |
| Wigan 035B | 1,560 | No figure | 6 | 99.0% |
| Wigan 035C | 1,556 | No figure | 9 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 035D | 1,433 | No figure | 10 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 035E | 1,714 | No figure | 7 | 98.0% |
| Wigan 036A | 1,586 | No figure | 4 | 96.2% |
| Wigan 036B | 1,507 | No figure | 7 | 99.5% |
| Wigan 036C | 1,487 | No figure | 3 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 036D | 1,230 | No figure | 9 | 98.5% |
| Wigan 036E | 1,396 | No figure | 4 | 98.7% |
MPs for WN4
- Andy BurnhamLabour (Co-op)MP for Makerfield84% of WN4’s postcodes
- David BainesLabourMP for St Helens North16% of WN4’s postcodes
- Jo PlattLabour (Co-op)MP for Leigh and Atherton0.5% of WN4’s postcodes
- Lisa NandyLabourMP for Wigan0.2% of WN4’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 WN44
Postcode sectors in WN43
Councils WN4 covers2
Towns in WN41
Postcode districts next to WN45
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WN postcode area2
WN4 in brief
WN4 is a postcode district covering Ashton-in-Makerfield, Bryn and Garswood, in Wigan and St. Helens.
About 28,167 people lived in WN4 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 377 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in WN4 was £190,000 in 2025.
WN4 had 27,804 usual residents at the census.
In WN4, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WN4, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.