WN4 8XR
PostcodeA postcode in Wigan 035D, Ashton-in-Makerfield South ward, Wigan.
This report describes the area around WN4 8XR, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.
Around WN4 8XR
- No street-level crime hereGreater 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
- Bryn, 2 kmAbout 25 minutes on footExact point
- 2 schools within 800 mNearest is 290 m awayExact point
- No property in WN4 8XR listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s least deprived 10%This neighbourhood, Wigan 035DNeighbourhood
- £194,551 average priceFor the whole of Wigan, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.1 km awayPostcode
- 4 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 580 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WN4 8XRSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at WN4 8XRRoad 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- Not in a radon Affected AreaUnder 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 12.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near WN4 8XR
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 290 m 4 minutes on foot | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met |
| St Thomas CofE Primary School Primary. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 580 m 7 minutes on foot | School remains Good, June 2024 |
| Willow Grove Primary School Special | 820 m 10 minutes on foot | Good (overall), April 2023 |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School Primary. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.3 km 16 minutes on foot | School remains Good, November 2022 |
| St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield Secondary. Attainment 8 of 50.4 (2025/26, provisional) | 1.4 km 18 minutes on foot | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| R L Hughes Primary School Primary. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.5 km 19 minutes on foot | School remains Good, February 2023 |
| The Byrchall High School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional) | 1.5 km 19 minutes on foot | Good (overall), September 2022 |
| Cansfield High School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 41.7 (2025/26, provisional) | 1.5 km 19 minutes on foot | Good (overall), June 2024 |
Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Recent sales near WN4 8XR
Latest sale at each postcode- £290,000Wotton Drive, WN4 8XROctober 2025, detached, established, leasehold10 m
- £184,000Eltham Close, WN4 8XYNovember 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold40 m
- £255,000Salvin Close, WN4 8XSJune 2026, detached, established, freehold80 m
- £255,000Wotton Drive, WN4 8XZFebruary 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold110 m
- £354,000Ware Close, WN4 8XUJuly 2023, detached, established, freehold110 m
- £247,500Soane Close, WN4 8SPDecember 2023, semi-detached, established, leasehold110 m
- £290,000Moxon Way, WN4 8SWMarch 2026, detached, established, freehold140 m
- £316,000Talman Grove, WN4 8XWMarch 2025, detached, established, leasehold160 m
HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map
Within 1 km of WN4 8XR
In a straight lineSupermarkets
- Tesco Ashton-in-makerfield Esso ExpressTesco580 m
- Farmfoods Ashton-in-MakerfieldFarmfoods880 m
- Lidl WIG - Ashton In MakerfieldLidl930 m
- Iceland Ashton In Makerfield Food WarehouseIceland980 m
The neighbourhood: Wigan 035D
Everything about Wigan 035DThe postcode district: WN4
Everything about WN4Your MP
- Andy BurnhamLabour (Co-op)MP for Makerfield
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.