WN6
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Standish and Wigan, in Wigan and West Lancashire.
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 WN6 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WN6, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WN6 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of WN6?
WN6 had 42,155 usual residents at the census.
WN6 is the 383rd most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in WN6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WN6 has no single figure. Of its 27 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WN6
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Lancashire 005D | 1,488 | 32.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 64.6% |
| West Lancashire 005E | 1,404 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.0% |
| Wigan 001A | 1,503 | No figure | 10 | 98.0% |
| Wigan 001B | 2,002 | No figure | 9 | 99.0% |
| Wigan 001C | 1,551 | No figure | 6 | 90.5% |
| Wigan 001D | 1,573 | No figure | 9 | 98.4% |
| Wigan 002A | 1,379 | No figure | 8 | 90.2% |
| Wigan 002B | 2,122 | No figure | 10 | 95.7% |
| Wigan 002C | 1,404 | No figure | 10 | 99.5% |
| Wigan 002D | 1,922 | No figure | 10 | 84.3% |
| Wigan 002E | 1,509 | No figure | 3 | 99.3% |
| Wigan 003A | 1,316 | No figure | 7 | 98.8% |
| Wigan 003B | 1,370 | No figure | 9 | 99.7% |
| Wigan 003C | 1,458 | No figure | 4 | 98.8% |
| Wigan 003D | 1,724 | No figure | 9 | 97.7% |
| Wigan 003E | 1,426 | No figure | 9 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 003F | 1,279 | No figure | 9 | 99.7% |
| Wigan 003G | 1,601 | No figure | 10 | 98.9% |
| Wigan 005A | 1,523 | No figure | 2 | 99.9% |
| Wigan 005B | 1,574 | No figure | 2 | 95.4% |
| Wigan 005C | 1,492 | No figure | 7 | 99.7% |
| Wigan 005D | 1,709 | No figure | 5 | 90.5% |
| Wigan 005E | 1,517 | No figure | 2 | 99.4% |
| Wigan 008A | 1,207 | No figure | 5 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 008B | 1,601 | No figure | 5 | 99.6% |
| Wigan 008C | 2,032 | No figure | 1 | 91.8% |
| Wigan 008D | 1,476 | No figure | 4 | 99.9% |
MPs for WN6
- Lisa NandyLabourMP for Wigan88% of WN6’s postcodes
- Ashley DaltonLabourMP for West Lancashire12% of WN6’s postcodes
- Mr Paul FosterLabourMP for South Ribble0.1% of WN6’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 WN65
Postcode sectors in WN64
Councils WN6 covers2
Towns in WN62
Postcode districts next to WN66
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WN postcode area2
WN6 in brief
WN6 is a postcode district covering Standish and Wigan, in Wigan and West Lancashire.
About 44,086 people lived in WN6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £210,000 in 2025 across 665 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in WN6 was £210,000 in 2025.
WN6 had 42,155 usual residents at the census.
In WN6, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WN6, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.