# WN6 8LG: area report for a postcode in Wigan

WN6 8LG is a postcode in Wigan.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wigan. Open the map at WN6 8LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) › [WN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn6) › [WN6 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn6-8)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater 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) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6720,53.5617,WN68LG
- **Gathurst, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6720,53.5617,WN68LG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6720,53.5617,WN68LG
- **No property in WN6 8LG listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.6720,53.5617,WN68LG
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Wigan 003A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6720,53.5617,WN68LG
- **£194,551 average price**: For the whole of Wigan, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6720,53.5617,WN68LG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6720,53.5617,WN68LG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6720,53.5617,WN68LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WN6 8LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6720,53.5617,WN68LG
- **Low road and rail noise at WN6 8LG**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6720,53.5617,WN68LG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.6720,53.5617,WN68LG
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6720,53.5617,WN68LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/standish-lower-ground-st-annes-cofe-primary-school-e106468) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John Fisher Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-fisher-catholic-high-school-e106535) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 45.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Infinite Schools Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/school/infinite-schools-wigan-e149591) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Marsh Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marsh-green-primary-school-e106403) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-e106461) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beech Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beech-hill-community-primary-school-e106399) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Millbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millbrook-primary-school-e106436) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bernadettes-catholic-primary-school-e106508) | Primary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £318,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £158,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £345,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2024 | £295,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| January 2025 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| November 2024 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £194,551** (July 2026). Wigan’s average house price was £194,551 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,377** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wigan earned a median of £37,377 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 137th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.2×** (2025). A home in Wigan costs 5.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 52nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.2** (2025). Wigan has a deprivation score of 25.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 78th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wigan 003A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.9** (2025). Wigan 003A has a deprivation score of 13.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,185th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £241,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wigan 003A was £241,500 in 2025. Joint 10,706th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,316** (2021). Wigan 003A had 1,316 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,056th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Wigan 003A, 98.8% 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.

## WN6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WN6 was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 447th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 42,155** (2021). WN6 had 42,155 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 383rd 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 89%** (2022). About 89% of people in WN6 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.4%** (January 2026). In WN6, 95.4% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)
- Centre: 53.5617, -2.6720

Council: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wigan): Lisa Nandy (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.6720,53.5617,WN68LG

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