# WN6

Postcode district covering Standish and Wigan, in Wigan and West Lancashire.

WN6 is a postcode district covering Standish and Wigan, in Wigan and West Lancashire. Median sale price £210,000 in 2025. About 44,086 people.

Postcode district. Code WN6. 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 WN6 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn6#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn6#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn6#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn6#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WN6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 89% of people in WN6 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=WN6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 665 homes were sold in WN6 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WN6) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WN6 had 42,155 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=WN6) (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 WN6.

## How WN6 compares

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

| Measure | WN6 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £210,000 | joint most expensive | 8 postcode districts, WN · 2025 |
| Population | 42,155 | 4th least populated | 8 postcode districts, WN · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 89% | 2nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 8 postcode districts, WN · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.4% | 3rd lowest | 8 postcode districts, WN · Jan 2026 |

## 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

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

## Neighbourhoods in WN6

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [West Lancashire 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025538) | 1,488 | 32.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 64.6% |
| [West Lancashire 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025539) | 1,404 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.0% |
| [Wigan 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006315) | 1,503 | – | 10 | 98.0% |
| [Wigan 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006316) | 2,002 | – | 9 | 99.0% |
| [Wigan 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006317) | 1,551 | – | 6 | 90.5% |
| [Wigan 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006319) | 1,573 | – | 9 | 98.4% |
| [Wigan 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006229) | 1,379 | – | 8 | 90.2% |
| [Wigan 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006230) | 2,122 | – | 10 | 95.7% |
| [Wigan 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006233) | 1,404 | – | 10 | 99.5% |
| [Wigan 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006237) | 1,922 | – | 10 | 84.3% |
| [Wigan 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006238) | 1,509 | – | 3 | 99.3% |
| [Wigan 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006259) | 1,316 | – | 7 | 98.8% |
| [Wigan 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006312) | 1,370 | – | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Wigan 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006313) | 1,458 | – | 4 | 98.8% |
| [Wigan 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006314) | 1,724 | – | 9 | 97.7% |
| [Wigan 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006318) | 1,426 | – | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006320) | 1,279 | – | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Wigan 003G](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006321) | 1,601 | – | 10 | 98.9% |
| [Wigan 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006253) | 1,523 | – | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Wigan 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006254) | 1,574 | – | 2 | 95.4% |
| [Wigan 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006255) | 1,492 | – | 7 | 99.7% |
| [Wigan 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006256) | 1,709 | – | 5 | 90.5% |
| [Wigan 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006260) | 1,517 | – | 2 | 99.4% |
| [Wigan 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006257) | 1,207 | – | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006258) | 1,601 | – | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Wigan 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006369) | 2,032 | – | 1 | 91.8% |
| [Wigan 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006371) | 1,476 | – | 4 | 99.9% |

## Your MP

- [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wigan): Lisa Nandy (Labour), MP since July 2024. 88% of the people here.
- [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-lancashire): Ashley Dalton (Labour), MP since July 2024. 12% of the people here.
- [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-ribble): Mr Paul Foster (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% 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 WN6

[Beech Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/beech-hill), [Shevington](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/shevington), [Standish North](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/standish-north), [Standish South](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/standish-south), [Wigan Central](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/wigan-central)

## Postcode sectors in WN6

[WN6 0 (347 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn6-0), [WN6 7 (215 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn6-7), [WN6 8 (220 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn6-8), [WN6 9 (150 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn6-9)

## Councils WN6 covers

[Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan), [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire)

## Towns in WN6

[Standish](https://openindex.co.uk/town/standish), [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wigan)

## Postcode districts next to WN6

[L40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l40), [PR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr7), [WN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn1), [WN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn3), [WN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5), [WN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn8)

## Nearest rail stations

[Appley Bridge (2.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7193,53.5787), [Gathurst (2.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6944,53.5594), [Wigan Wallgate (5.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6332,53.5448), [Wigan North Western (5.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6333,53.5437)

## 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)

## 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.
About 89% of people in WN6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WN6, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WN6
- Postcode area: [WN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn)
- Constituency: [Wigan †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wigan)
- Council: [Wigan †](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)
- Area: 34.96 km²
- People, mid-2024: 44,086*
- Neighbourhoods: 27
- Output areas: 140

* 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

[WN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn1), [PR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr7), [WN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn8), [WN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5), [L40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l40), [WN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn3)

## Latest updates for WN6

- 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/WN6

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn6, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn6#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/wn6