WN7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Leigh, in Wigan.
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 WN7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WN7, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WN7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of WN7?
WN7 had 50,257 usual residents at the census.
WN7 is the 206th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in WN7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WN7 has no single figure. Of its 30 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WN7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigan 019D | 1,937 | No figure | 7 | 99.6% |
| Wigan 027A | 1,854 | No figure | 3 | 99.9% |
| Wigan 027B | 1,584 | No figure | 1 | 99.8% |
| Wigan 027C | 1,577 | No figure | 1 | 99.9% |
| Wigan 027D | 1,656 | No figure | 1 | 99.9% |
| Wigan 027E | 1,496 | No figure | 5 | 96.4% |
| Wigan 030A | 1,527 | No figure | 1 | 99.0% |
| Wigan 030B | 2,086 | No figure | 2 | 92.3% |
| Wigan 030C | 2,076 | No figure | 1 | 94.4% |
| Wigan 030D | 1,668 | No figure | 3 | 99.0% |
| Wigan 031A | 2,280 | No figure | 1 | 98.5% |
| Wigan 031B | 1,655 | No figure | 2 | 98.9% |
| Wigan 031C | 1,538 | No figure | 8 | 87.0% |
| Wigan 031D | 1,517 | No figure | 10 | 98.9% |
| Wigan 031E | 2,014 | No figure | 5 | 82.5% |
| Wigan 033A | 1,552 | No figure | 2 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 033B | 1,291 | No figure | 2 | 98.8% |
| Wigan 033C | 1,505 | No figure | 3 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 033D | 1,411 | No figure | 1 | 97.8% |
| Wigan 033E | 2,562 | No figure | 2 | 88.9% |
| Wigan 034A | 1,535 | No figure | 2 | 96.9% |
| Wigan 034B | 1,282 | No figure | 6 | 99.5% |
| Wigan 034C | 1,399 | No figure | 7 | 99.2% |
| Wigan 034D | 1,595 | No figure | 1 | 89.1% |
| Wigan 034E | 1,578 | No figure | 3 | 94.8% |
| Wigan 037A | 1,503 | No figure | 1 | 98.4% |
| Wigan 037B | 1,424 | No figure | 2 | 97.8% |
| Wigan 037C | 1,935 | No figure | 8 | 95.3% |
| Wigan 037D | 1,359 | No figure | 10 | 92.8% |
| Wigan 037E | 1,484 | No figure | 10 | 93.6% |
MPs for WN7
- Jo PlattLabour (Co-op)MP for Leigh and Atherton93% of WN7’s postcodes
- Andy BurnhamLabour (Co-op)MP for Makerfield7.1% of WN7’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 WN76
Postcode sectors in WN76
Council1
Towns in WN72
Postcode districts next to WN75
Nearest rail stations3
More in the WN postcode area2
WN7 in brief
WN7 is a postcode district covering Leigh, in Wigan.
About 54,262 people lived in WN7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £184,975 in 2025 across 670 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in WN7 was £184,975 in 2025.
WN7 had 50,257 usual residents at the census.
In WN7, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WN7, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.