# WN7 1HF: area report for a postcode in Wigan

WN7 1HF 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 WN7 1HF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) › [WN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7) › [WN7 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7-1)

## 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=-2.5142,53.5029,WN71HF
- **Hag Fold, 3.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5142,53.5029,WN71HF
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5142,53.5029,WN71HF
- **19 of 28 properties in WN7 1HF at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.5142,53.5029,WN71HF
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wigan 030D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5142,53.5029,WN71HF
- **£194,551 average price**: For the whole of Wigan, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5142,53.5029,WN71HF
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5142,53.5029,WN71HF
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5142,53.5029,WN71HF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WN7 1HF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5142,53.5029,WN71HF
- **Low road and rail noise at WN7 1HF**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5142,53.5029,WN71HF
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.5142,53.5029,WN71HF
- **14.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5142,53.5029,WN71HF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leigh St John's CofE Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-st-johns-cofe-primary-e106517) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Elysium Training & Consultancy Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elysium-training-and-consultancy-ltd-e152835) | Special | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Leigh CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-cofe-primary-school-e144609) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-leigh-e106502) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leigh Central Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-central-primary-school-e106418) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-st-marys-cofe-primary-school-e106516) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-leigh-e106501) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cofe-primary-school-pennington-e106512) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £214,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £157,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| February 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2023 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £148,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £132,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| April 2023 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GRASMERE SURGERY (190 m); THE AVENUE SURGERY (190 m); BROOKMILL MEDICAL CENTRE (780 m)
- Pharmacies: PEAK PHARMACY (190 m); ASDA PHARMACY (730 m); BOOTS (740 m); PEAK PHARMACY (780 m); PEAK PHARMACY (810 m)
- Dental practices: LEIGH HEALTH CENTRE (190 m); AVENUE DENTAL SURGERY (480 m); DENTAL SURGERY (720 m); DENTAL SURGERY (810 m); DENTAL SURGERY (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Leigh Windermere Road Supermarket (580 m, Asda); Asda Leigh Supercentre (720 m, Asda); Aldi Westleigh Leigh (730 m, Aldi); Heron Leigh (730 m, Heron); Farmfoods Leigh (840 m, Farmfoods)

## 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 030D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.7** (2025). Wigan 030D has a deprivation score of 32.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,054th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £151,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wigan 030D was £151,750 in 2025. Joint 2,566th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,668** (2021). Wigan 030D had 1,668 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,895th most 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In Wigan 030D, 99.0% 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.

## WN7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £184,975** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WN7 was £184,975 in 2025. 277th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 50,257** (2021). WN7 had 50,257 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 206th 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: 45%** (2022). About 45% of people in WN7 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: 95.9%** (January 2026). In WN7, 95.9% 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: 53.5029, -2.5142

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

## Your MP

- [Leigh and Atherton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leigh-and-atherton): Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op)), 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=-2.5142,53.5029,WN71HF

## How to cite

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