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

WN7 1LJ 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 1LJ 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=-2.5142,53.4984,WN71LJ
- **Atherton, 4.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5142,53.4984,WN71LJ
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5142,53.4984,WN71LJ
- **No property in WN7 1LJ 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=-2.5142,53.4984,WN71LJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Wigan 030B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5142,53.4984,WN71LJ
- **£194,551 average price**: For the whole of Wigan, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5142,53.4984,WN71LJ
- **8 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5142,53.4984,WN71LJ
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5142,53.4984,WN71LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WN7 1LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5142,53.4984,WN71LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at WN7 1LJ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5142,53.4984,WN71LJ
- **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=-2.5142,53.4984,WN71LJ
- **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=-2.5142,53.4984,WN71LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Elysium Training & Consultancy Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elysium-training-and-consultancy-ltd-e152835) | Special | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Leigh CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-cofe-primary-school-e144609) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 60% 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 | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 43% 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 | 480 m (6 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 | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 55% 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 | 570 m (7 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 | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leigh St John's CofE Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-st-johns-cofe-primary-e106517) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £122,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2023 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| May 2023 | £80,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| May 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £163,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BROOKMILL MEDICAL CENTRE (370 m); OLD HENRY STREET MED CTR (560 m); FOXLEIGH FAMILY SURGERY (560 m); PREMIER HEALTH TEAM (560 m); LILFORD & PENNINGTON PARK SURGERY (560 m)
- Pharmacies: PEAK PHARMACY (280 m); BOOTS (290 m); PEAK PHARMACY (390 m); TIMS & PARKER PHARMACY (420 m); PEAK PHARMACY (570 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (220 m); AVENUE DENTAL SURGERY (270 m); DENTAL SURGERY (360 m); DENTAL SURGERY (440 m); DENTAL SURGERY (540 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Leigh (310 m, Heron); Asda Leigh Windermere Road Supermarket (350 m, Asda); Farmfoods Leigh (360 m, Farmfoods); Lidl Hooten Gardens Leigh (420 m, Lidl); Tesco Leigh Extra (480 m, Tesco)

## 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 030B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 44.7** (2025). Wigan 030B has a deprivation score of 44.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,420th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £174,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wigan 030B was £174,000 in 2025. Joint 4,171st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,086** (2021). Wigan 030B had 2,086 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,102nd 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: 92.3%** (January 2026). In Wigan 030B, 92.3% 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: 53.4984, -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=-2.5142,53.4984,WN71LJ

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