# WN7

Postcode district covering Leigh, in Wigan.

WN7 is a postcode district covering Leigh, in Wigan. Median sale price £184,975 in 2025. About 54,262 people.

Postcode district. Code WN7. 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 WN7 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WN7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 45% of people in WN7 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=WN7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 670 homes were sold in WN7 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WN7) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WN7 had 50,257 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=WN7) (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 WN7.

## How WN7 compares

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

| Measure | WN7 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £184,975 | cheapest | 8 postcode districts, WN · 2025 |
| Population | 50,257 | 2nd most populated | 8 postcode districts, WN · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 45% | 3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 8 postcode districts, WN · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.9% | 4th highest | 8 postcode districts, WN · Jan 2026 |

## 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

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

## Neighbourhoods in WN7

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wigan 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006281) | 1,937 | – | 7 | 99.6% |
| [Wigan 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006282) | 1,854 | – | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Wigan 027B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006283) | 1,584 | – | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Wigan 027C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006284) | 1,577 | – | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Wigan 027D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006336) | 1,656 | – | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Wigan 027E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006337) | 1,496 | – | 5 | 96.4% |
| [Wigan 030A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006328) | 1,527 | – | 1 | 99.0% |
| [Wigan 030B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006333) | 2,086 | – | 2 | 92.3% |
| [Wigan 030C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006334) | 2,076 | – | 1 | 94.4% |
| [Wigan 030D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006338) | 1,668 | – | 3 | 99.0% |
| [Wigan 031A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006248) | 2,280 | – | 1 | 98.5% |
| [Wigan 031B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006249) | 1,655 | – | 2 | 98.9% |
| [Wigan 031C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006330) | 1,538 | – | 8 | 87.0% |
| [Wigan 031D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006331) | 1,517 | – | 10 | 98.9% |
| [Wigan 031E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006332) | 2,014 | – | 5 | 82.5% |
| [Wigan 033A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006323) | 1,552 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 033B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006324) | 1,291 | – | 2 | 98.8% |
| [Wigan 033C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006325) | 1,505 | – | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 033D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006326) | 1,411 | – | 1 | 97.8% |
| [Wigan 033E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006327) | 2,562 | – | 2 | 88.9% |
| [Wigan 034A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006246) | 1,535 | – | 2 | 96.9% |
| [Wigan 034B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006247) | 1,282 | – | 6 | 99.5% |
| [Wigan 034C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006252) | 1,399 | – | 7 | 99.2% |
| [Wigan 034D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006297) | 1,595 | – | 1 | 89.1% |
| [Wigan 034E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006335) | 1,578 | – | 3 | 94.8% |
| [Wigan 037A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006296) | 1,503 | – | 1 | 98.4% |
| [Wigan 037B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006298) | 1,424 | – | 2 | 97.8% |
| [Wigan 037C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006299) | 1,935 | – | 8 | 95.3% |
| [Wigan 037D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006300) | 1,359 | – | 10 | 92.8% |
| [Wigan 037E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006301) | 1,484 | – | 10 | 93.6% |

## Your MP

- [Leigh and Atherton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leigh-and-atherton): Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 93% of the people here.
- [Makerfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/makerfield): Andy Burnham (Labour (Co-op)), MP since June 2026. 7.1% 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 WN7

[Leigh Central](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-central), [Leigh East & Higher Folds](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-east-and-higher-folds), [Leigh North](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-north), [Leigh South](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-south), [Leigh South East](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-south-east), [Leigh West](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/leigh-west)

## Postcode sectors in WN7

[WN7 1 (233 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7-1), [WN7 2 (256 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7-2), [WN7 3 (223 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7-3), [WN7 4 (239 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7-4), [WN7 5 (256 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7-5), [WN7 9 (5 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7-9)

## Council

[Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

## Towns in WN7

[Hindley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hindley), [Leigh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leigh)

## Postcode districts next to WN7

[BL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5), [M29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m29), [M46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m46), [WA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3), [WN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2)

## Nearest rail stations

[Atherton (4.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4790,53.5291), [Hag Fold (4.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4948,53.5339), [Daisy Hill (5.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.5159,53.5395)

## 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)

## 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.
About 45% of people in WN7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WN7, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WN7
- Postcode area: [WN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn)
- Constituency: [Leigh and Atherton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leigh-and-atherton)
- Council: [Wigan †](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)
- Area: 19.99 km²
- People, mid-2024: 54,262*
- Neighbourhoods: 30
- Output areas: 163

* 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

[WA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3), [WN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2), [M29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m29), [M46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m46), [BL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5)

## Latest updates for WN7

- 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/WN7

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7