# Platt Bridge and Abram

Town in Wigan, North West.

Platt Bridge and Abram is a town in Wigan, North West. Median sale price £170,000 in 2025. About 10,897 people.

Town. Code E63001224. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

Platt Bridge and Abram is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Platt Bridge and Abram add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Platt Bridge and Abram was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 108th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/platt-bridge-and-abram#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 10,587** (2021). Platt Bridge and Abram had 10,587 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 265th least populated of 1,209. 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/town/platt-bridge-and-abram#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 78%** (2022). About 78% of people in Platt Bridge and Abram 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/town/platt-bridge-and-abram#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.7%** (January 2026). In Platt Bridge and Abram, 96.7% 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/town/platt-bridge-and-abram#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63001224) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 78% of people in Platt Bridge and Abram live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63001224) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 128 homes were sold in Platt Bridge and Abram in 2025.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63001224) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Platt Bridge and Abram had 10,587 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E63001224) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wigan, where most of this town lies. The outline is Platt Bridge and Abram.

## How Platt Bridge and Abram compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Platt Bridge and Abram | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £170,000 | joint 25th cheapest | 161 towns, North West · 2025 |
| Population | 10,587 | 18th least populated | 161 towns, North West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 78% | 57th most people in radon Affected Areas | 161 towns, North West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.7% | joint 52nd highest | 161 towns, North West · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Platt Bridge and Abram?

Platt Bridge and Abram had 10,587 usual residents at the census.
Platt Bridge and Abram is the 265th least populated of 1,209 in the UK.

## Deprivation in Platt Bridge and Abram, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Platt Bridge and Abram has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in Platt Bridge and Abram

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wigan 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006213) | 1,521 | – | 1 | 89.6% |
| [Wigan 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006218) | 2,432 | – | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 024E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006219) | 1,184 | – | 4 | 99.0% |
| [Wigan 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006212) | 1,392 | – | 6 | 98.6% |
| [Wigan 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006214) | 1,379 | – | 2 | 98.4% |
| [Wigan 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006216) | 2,190 | – | 5 | 99.8% |

## Your MP

- [Makerfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/makerfield): Andy Burnham (Labour (Co-op)), MP since June 2026.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

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

## Postcode districts covering Platt Bridge and Abram

[WN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2)

## Middle areas in Platt Bridge and Abram

[Abram & Bickershaw](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/abram-and-bickershaw), [Platt Bridge & Spring View](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/platt-bridge-and-spring-view)

## Towns near Platt Bridge and Abram

[Ince-in-Makerfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ince-in-makerfield), [Hindley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hindley), [Ashton-in-Makerfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ashton-in-makerfield), [Golborne](https://openindex.co.uk/town/golborne), [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wigan), [Leigh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leigh)

## Platt Bridge and Abram in brief

Platt Bridge and Abram is a town in Wigan, North West.
About 10,897 people lived in Platt Bridge and Abram in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £170,000 in 2025 across 128 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in Platt Bridge and Abram was £170,000 in 2025.
Platt Bridge and Abram had 10,587 usual residents at the census.
About 78% of people in Platt Bridge and Abram live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Platt Bridge and Abram, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63001224
- Constituency: [Makerfield †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/makerfield)
- Council: [Wigan †](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.97 km²
- People, mid-2024: 10,897*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 35

* 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 and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Ince-in-Makerfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ince-in-makerfield), [Hindley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hindley), [Ashton-in-Makerfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ashton-in-makerfield), [Golborne](https://openindex.co.uk/town/golborne), [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wigan), [Leigh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leigh)

## Latest updates for Platt Bridge and Abram

- 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/E63001224

## How to cite

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