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Winstanley

Ward

West Wigan. About 11,845 people in 6.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 60% of people in Winstanley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,651
Joint 1,726th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
60%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Winstanley compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

WinstanleyMiddle
Population25 wards, Wigan · 2021
Population: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 11,433 to 15,691. The middle area is 13,166. Winstanley is 11,651.
11,6512nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares25 wards, Wigan · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 62.0%. Winstanley is 60.0%.
60%12th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, Wigan · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 93.1% to 99.1%. The middle area is 97.1%. Winstanley is 97.8%.
97.8%7th highest
Claimant rate25 wards, Wigan · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 1.5% to 6.6%. The middle area is 3.6%. Winstanley is 1.5%.
1.5%lowest

What is the population of Winstanley?

Winstanley had 11,651 usual residents at the census.

Winstanley is the joint 1,726th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Wigan

These figures are published for the whole of Wigan, not for each ward, so they describe all of Wigan and not Winstanley alone. See Wigan

Average house price
£194,551
Up 3.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,377
137th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.2×
Joint 52nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.2
Joint 78th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Winstanley in brief

Winstanley had 11,651 usual residents at the census.

About 60% of people in Winstanley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Winstanley, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Winstanley, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.