Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
3049
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3049 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near M29 8NA
Crime trends · near M29 8NA
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '23 – Mar '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY +100%
ASB
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Apr '23Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Mar '25
0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
1
incidents · Mar '25
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,817
White Brit.87.5%
Other White3.5%
African2.6%
+ other · 6.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,823
Christian52.1%
No religion41.2%
Not answered3.8%
Muslim1.8%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,822
35–4919.0%
50–6417.0%
25–3413.1%
65–7411.4%
10–159.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%
Households
Total households: 758
Other16.6%
Any member 66+13.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.1%
All members 66+9.2%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children9.1%
+ 7 other households · 38.1%
Administrative Information
Wigan
Local Authority
Council Area
Leigh and Atherton E14001329
Constituency
E14001329
Greater Manchester
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Atherton North
Constituency code
E14001329
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Wigan, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Wigan
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Greater Manchester
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Ashton, Leigh and Wigan
Sub ICB Location
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 02H
Cancer Alliance
Greater Manchester
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wigan 025A E01006288
E01006288
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wigan 025 E02001311
E02001311
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wigan 025A E01006288
E01006288
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wigan 025 E02001311
E02001311
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:16 AM
Sunrise
7:56 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:16 AM
Sunset (today)
7:56 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode M29 8NA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 3049
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006288 and MSOA E02001311 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode M29 8NA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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