Among the most deprived
IMD England
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Crime · Mar '25
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Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for M29 8NA
Postcode
M29 8NA
Coordinates
53.5288, -2.4579
Grid reference
SD697036
Easting
369,743
Northing
403,669
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VGGHR+GR
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Manchester
ITL Region
Wigan
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · M29 8NA
HM Land Registry · Wigan
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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
110
Apr '23Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Mar '25
1
YoY +100%
ASB
000
Apr '23Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Mar '25
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
110
Apr '23Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Mar '25
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Apr '23Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Mar '25
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
110
Apr '23Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Mar '25
0
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.5%
Other White3.5%
African2.6%
+ other · 6.3%
Religion
Christian52.1%
No religion41.2%
Not answered3.8%
Muslim1.8%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
35–4919.0%
50–6417.0%
25–3413.1%
65–7411.4%
10–159.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%
Households
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 AreaLeigh and Atherton E14001329
Constituency
E14001329Greater 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 ScotlandGreater 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
E01006288MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wigan 025 E02001311
E02001311LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wigan 025A E01006288
E01006288MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wigan 025 E02001311
E02001311Urban: 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
3:55 AM
Sunrise
8:34 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:55 AM
Sunset (today)
8:34 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 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
Schools near M29 8NA
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Progress Schools - Lilford Centre
Wigan · M29 8LN
0.6 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 9–16
Rowan Tree Primary School
Wigan · M46 9HP
Outstanding
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Wharton Primary School
Salford · M38 9XA
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Wharton Primary School
Salford · M38 9XA
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery
Wigan · M29 8DH
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Cambian Tyldesley School
Wigan · M29 8BS
1.0 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Chowbent Primary School
Wigan · M46 9FP
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton
Wigan · M46 9FD
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Peel Hall Primary School
Salford · M38 0BZ
Requires improvement
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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