High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£133,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for WN2 1BT
Warrington and Wigan
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WN2 1BT
Coordinates
53.5576, -2.6008
Grid reference
SD602069
Easting
360,295
Northing
406,939
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VH95X+2M
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Wigan
Travel to Work
Warrington and Wigan
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.
11393
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11393 out of 33,755 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)
England & WalesProperty sales · WN2 1BT
HM Land Registry · Wigan
Average price
£133,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £133,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '24 – Apr '25Apr '25: 1 sales · avg £85,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£182k£134k£85k
Mar '24Apr '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near WN2 1BT
England & WalesCrime trends · near WN2 1BT
Counts are for Aspull, New Springs & Whelley electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.7%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 3.7%
Religion
Christian66.2%
No religion27.6%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
35–4920.2%
50–6418.5%
25–3414.9%
65–749.1%
20–246.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%
Households
Other20.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.3%
Any member 66+11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.7%
+ 7 other households · 38.9%
Administrative Information
Wigan
Local Authority
Council AreaWigan E14001585
Constituency
E14001585Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
Aspull, New Springs & Whelley
Constituency code
E14001585
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 EnglandGreater 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 007B E01006388
E01006388MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wigan 007 E02001293
E02001293LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wigan 007B E01006388
E01006388MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wigan 007 E02001293
E02001293Urban: 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
6:00 AM
Sunrise
6:03 PM
Sunset
12 hours 3 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:00 AM
Sunset (today)
6:03 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 3 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
March 2008
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~18 years
Active Duration
2008 -> PresentMarch 2008 — Introduced
Postcode WN2 1BT introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 11393
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006388 and MSOA E02001293 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WN2 1BT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
March 2008
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~18 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WN2 1BT
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
87%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
58%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 58%
Attainment 8
39.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
81%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
38%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 59%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
73%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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