WN2 1HU Postcode | Crime, Sold Prices & Census (Wigan) | Sipuha

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Schools nearby

1
Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan
Primary
0.11 mi
2
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Good
0.48 mi
3
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Secondary · Attainment 8 39.7
0.77 mi
4
CEWE School
Primary
0.92 mi
5
St Catharine's CofE Primary School
Primary · Good
0.96 mi
6
Ince CofE Primary School
Primary · Good
1.0 mi

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At a glance

Low · 0.1 per 1k

WN2 1 sector median · 86 sales · +1.5% on the prior year

Most deprived 30–40%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

Ince (Manchester) Rail Station
Rail
2.1 km straight lineabout 26 min
Hindley Rail Station
Rail · North Entrance
2.4 km straight lineabout 30 min
Wigan Wallgate Rail Station
Rail · North Entrance
2.4 km straight lineabout 30 min

Bus stops

Ashbourne Avenue
Bus · S-bound · south
79 m straight lineabout 1 min
Ashbourne Avenue
Bus · nr · north-west
83 m straight lineabout 1 min
Ashbourne Avenue
Bus · opp · south-east
93 m straight lineabout 1 min
Bakersfield
Bus · opp · west
139 m straight lineabout 2 min
Bakersfield
Bus · cnr · east
176 m straight lineabout 2 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales

Property sales · WN2 1

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · WN2 1 · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 86 sales

WN2 1HU has 4 standard sales in Sep 2025–Aug 2026, fewer than 5, so these figures are for the WN2 1 sector.

Average price

£217,918

Median price: £200,000

Median +1.5% vs prior 12 months

Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 86 sales

View district WN2

Recent sale price trend

Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 1 sale · avg £194,000

X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)

£289k£226k£164k

Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26

£194,000 · 2026-08-14 · Semi-detached · Freehold

WN2 1XB

£250,000 · 2026-07-30 · Semi-detached · Freehold

WN2 1HB

£197,000 · 2026-07-27 · Semi-detached · Leasehold

WN2 1DA

£135,000 · 2026-07-15 · Terraced · Leasehold

WN2 1PX

£325,000 · 2026-07-03 · Detached · Freehold

WN2 1BY

£283,000 · 2026-07-03 · Semi-detached · Freehold

WN2 1DF

£360,500 · 2026-06-26 · Detached · Freehold

WN2 1XU

£272,000 · 2026-06-26 · Semi-detached · Freehold

WN2 1BU

£189,000 · 2026-06-12 · Semi-detached · Freehold

WN2 1SD

£216,000 · 2026-06-05 · Semi-detached · Freehold

WN2 1DF

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near WN2 1HU

England & Wales

Crime trends · near WN2 1HU

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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Aug '24 – Jul '26

Key categories · YoY

Violent Crime

0

YoY —

210

Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26

ASB

0

YoY —

000

Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26

Vehicle Crime

1

YoY —

210

Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26

Burglary

0

YoY —

000

Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26

Criminal damage

0

YoY —

110

Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26

Other recorded crime

0

YoY —

210

Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

1

incidents · Jul '26

People

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Wigan 007 (E02001293)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income: £44,310
Disposable (net) annual household income: £33,471
Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised): £32,155
Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised): £33,158

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,840

White Brit.94.6%

Other White1.7%

African0.9%

Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group0.7%

White Irish0.4%

+ 10 other groups · 1.7%

Religion

Total residents: 1,836

Christian66.1%

No religion27.7%

Not answered5.0%

Hindu0.4%

Muslim0.4%

+ 3 other religions · 0.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,839

35–4920.3%

50–6418.5%

25–3414.7%

65–749.1%

≤46.8%

+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%

Households

Total households: 807

One person: other20.2%

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.7%

One person: aged 66+11.4%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%

Cohabiting couple family: No children8.6%

+ 9 other households · 38.7%

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.

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

GOV.UK long-term flood risk checker Flood map for planning

Nearby postcodes around WN2 1HU

Other postcode pages in the same local area as WN2 1HU.

WN1 2QE WN1 2SA WN1 2SD WN1 2SE WN1 2SF WN1 2SG WN1 2SH WN1 2SJ WN1 2SN WN1 2SQ WN1 2TS WN1 2TT WN1 2UJ WN1 2UN WN1 2UR WN1 2UU WN1 2UW WN1 2XA WN1 2XF WN1 2XG WN1 2XH WN1 2XJ WN1 2XL WN1 2XN

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for WN2 1HU

England

Country

Wigan

Local Authority

Aspull, New Springs & Whelley

Ward

Warrington and Wigan

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

WN2 1HU

Coordinates

53.5566, -2.6027

Grid reference

SD601068

Easting

360,173

Northing

406,830

Region

North West

Plus Code

9C5VH94W+JW

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

Administrative Information

Wigan

Local Authority

Council Area

Wigan E14001585

Constituency

E14001585

Greater 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 England

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 007B E01006388

E01006388

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Wigan 007 E02001293

E02001293

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Wigan 007B E01006388

E01006388

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Wigan 007 E02001293

E02001293

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

6:57 AM

Sunrise

4:50 PM

Sunset

9 hours 53 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

6:57 AM

Sunset (today)

4:50 PM

Daylight duration

9 hours 53 minutes

Time zone

GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

December 1996

First Introduced

Active from

Not terminated

Usage Ended

Terminated

~30 years

Active Duration

1996 -> Present

December 1996 — Introduced

Postcode WN2 1HU 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.

2021 — Census Update

2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006388 and MSOA E02001293 assigned.

2025 — Indices of Deprivation

IMD England rank: 11393

Present — Active

Postcode WN2 1HU is currently active and in use.

First introduced

December 1996

Usage ended

Not terminated

Active duration

~30 years

Last updated

2026-08-01

Current status

Live

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