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21640
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21640 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 WN2 1LB
Crime trends · near WN2 1LB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearFeb '24 – Jan '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
0
YoY stable
ASB
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
0 of 5 key categories improving
2
incidents · Jan '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,464
White Brit.95.8%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,466
Christian77.9%
No religion15.6%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,474
50–6427.2%
35–4915.4%
65–7412.5%
75–849.9%
25–349.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.9%
Households
Total households: 644
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.6%
Any member 66+16.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.5%
All members 66+12.6%
Other11.7%
+ 7 other households · 27.5%
Administrative Information
Wigan
Local Authority
Council Area
Wigan E14001585
Constituency
E14001585
Greater Manchester
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 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 004A E01006231
E01006231
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wigan 004 E02001290
E02001290
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wigan 004A E01006231
E01006231
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wigan 004 E02001290
E02001290
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
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 WN2 1LB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 21640
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01006231 and MSOA E02001290 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WN2 1LB 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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