High deprivation
IMD England
2
Crime · Apr '26
£146,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WN2 3AQ
Postcode
WN2 3AQ
Coordinates
53.5358, -2.5765
Grid reference
SD618044
Easting
361,891
Northing
404,499
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VGCPF+8C
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Hindley
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.
9414
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9414 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 · WN2 3AQ
HM Land Registry · Wigan
Average price
£143,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £146,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '24 – Aug '25Aug '25: 1 sales · avg £146,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£171k£142k£112k
Mar '24Apr '24Aug '25
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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 3AQ
Crime trends · near WN2 3AQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMay '24 – Apr '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
210
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
2
YoY +100%
ASB
000
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.7%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Christian61.3%
No religion31.6%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
50–6421.7%
35–4920.3%
25–3414.9%
65–747.3%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Other28.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.8%
Any member 66+10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.9%
+ 7 other households · 32.5%
Administrative Information
Wigan
Local Authority
Council AreaMakerfield E14001350
Constituency
E14001350Greater Manchester
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Hindley
Constituency code
E14001350
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 013C E01006272
E01006272MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wigan 013 E02001299
E02001299LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wigan 013C E01006272
E01006272MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wigan 013 E02001299
E02001299Urban: 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
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:36 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:36 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 WN2 3AQ 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: 9414
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006272 and MSOA E02001299 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WN2 3AQ 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 WN2 3AQ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
The Parks School
Wigan · WN2 3AN
0.1 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Hindley Junior and Infant School
Wigan · WN2 3PN
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School
Wigan · WN2 3QS
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley
Wigan · WN2 3DG
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley
Wigan · WN2 3HY
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School
Wigan · WN2 4DH
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Outwood Academy Hindley
Wigan · WN2 4LG
Inadequate
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan · WN2 4XA
Outstanding
0.9 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Wigan · WN2 3NX
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan · WN2 3TL
Good
1.2 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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