High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 0.0 per 1k
Crime · May '26
£136,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for WN2 4AH
Postcode
WN2 4AH
Coordinates
53.5131, -2.5585
Grid reference
SD630019
Easting
363,062
Northing
401,967
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VGC7R+6J
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bickershaw
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.
7260
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7260 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 4AH
HM Land Registry · Wigan
Average price
£136,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £136,000
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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 4AH
England & WalesCrime trends · near WN2 4AH
Counts are for Abram electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY —
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.7%
Other White2.1%
Pakistani1.4%
Gypsy / Trav.1.3%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
+ 2 other groups · 7.2%
Religion
Christian57.6%
No religion31.1%
Not answered6.2%
Muslim3.4%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
35–4920.1%
25–3419.6%
50–6417.6%
20–2413.1%
65–746.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 23.1%
Households
Other22.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
Any member 66+9.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.7%
+ 8 other households · 38.6%
Administrative Information
Wigan
Local Authority
Council AreaMakerfield E14001350
Constituency
E14001350Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
Abram
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 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 026E E01006329
E01006329MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wigan 026 E02001312
E02001312LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wigan 026E E01006329
E01006329MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wigan 026 E02001312
E02001312Urban: 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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WN2 4AH 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: 7260
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006329 and MSOA E02001312 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WN2 4AH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WN2 4AH
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
27%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
60%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 45%
Attainment 8
36.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
42%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
60%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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