Among the most deprived
IMD England
1
Crime · May '26
£155,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WN2 4AL
Postcode
WN2 4AL
Coordinates
53.5135, -2.5614
Grid reference
SD628020
Easting
362,867
Northing
402,011
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VGC7Q+9C
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.
4619
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4619 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 4AL
HM Land Registry · Wigan
Average price
£127,666
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £155,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Jun '24Jun '24: 1 sales · avg £165,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£165k£114k£63k
Sep '23Jan '24Jun '24
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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 4AL
Crime trends · near WN2 4AL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
ASB
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
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
Scotland-wide
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 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 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 city and town C1
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 4AL 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 city and town C1. IMD England rank: 4619
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 4AL 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 4AL
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Bickershaw CofE Primary School
Wigan · WN2 4AE
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Hindley Green Community Primary School
Wigan · WN2 4SS
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green
Wigan · WN2 4SD
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Newton Westpark Primary School
Wigan · WN7 5JY
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green
Wigan · WN2 4HD
Not judged
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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