Among the most deprived
IMD England
1
Crime · May '25
£92,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WN2 4GQ
Postcode
WN2 4GQ
Coordinates
53.5129, -2.5464
Grid reference
SD638019
Easting
363,861
Northing
401,936
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VGF73+4C
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Leigh (Wigan)
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.
5600
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5600 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 4GQ
HM Land Registry · Wigan
Average price
£90,687
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £92,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £115,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£115k£90k£65k
Oct '23Mar '24Feb '25Sep '25Nov '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 4GQ
Crime trends · near WN2 4GQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '23 – May '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
110
Jun '23Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24May '25
1
YoY +100%
ASB
000
Jun '23Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24May '25
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Jun '23Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24May '25
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Jun '23Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24May '25
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
Jun '23Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24May '25
0
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.5%
Other White5.3%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 5.0%
Religion
Christian55.8%
No religion37.0%
Not answered4.0%
Muslim1.9%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
25–3420.9%
35–4919.1%
50–6417.3%
≤48.2%
10–157.1%
+ 5 other age groups · 27.5%
Households
Other20.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.6%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children10.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
+ 8 other households · 36.2%
Administrative Information
Wigan
Local Authority
Council AreaLeigh and Atherton E14001329
Constituency
E14001329Greater Manchester
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Leigh West
Constituency code
E14001329
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 026D E01006322
E01006322MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wigan 026 E02001312
E02001312LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wigan 026D E01006322
E01006322MSOA 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
3:56 AM
Sunrise
8:35 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:56 AM
Sunset (today)
8:35 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 2006
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~20 years
Active Duration
2006 -> PresentApril 2006 — Introduced
Postcode WN2 4GQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 5600
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006322 and MSOA E02001312 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WN2 4GQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2006
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~20 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WN2 4GQ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Newton Westpark Primary School
Wigan · WN7 5JY
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Bickershaw CofE Primary School
Wigan · WN2 4AE
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Hindley Green Community Primary School
Wigan · WN2 4SS
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
The Westleigh School
Wigan · WN7 5NL
Good
0.7 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School
Wigan · WN7 5NJ
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
Wigan · WN7 5JS
Outstanding
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green
Wigan · WN2 4SD
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School
Wigan · WN7 5JN
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School
Wigan · WN7 4TP
Requires improvement
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green
Wigan · WN2 4HD
Not judged
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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