Most deprived 10–20%
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
North West
Region
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.
5712
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5712 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near WN2 4XU
England & WalesCrime trends · near WN2 4XU
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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
1
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.6%
Other White4.9%
African2.3%
+ other · 6.2%
Religion
Christian51.8%
No religion41.7%
Not answered4.3%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
25–3420.9%
35–4919.8%
50–6414.5%
≤49.4%
5–98.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.8%
Households
One person: other18.3%
One person: aged 66+12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.5%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children10.4%
+ 9 other households · 35.2%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 3.7 km straight lineabout 47 min
Hindley Rail Station
Rail · South Entrance
- 4.5 km straight lineabout 56 min
Daisy Hill Rail Station
Rail
- 4.7 km straight lineabout 58 min
Ince (Manchester) Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 312 m straight lineabout 4 min
Bolton House Road
Bus · nr · west
- 321 m straight lineabout 4 min
Bolton House Road
Bus · opp · east
- 514 m straight lineabout 6 min
Beacon Road
Bus · opp · west
- 529 m straight lineabout 7 min
Beacon Road
Bus · nr · east
- 701 m straight lineabout 9 min
Brown Street
Bus · cnr · east
Coordinates & Location for WN2 4XU
Postcode
WN2 4XU
Coordinates
53.5094, -2.5614
Grid reference
SD628015
Easting
362,865
Northing
401,560
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VGC5Q+QC
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
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 033E E01006327
E01006327MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wigan 033 E02001319
E02001319LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wigan 033E E01006327
E01006327MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wigan 033 E02001319
E02001319Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
7:42 AM
Sunrise
6:08 PM
Sunset
10 hours 26 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 26 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 1991
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~35 years
Active Duration
1991 -> PresentSeptember 1991 — Introduced
Postcode WN2 4XU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01006327 and MSOA E02001319 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 5712
Present — Active
Postcode WN2 4XU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 1991
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~35 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near WN2 4XU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
27%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
60%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–18FSM 0%
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