Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · May '25
£232,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for WN3 6GR
Postcode
WN3 6GR
Coordinates
53.5275, -2.6629
Grid reference
SD561036
Easting
356,152
Northing
403,624
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VG8GP+XR
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
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.
31683
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31683 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 · WN3 6GR
HM Land Registry · Wigan
Average price
£234,666
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £232,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '23 – Mar '26Mar '26: 2 sales · avg £240,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£260k£232k£203k
Dec '23Mar '25Jun '25Dec '25Mar '26
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 WN3 6GR
England & WalesCrime trends · near WN3 6GR
Counts are for Winstanley electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '23 – May '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jun '23Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24May '25
ASB
1
YoY —
110
Jun '23Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24May '25
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Jun '23Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24May '25
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Jun '23Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24May '25
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Jun '23Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24May '25
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.8%
Other White1.0%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
Christian67.0%
No religion27.8%
Not answered3.8%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
35–4922.9%
50–6417.8%
25–3414.2%
65–748.9%
10–158.6%
+ 5 other age groups · 27.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children27.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.8%
Other9.2%
All members 66+9.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.4%
+ 7 other households · 34.3%
Administrative Information
Wigan
Local Authority
Council AreaMakerfield E14001350
Constituency
E14001350Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
Winstanley
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 021D E01006400
E01006400MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wigan 021 E02001307
E02001307LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wigan 021D E01006400
E01006400MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wigan 021 E02001307
E02001307Urban: 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
6:10 AM
Sunrise
5:51 PM
Sunset
11 hours 41 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:10 AM
Sunset (today)
5:51 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 41 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2014
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~12 years
Active Duration
2014 -> PresentJuly 2014 — Introduced
Postcode WN3 6GR introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006400 and MSOA E02001307 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WN3 6GR is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2014
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~12 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WN3 6GR
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
81%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 4%
RWM expected
84%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 33%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
79%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
68%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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