M28 1XW

Tyldesley & Mosley Common · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Worsley and Eccles
Postcode district
M28
Postcode sector
M28 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M28 1DR 114 m
M28 1DU 188 m
M28 1DP 192 m
M28 1DW 243 m
M28 1FD 252 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M28 1XW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M28
Postcode sector
M28 1
Latitude
53.503376
Longitude
-2.437989
British National Grid easting
371,046
British National Grid northing
400,830

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Worsley and Eccles · E14001598
Output area
E00031663
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 029A · E01006250
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 029 · E02001315

Postcode source versions

Explore M28

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
58
Primary
43
Secondary
9
  1. Holy Family Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    355 m
  2. Garrett Hall Primary School

    Community school

    836 m
  3. St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common

    Voluntary aided school

    873 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
M28 1 residents
10,775

Age bands in M28 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,761 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

936 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

2,657 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

2,791 residents

Age 65 and over
22.4%

2,347 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

24

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR VARDHAN'S SURGERY

    10 HIGHER GREEN LANE, ASTLEY, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 7HG

    ODS code P92646

    719 m

  • BOOTHSTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARR BRIDGE H&W CENTRE, PARR BRIDGE RETAIL PARK, MOSLEY COMMON ROAD, MANCHESTER, M29 8RZ

    ODS code P92605

    955 m

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10 LEIGH ROAD, WORSLEY, BOOTHSTOWN, MANCHESTER, M28 1LZ

    ODS code P87627

    1.1 km

  • SIVAKUMAR & PARTNER

    THE SURGERY, 1 COLDALHURST LANE, ASTLEY, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 7BS

    ODS code P92020

    1.2 km

  • ASTLEY GENERAL PRACTICE

    391A MANCHESTER ROAD, ASTLEY, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 7BY

    ODS code P92637

    1.4 km

  • ELLENBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 MORSTON CLOSE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 1PB

    ODS code P87624

    1.8 km

  • ELLIOTT STREET SURGERY

    145 ELLIOTT STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8FL

    ODS code P92028

    2.4 km

  • THE SURGERY, TYLDESLEY

    THE SURGERY, HIGH STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8AL

    ODS code P92033

    2.4 km

  • POPLAR STREET SURGERY

    TYLDESLEY HEALTH CENTRE, POPLAR STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8AX

    ODS code Y02321

    2.5 km

  • CHERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LITTLE HULTON HEALTH CENTRE, 4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB

    ODS code P87630

    3.0 km

  • DEARDEN AVENUE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LITTLE HULTON HEALTH CENTRE, 4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB

    ODS code P87625

    3.0 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD EAST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LITTLE HULTON HEALTH CENTRE, 4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB

    ODS code P87661

    3.0 km

  • SALFORD PRIMARY CARE TOGETHER

    4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB

    ODS code Y00445

    3.0 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8-12 HODGE ROAD, WALKDEN, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 3AT

    ODS code P87017

    3.5 km

  • WALKDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 HODGE ROAD, WALKDEN, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 3AT

    ODS code P87008

    3.5 km

  • THE GILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 HARRIET STREET, WORSLEY, WALKDEN, MANCHESTER, M28 3DR

    ODS code P87028

    3.5 km

  • CLEGGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE/129

    129-131 CLEGGS LANE, LITTLE HULTON, MANCHESTER, M38 9RS

    ODS code P87613

    3.7 km

  • DR KK CHAN & PARTNERS

    SEVEN BROOKS MEDICAL CENTRE, 21 CHURCH STREET, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 9DE

    ODS code P92042

    4.1 km

  • BEE FOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    25 BEE FOLD LANE, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 0BD

    ODS code P92633

    4.6 km

  • BROOKMILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    COLLEGE STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2RB

    ODS code P92023

    4.8 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Astley Park Way

    BCT · Astley

    0.1 miles
  • Oak Lea Gardens

    BCT · Astley

    0.1 miles
  • Astley Park Way

    BCT · Astley

    0.1 miles
  • Kennedy Road

    BCT · Astley

    0.2 miles
  • Kennedy Road

    BCT · Astley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 029A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,479 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

58 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 9 secondary schools. Holy Family Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 355 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.