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WN1 1SJ

Wigan Central · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wigan Central
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Wigan
Postcode district
WN1
Postcode sector
WN1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN1 2AR 30 m
WN1 2AX 30 m
WN1 1QJ 62 m
WN1 2AT 63 m
WN1 2AD 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN1 1SJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN1
Postcode sector
WN1 1
Latitude
53.550217
Longitude
-2.631877
British National Grid easting
358,232
British National Grid northing
406,138

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Wigan Central · E05015010
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Wigan · E14001585
Output area
E00032306
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 008E · E01006375
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 008 · E02001294

Postcode source versions

Explore WN1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
67
Primary
45
Secondary
8

  1. St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    303 m

  2. Mab's Cross Primary School

    Community school

    338 m

  3. Wigan and Leigh College

    Further education

    418 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
14
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Other crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WN1 1 residents
982

Age bands in WN1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.6%

99 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.4%

123 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.2%

293 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

246 residents

Age 65 and over
11.2%

96 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

25

within 5 km

  • MESNES VIEW SURGERY

    93 MESNES STREET, WIGAN, WN1 1ST

    ODS code P92634

    103 m

  • DR SEABROOK

    1 WRIGHTINGTON STREET, WIGAN, WN1 2AZ

    ODS code P92030

    143 m

  • SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY

    SULLIVAN WAY, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3TB

    ODS code P92011

    630 m

  • LONGSHOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGSHOOT HEALTH CENTRE, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3NH

    ODS code P92026

    781 m

  • THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE

    FROG LANE, WIGAN, WN6 7LB

    ODS code P92003

    866 m

  • BEECH HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    278 GIDLOW LANE, BEECH HILL, WIGAN, WN6 7PD

    ODS code P92010

    1.0 km

  • INCE SURGERY

    CLARE HOUSE, PHOENIX WAY, INCE, WIGAN, WN3 4NW

    ODS code P92620

    2.1 km

  • RIVINGTON WAY SURGERY

    PHOENIX WAY, INCE, WIGAN, WN3 4NW

    ODS code Y02274

    2.1 km

  • MARSH GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HARROW ROAD, MARSH GREEN, WIGAN, WN5 0QL

    ODS code Y02885

    2.4 km

  • KUMAR FAMILY PRACTICE

    CHANDLER HOUSE, WORSLEY MESNES HEALTH CENTRE, POOLSTOCK LANE, WIGAN, WN3 5HL

    ODS code P92024

    2.4 km

  • MARUS BRIDGE PRACTICE

    CHANDLER HOUSE, WORSLEY MESNES HEALTH CENTRE, POOLSTOCK LANE, WIGAN, WN3 5HL

    ODS code P92642

    2.4 km

  • SOUTH WIGAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHANDLER HOUSE, WORSLEY MESNES HEALTH CTR, POOLSTOCK LANE, WIGAN, WN3 5HL

    ODS code P92647

    2.4 km

  • ZAMAN

    CHANDLER HOUSE, WORSLEY MESNES HEALTH CENTRE, POOLSTOCK LANE, WIGAN, WN3 5HL

    ODS code P92005

    2.4 km

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PEMBERTON PC RESOURCE CTR, SHERWOOD DRIVE, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92021

    2.8 km

  • PEMBERTON SURGERY

    SHERWOOD DRIVE, PEMBERTON, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92019

    2.8 km

  • EXTENDED ACCESS

    BEVAN HSE, 17 BEECHAM COURT, SMITHY BROOK ROAD, WIGAN, WN3 6PR

    ODS code Y05088

    2.9 km

  • WIGAN BOROUGH SPECIALIST SERVICES

    WIGAN GP ALLIANCE LLP, BEVAN HOUSE, 17 BEECHAM COURT, WIGAN, WN3 6PR

    ODS code Y07697

    2.9 km

  • ASPULL SURGERY

    ASPULL HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE, HAIGH ROAD, ASPULL, WIGAN, WN2 1XH

    ODS code P92015

    3.7 km

  • DR TUN & PARTNERS

    HINDLEY HEALTH CENTRE, 17 LIVERPOOL ROAD, HINDLEY, WIGAN, WN2 3HQ

    ODS code P92004

    3.8 km

  • PENNYGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    109 LADIES LANE, HINDLEY, WIGAN, WN2 2QG

    ODS code P92016

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • New Market Street

    BCT · Wigan

    0.0 miles

  • New Market Street

    BCT · Wigan

    0.0 miles

  • Market Hall

    BCT · Wigan

    0.1 miles

  • Market Hall

    BCT · Wigan

    0.1 miles

  • Mesnes Park

    BCT · Wigan

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 008E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,024 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

67 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 303 m.

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

Recorded crime

14 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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