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WN1 2WY

Aspull, New Springs & Whelley · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Aspull, New Springs & Whelley
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Wigan
Postcode district
WN1
Postcode sector
WN1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN1 2UY 65 m
WN1 2TS 76 m
WN1 2TX 115 m
WN1 2TZ 116 m
WN1 2UN 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN1 2WY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2002
Terminated
1 June 2004
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN1
Postcode sector
WN1 2
Latitude
53.586815
Longitude
-2.637513
British National Grid easting
357,895
British National Grid northing
410,213

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Aspull, New Springs & Whelley · E05014991
Parish or community
E04000015
Westminster constituency
Wigan · E14001585
Output area
E00168459
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 004B · E01006232
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 004 · E02001290

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
33
Secondary
5

  1. Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  2. My Oasis Therapeutic Alternative Provision

    Other independent special school

    1.5 km

  3. St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish

    Voluntary aided school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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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
WN1 2 residents
9,539

Age bands in WN1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

1,371 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

934 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.7%

2,412 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

2,696 residents

Age 65 and over
20.9%

1,964 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.

GP practices

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • STANDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49 HIGH STREET, STANDISH, WIGAN, WN6 0HD

    ODS code P92014

    1.5 km

  • BEECH HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92010

    3.5 km

  • ASPULL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92015

    3.9 km

  • DR SEABROOK

    1 WRIGHTINGTON STREET, WIGAN, WN1 2AZ

    ODS code P92030

    4.0 km

  • MESNES VIEW SURGERY

    93 MESNES STREET, WIGAN, WN1 1ST

    ODS code P92634

    4.0 km

  • COPPULL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 ACRESWOOD CLOSE, COPPULL, CHORLEY, PR7 5EN

    ODS code P81033

    4.0 km

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    4.1 km

  • THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE

    FROG LANE, WIGAN, WN6 7LB

    ODS code P92003

    4.2 km

  • LONGSHOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGSHOOT HEALTH CENTRE, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3NH

    ODS code P92026

    4.3 km

  • SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY

    SULLIVAN WAY, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3TB

    ODS code P92011

    4.3 km

  • SHEVINGTON SURGERY

    HOUGHTON LANE, SHEVINGTON, WIGAN, WN6 8ET

    ODS code P92017

    4.3 km

  • ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    22-24 BABYLON LANE, ANDERTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9NW

    ODS code P81740

    4.5 km

  • MARSH GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HARROW ROAD, MARSH GREEN, WIGAN, WN5 0QL

    ODS code Y02885

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Trevore Drive

    BCT · Red Rock

    0.1 miles

  • Brookside Road

    BCT · Red Rock

    0.1 miles

  • Devon Drive

    BCT · Red Rock

    0.1 miles

  • Devon Drive

    BCT · Red Rock

    0.2 miles

  • Mayflower Cottages

    BCT · Red Rock

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 004B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,471 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 5 secondary schools. Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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.