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WN2 1DD

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
WN2
Postcode sector
WN2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN1 3UU 253 m
WN2 1BP 267 m
WN2 1BJ 328 m
WN1 3XH 348 m
WN1 3UT 352 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN2 1DD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN2
Postcode sector
WN2 1
Latitude
53.558955
Longitude
-2.614374
British National Grid easting
359,400
British National Grid northing
407,100

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
E04000013
Westminster constituency
Wigan · E14001585
Output area
E00031618
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
57
Primary
40
Secondary
5

  1. Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    266 m

  2. Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan

    Voluntary aided school

    648 m

  3. Mab's Cross Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Theft from the person 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
WN2 1 residents
8,840

Age bands in WN2 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

1,257 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

858 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

1,902 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

2,458 residents

Age 65 and over
24.1%

2,054 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

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • LONGSHOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGSHOOT HEALTH CENTRE, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3NH

    ODS code P92026

    1.1 km

  • SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY

    SULLIVAN WAY, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3TB

    ODS code P92011

    1.2 km

  • DR SEABROOK

    1 WRIGHTINGTON STREET, WIGAN, WN1 2AZ

    ODS code P92030

    1.5 km

  • MESNES VIEW SURGERY

    93 MESNES STREET, WIGAN, WN1 1ST

    ODS code P92634

    1.5 km

  • BEECH HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92010

    2.0 km

  • ASPULL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92015

    2.2 km

  • THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE

    FROG LANE, WIGAN, WN6 7LB

    ODS code P92003

    2.3 km

  • INCE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92620

    2.7 km

  • RIVINGTON WAY SURGERY

    PHOENIX WAY, INCE, WIGAN, WN3 4NW

    ODS code Y02274

    2.7 km

  • PENNYGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    109 LADIES LANE, HINDLEY, WIGAN, WN2 2QG

    ODS code P92016

    3.3 km

  • DR TUN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P92004

    3.6 km

  • MARSH GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HARROW ROAD, MARSH GREEN, WIGAN, WN5 0QL

    ODS code Y02885

    3.7 km

  • KUMAR FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92024

    3.8 km

  • MARUS BRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92642

    3.8 km

  • SOUTH WIGAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92647

    3.8 km

  • ZAMAN

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

    ODS code P92005

    3.8 km

  • STANDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49 HIGH STREET, STANDISH, WIGAN, WN6 0HD

    ODS code P92014

    4.2 km

  • DR AHMAD & PTNRS

    PLATT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE, RIVINGTON AVENUE, PLATT BRIDGE, WIGAN, WN2 5NG

    ODS code P92006

    4.3 km

  • PLATT HOUSE SURGERY

    PLATT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE, RIVINGTON AVENUE, PLATT BRIDGE, WIGAN, WN2 5NG

    ODS code P92031

    4.3 km

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92021

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Cheltenham Street

    BCT · New Springs

    0.2 miles

  • Cheltenham Street

    BCT · New Springs

    0.2 miles

  • Rosemary Crescent

    BCT · Bottling Wood

    0.2 miles

  • Plantation Gates

    BCT · Whelley

    0.3 miles

  • Rosemary Crescent

    BCT · Bottling Wood

    0.3 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

57 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 5 secondary schools. Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 266 m.

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

Recorded crime

11 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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