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WN2 1LJ

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
WN2 1LH 226 m
BL6 5LN 316 m
WN2 1LQ 481 m
BL6 5LW 679 m
BL6 5LP 725 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN2 1LJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN2
Postcode sector
WN2 1
Latitude
53.586455
Longitude
-2.595800
British National Grid easting
360,656
British National Grid northing
410,149

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
E00031619
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 004A · E01006231
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 004 · E02001290

Postcode source versions

Explore WN2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
37
Primary
28
Secondary
4

  1. Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    834 m

  2. St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Blackrod Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WN2 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

11

within 5 km

  • ASPULL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92015

    2.0 km

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    3.2 km

  • KILDONAN HOUSE

    RAMSBOTTOM ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5NW

    ODS code P82003

    3.5 km

  • ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81740

    3.6 km

  • PIKE VIEW, DR MALHOTRA & PARTNERS

    HORWICH HEALTH & WELLBEING HUB, VICTORIA ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5PY

    ODS code P82006

    3.8 km

  • STANDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49 HIGH STREET, STANDISH, WIGAN, WN6 0HD

    ODS code P92014

    4.3 km

  • LONGSHOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGSHOOT HEALTH CENTRE, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3NH

    ODS code P92026

    4.4 km

  • SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY

    SULLIVAN WAY, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3TB

    ODS code P92011

    4.5 km

  • DR SEABROOK

    1 WRIGHTINGTON STREET, WIGAN, WN1 2AZ

    ODS code P92030

    4.6 km

  • MESNES VIEW SURGERY

    93 MESNES STREET, WIGAN, WN1 1ST

    ODS code P92634

    4.7 km

  • BEECH HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92010

    4.7 km

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

  • Tuckers Hill Farm

    BCT · Haigh

    0.0 miles

  • Tuckers Hill Farm

    BCT · Haigh

    0.0 miles

  • Nightingale's Farm

    BCT · Haigh

    0.2 miles

  • Nightingale's Farm

    BCT · Haigh

    0.2 miles

  • Copperas Lane

    BCT · Little Scotland

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 004A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,182 of 33,755

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

37 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 4 secondary schools. Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School is the nearest published school at 834 m.

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