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WN2 1XP

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 1XH 52 m
WN2 1XW 81 m
WN2 1YY 124 m
WN2 1SE 132 m
WN2 1XJ 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN2 1XP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN2
Postcode sector
WN2 1
Latitude
53.569166
Longitude
-2.585818
British National Grid easting
361,301
British National Grid northing
408,220

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
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Wigan · E14001585
Output area
E00031587
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
47
Primary
33
Secondary
5

  1. Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan

    Voluntary aided school

    188 m

  2. Aspull Church Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    238 m

  3. St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

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.

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

14

within 5 km

  • ASPULL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92015

    52 m

  • LONGSHOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGSHOOT HEALTH CENTRE, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3NH

    ODS code P92026

    3.1 km

  • SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY

    SULLIVAN WAY, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3TB

    ODS code P92011

    3.3 km

  • PENNYGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    109 LADIES LANE, HINDLEY, WIGAN, WN2 2QG

    ODS code P92016

    3.3 km

  • DR SEABROOK

    1 WRIGHTINGTON STREET, WIGAN, WN1 2AZ

    ODS code P92030

    3.7 km

  • MESNES VIEW SURGERY

    93 MESNES STREET, WIGAN, WN1 1ST

    ODS code P92634

    3.7 km

  • KILDONAN HOUSE

    RAMSBOTTOM ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5NW

    ODS code P82003

    3.9 km

  • DR TUN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P92004

    4.1 km

  • BEECH HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92010

    4.2 km

  • INCE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92620

    4.3 km

  • RIVINGTON WAY SURGERY

    PHOENIX WAY, INCE, WIGAN, WN3 4NW

    ODS code Y02274

    4.3 km

  • PIKE VIEW, DR MALHOTRA & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P82006

    4.4 km

  • THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE

    FROG LANE, WIGAN, WN6 7LB

    ODS code P92003

    4.5 km

  • STABLE FOLD SURGERY

    119 CHURCH STREET, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 3SF

    ODS code P82005

    4.5 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

  • Aspull Clinic

    BCT · Aspull

    0.0 miles

  • Finger Post

    BCT · Aspull

    0.1 miles

  • Finger Post

    BCT · Aspull

    0.1 miles

  • Stanley Road

    BCT · Aspull

    0.1 miles

  • Stanley Road

    BCT · Aspull

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

47 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 5 secondary schools. Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan is the nearest published school at 188 m.

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