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WN2 2LU

Ince · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ince
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Wigan
Postcode district
WN2
Postcode sector
WN2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN2 2JZ 4 m
WN2 2LS 101 m
WN2 2LY 108 m
WN2 2LT 118 m
WN2 2NE 177 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN2 2LU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2007
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN2
Postcode sector
WN2 2
Latitude
53.544302
Longitude
-2.591661
British National Grid easting
360,891
British National Grid northing
405,457

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Ince · E05015000
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Wigan · E14001585
Output area
E00031979
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 012A · E01006305
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 012 · E02001298

Postcode source versions

Explore WN2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
42
Secondary
6

  1. Ince CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    867 m

  2. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley

    Voluntary aided school

    964 m

  3. St William's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Other crime 2
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WN2 2 residents
8,081

Age bands in WN2 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

1,544 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

1,006 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.9%

2,160 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,270 residents

Age 65 and over
16.2%

1,352 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

20

within 5 km straight-line

  • PENNYGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    109 LADIES LANE, HINDLEY, WIGAN, WN2 2QG

    ODS code P92016

    1.1 km

  • DR TUN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P92004

    1.5 km

  • INCE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92620

    1.8 km

  • RIVINGTON WAY SURGERY

    PHOENIX WAY, INCE, WIGAN, WN3 4NW

    ODS code Y02274

    1.8 km

  • LONGSHOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGSHOOT HEALTH CENTRE, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3NH

    ODS code P92026

    2.0 km

  • SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY

    SULLIVAN WAY, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3TB

    ODS code P92011

    2.1 km

  • DR AHMAD & PTNRS

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

    ODS code P92006

    2.5 km

  • PLATT HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92031

    2.5 km

  • DR SEABROOK

    1 WRIGHTINGTON STREET, WIGAN, WN1 2AZ

    ODS code P92030

    2.8 km

  • MESNES VIEW SURGERY

    93 MESNES STREET, WIGAN, WN1 1ST

    ODS code P92634

    2.8 km

  • ASPULL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92015

    2.8 km

  • THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE

    FROG LANE, WIGAN, WN6 7LB

    ODS code P92003

    3.6 km

  • BEECH HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92010

    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

  • STABLE FOLD SURGERY

    119 CHURCH STREET, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 3SF

    ODS code P82005

    4.6 km

  • EXTENDED ACCESS

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

    ODS code Y05088

    4.7 km

  • WIGAN BOROUGH SPECIALIST SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y07697

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Rydal Place

    BCT · Belle Green Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Grasmere Avenue

    BCT · Belle Green Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Grasmere Avenue

    BCT · Belle Green Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Ambleside

    BCT · Belle Green Estate

    0.2 miles

  • Ambleside

    BCT · Belle Green Estate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 012A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,144 of 33,755

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

58 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 6 secondary schools. Ince CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 867 m.

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

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 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.