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WN2 3UE

Abram · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Abram
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Makerfield
Postcode district
WN2
Postcode sector
WN2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN2 3UF 86 m
WN2 3UD 113 m
WN2 3UA 169 m
WN2 3UB 172 m
WN2 3TY 267 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN2 3UE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 February 2007
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN2
Postcode sector
WN2 3
Latitude
53.526495
Longitude
-2.589950
British National Grid easting
360,988
British National Grid northing
403,475

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Abram · E05014989
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Makerfield · E14001350
Output area
E00031518
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 024A · E01006213
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 024 · E02001310

Postcode source versions

Explore WN2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
45
Secondary
5

  1. Platt Bridge Community School

    Academy converter

    618 m

  2. St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    620 m

  3. Newbridge Learning Community

    Community special school

    648 m

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 8
  • Other crime 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WN2 3 residents
9,696

Age bands in WN2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

1,722 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.7%

1,093 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

2,467 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,556 residents

Age 65 and over
15.9%

1,479 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

22

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR AHMAD & PTNRS

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

    ODS code P92006

    613 m

  • PLATT HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92031

    613 m

  • DR TUN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P92004

    755 m

  • PENNYGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    109 LADIES LANE, HINDLEY, WIGAN, WN2 2QG

    ODS code P92016

    1.8 km

  • INCE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92620

    1.9 km

  • RIVINGTON WAY SURGERY

    PHOENIX WAY, INCE, WIGAN, WN3 4NW

    ODS code Y02274

    1.9 km

  • LONGSHOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGSHOOT HEALTH CENTRE, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3NH

    ODS code P92026

    3.3 km

  • SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY

    SULLIVAN WAY, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3TB

    ODS code P92011

    3.3 km

  • KUMAR FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92024

    3.6 km

  • MARUS BRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92642

    3.6 km

  • SOUTH WIGAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92647

    3.6 km

  • ZAMAN

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

    ODS code P92005

    3.6 km

  • MESNES VIEW SURGERY

    93 MESNES STREET, WIGAN, WN1 1ST

    ODS code P92634

    3.9 km

  • DR SEABROOK

    1 WRIGHTINGTON STREET, WIGAN, WN1 2AZ

    ODS code P92030

    4.0 km

  • THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE

    FROG LANE, WIGAN, WN6 7LB

    ODS code P92003

    4.5 km

  • EXTENDED ACCESS

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

    ODS code Y05088

    4.5 km

  • WIGAN BOROUGH SPECIALIST SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y07697

    4.5 km

  • WESTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4-12 WESTLEIGH LANE, LEIGH, WN7 5JE

    ODS code P92029

    4.6 km

  • BRYN CROSS SURGERY

    246 WIGAN ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, BRYN, WIGAN, WN4 0AR

    ODS code P92034

    4.8 km

  • ASPULL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92015

    4.8 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Crompton Street

    BCT · Platt Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Crompton Street

    BCT · Platt Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Springbank Gardens

    BCT · Platt Bridge

    0.2 miles

  • Springbank Gardens

    BCT · Platt Bridge

    0.2 miles

  • Douglas Street

    BCT · Hindley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 024A, 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

1,176 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
5 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

64 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 5 secondary schools. Platt Bridge Community School is the nearest published school at 618 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 8 events.

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