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WN2 4LW

Hindley Green · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hindley Green
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Makerfield
Postcode district
WN2
Postcode sector
WN2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN2 4LT 56 m
WN2 4LN 76 m
WN2 4LZ 116 m
WN2 4LS 127 m
WN2 4LR 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN2 4LW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN2
Postcode sector
WN2 4
Latitude
53.524747
Longitude
-2.559169
British National Grid easting
363,027
British National Grid northing
403,264

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Hindley Green · E05014999
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Makerfield · E14001350
Output area
E00031849
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 019C · E01006280
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 019 · E02001305

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
44
Secondary
5

  1. St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green

    Academy converter

    653 m

  2. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green

    Voluntary aided school

    795 m

  3. Hindley Green Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    799 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Other crime 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

18 female, 14 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
1.6
WN2 4 residents
15,565

Age bands in WN2 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

2,625 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,604 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

3,868 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

4,328 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

3,503 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WN2 4 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

23

within 5 km

  • DR TUN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P92004

    1.8 km

  • PENNYGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    109 LADIES LANE, HINDLEY, WIGAN, WN2 2QG

    ODS code P92016

    2.0 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

  • WESTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4-12 WESTLEIGH LANE, LEIGH, WN7 5JE

    ODS code P92029

    2.7 km

  • INCE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92620

    3.8 km

  • RIVINGTON WAY SURGERY

    PHOENIX WAY, INCE, WIGAN, WN3 4NW

    ODS code Y02274

    3.8 km

  • DR VASANTH

    ATHERTON HEALTH CENTRE, NELSON STREET, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 0LE

    ODS code P92635

    3.9 km

  • MEADOWVIEW SURGERY

    ORMEROD HOUSE, ATHERTON HEALTH CENTRE, NELSON ST, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 0LE

    ODS code P92626

    3.9 km

  • STABLE FOLD SURGERY

    119 CHURCH STREET, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 3SF

    ODS code P82005

    3.9 km

  • BEE FOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    25 BEE FOLD LANE, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 0BD

    ODS code P92633

    4.0 km

  • GRASMERE SURGERY

    LEIGH HEALTH CENTRE, THE AVENUE, LEIGH, WN7 1HR

    ODS code P92607

    4.0 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

    LEIGH HEALTH CENTRE, THE AVENUE, LEIGH, WN7 1HR

    ODS code P92615

    4.0 km

  • LEIGH SPORTS VILLAGE

    LEIGH STADIUM, SALE WAY, LEIGH, WN7 4JY

    ODS code Y02886

    4.3 km

  • UNSWORTH GROUP PRACTICE

    PETER HOUSE, CAPTAIN LEES ROAD, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 3UB

    ODS code P82015

    4.4 km

  • BROOKMILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    COLLEGE STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2RB

    ODS code P92023

    4.6 km

  • DR KK CHAN & PARTNERS

    SEVEN BROOKS MEDICAL CENTRE, 21 CHURCH STREET, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 9DE

    ODS code P92042

    4.7 km

  • FOXLEIGH FAMILY SURGERY

    HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code P92602

    4.7 km

  • LEIGH FAMILY PRACTICE

    BRIDGEWATER MEDICAL CENTRE, HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code Y02322

    4.7 km

  • LILFORD & PENNINGTON PARK SURGERY

    THE BRIDGEWATER MEDICAL CENTRE, HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code Y00050

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

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

  • Long Lane

    BCT · Hindley

    0.1 miles

  • Long Lane

    BCT · Hindley Green

    0.2 miles

  • Askwith Road

    BCT · Hindley

    0.2 miles

  • Woodland Avenue

    BCT · Hindley

    0.2 miles

  • Askwith Road

    BCT · Hindley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 019C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,661 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

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
2
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

58 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 5 secondary schools. St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green is the nearest published school at 653 m.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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