WN3 4HZ

Ince · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Ince
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Wigan
Postcode district
WN3
Postcode sector
WN3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN3 4JR 74 m
WN3 4JW 83 m
WN3 4JU 116 m
WN3 4JL 120 m
WN3 4LA 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN3 4HZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN3
Postcode sector
WN3 4
Latitude
53.539143
Longitude
-2.621632
British National Grid easting
358,900
British National Grid northing
404,900

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
E00031962
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 012D · E01006310
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 012 · E02001298

Postcode source versions

Explore WN3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
42
Secondary
6
  1. Britannia Bridge Primary School

    Community school

    233 m
  2. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    651 m
  3. St Catharine's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    793 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WN3 4 residents
6,068

Age bands in WN3 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

1,142 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.1%

758 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.1%

1,743 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

1,411 residents

Age 65 and over
12.6%

728 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

25

within 5 km straight-line

  • INCE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92620

    661 m

  • RIVINGTON WAY SURGERY

    PHOENIX WAY, INCE, WIGAN, WN3 4NW

    ODS code Y02274

    661 m

  • SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY

    SULLIVAN WAY, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3TB

    ODS code P92011

    1.1 km

  • LONGSHOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGSHOOT HEALTH CENTRE, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3NH

    ODS code P92026

    1.2 km

  • MESNES VIEW SURGERY

    93 MESNES STREET, WIGAN, WN1 1ST

    ODS code P92634

    1.5 km

  • DR SEABROOK

    1 WRIGHTINGTON STREET, WIGAN, WN1 2AZ

    ODS code P92030

    1.5 km

  • KUMAR FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92024

    1.8 km

  • MARUS BRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92642

    1.8 km

  • SOUTH WIGAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92647

    1.8 km

  • ZAMAN

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

    ODS code P92005

    1.8 km

  • THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE

    FROG LANE, WIGAN, WN6 7LB

    ODS code P92003

    1.9 km

  • BEECH HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92010

    2.4 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 TUN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P92004

    2.6 km

  • EXTENDED ACCESS

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

    ODS code Y05088

    2.7 km

  • WIGAN BOROUGH SPECIALIST SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y07697

    2.7 km

  • PENNYGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    109 LADIES LANE, HINDLEY, WIGAN, WN2 2QG

    ODS code P92016

    3.0 km

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PEMBERTON PC RESOURCE CTR, SHERWOOD DRIVE, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92021

    3.2 km

  • PEMBERTON SURGERY

    SHERWOOD DRIVE, PEMBERTON, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92019

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Lancaster Street

    BCT · Lower Ince

    0.0 miles
  • Lancaster Street

    BCT · Lower Ince

    0.1 miles
  • Orrell Street

    BCT · Wigan

    0.2 miles
  • Manley Street

    BCT · Lower Ince

    0.2 miles
  • Chorley Street

    BCT · Lower Ince

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 012D, 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

3,287 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
2 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

63 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 6 secondary schools. Britannia Bridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 233 m.

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

Recorded crime

13 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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