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WN3 6LD

Winstanley · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Wigan
Ward
Winstanley
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Makerfield
Postcode district
WN3
Postcode sector
WN3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN3 6LE 40 m
WN3 6DN 75 m
WN3 6LS 88 m
WN3 6LF 96 m
WN3 6LA 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN3 6LD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN3
Postcode sector
WN3 6
Latitude
53.519224
Longitude
-2.676271
British National Grid easting
355,258
British National Grid northing
402,717

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Winstanley · E05015012
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Makerfield · E14001350
Output area
E00032422
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 021B · E01006394
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 021 · E02001307

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
49, Wirral Drive, Wigan, WN3 6LD 20 December 2016 £160,000
51, Wirral Drive, Wigan, WN3 6LD 18 January 2016 £160,000
88, Wirral Drive, Wigan, WN3 6LD 18 December 2014 £90,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
39
Secondary
9

  1. Winstanley Community Primary School

    Community school

    184 m

  2. St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan

    Voluntary aided school

    573 m

  3. Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43

21 female, 22 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.4
WN3 6 residents
13,020

Age bands in WN3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

2,220 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,331 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

3,098 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

3,549 residents

Age 65 and over
19.8%

2,510 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WN3 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

25

within 5 km

  • SAXENA L

    HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, WN3 6JN

    ODS code P92038

    537 m

  • EXTENDED ACCESS

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

    ODS code Y05088

    1.6 km

  • WIGAN BOROUGH SPECIALIST SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y07697

    1.6 km

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92021

    2.2 km

  • PEMBERTON SURGERY

    SHERWOOD DRIVE, PEMBERTON, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92019

    2.2 km

  • BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRADSHAW STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 0AB

    ODS code P92008

    2.2 km

  • KUMAR FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92024

    2.4 km

  • MARUS BRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92642

    2.4 km

  • SOUTH WIGAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92647

    2.4 km

  • ZAMAN

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

    ODS code P92005

    2.4 km

  • BILLINGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FIRST FLOOR, GARSWOOD, MED CTR, BILLINGE ROAD, WIGAN, WN4 0XD

    ODS code N83019

    2.6 km

  • GARSWOOD SURGERY

    BILLINGE ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 0XD

    ODS code Y00475

    2.6 km

  • BRYN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92034

    2.8 km

  • MARSH GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HARROW ROAD, MARSH GREEN, WIGAN, WN5 0QL

    ODS code Y02885

    3.4 km

  • ASHTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WIGAN ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9SU

    ODS code P92041

    3.5 km

  • THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE

    FROG LANE, WIGAN, WN6 7LB

    ODS code P92003

    4.0 km

  • BRYN STREET SURGERY

    ASHTON HEALTH CENTRE, COUNCIL AVENUE, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9AZ

    ODS code Y02378

    4.3 km

  • MEDICENTRE

    COUNCIL AVENUE, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9AZ

    ODS code P92001

    4.3 km

  • INCE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92620

    4.4 km

  • RIVINGTON WAY SURGERY

    PHOENIX WAY, INCE, WIGAN, WN3 4NW

    ODS code Y02274

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tan House Lane

    BCT · New Houses

    0.1 miles

  • Tan House Lane

    BCT · New Houses

    0.1 miles

  • Burley Crescent

    BCT · Winstanley

    0.2 miles

  • Holmes House Avenue

    BCT · Winstanley

    0.2 miles

  • Burley Crescent

    BCT · Winstanley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 021B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,830 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

62 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 9 secondary schools. Winstanley Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 184 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other crime with 1 events.

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