Property market
The five-year median is £175,000 from 2,122 recorded sales in WN4. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Wigan is £195,557 in June 2026, up 6.6% year on year.
WN4
UK postcode district
Part of Wigan
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 753
- Current units
- 604
- Coordinate coverage
- 100%
- Electoral wards
- 7
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- North West
- Local authority codes
- 2
- Terminated postcode units
- 149
Postcode sectors in WN4
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
12,950 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 197, Bolton Road, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8AE | 13 July 2026 | £115,000 |
| 22, Morden Avenue, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9PT | 10 July 2026 | £140,000 |
| 78, Wigan Road, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9BJ | 9 July 2026 | £165,000 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 15
- Primary
- 8
- Secondary
- 3
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 237
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 116
- Criminal damage and arson 25
- Vehicle crime 21
- Anti social behaviour 16
- Public order 13
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- WN4 usual residents
- 27,852
- Age-profile population
- 27,813
Age bands in WN4
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 15.5%
- 4,299 residents
- Age 15 to 24
- 10.5%
- 2,918 residents
- Age 25 to 44
- 22.6%
- 6,273 residents
- Age 45 to 64
- 28%
- 7,780 residents
- Age 65 and over
- 23.5%
- 6,543 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.
Fixed broadband coverage
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 598 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- 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%
In this district, 574 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 536 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
6
in this district
ASHTON MEDICAL CENTRE
120 WIGAN ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9SU
ODS code P92041
BILLINGE MEDICAL PRACTICE
FIRST FLOOR GARSWOOD SURGERY, BILLINGE ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 0XD
ODS code N83019
BRYN CROSS SURGERY
246 WIGAN ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, BRYN, WIGAN, WN4 0AR
ODS code P92034
BRYN STREET SURGERY
ASHTON HEALTH CENTRE, COUNCIL AVENUE, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9AZ
ODS code Y02378
GARSWOOD SURGERY
BILLINGE ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 0XD
ODS code Y00475
MEDICENTRE
COUNCIL AVENUE, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9AZ
ODS code P92001
Evidence in context
Schools
15 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 3 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
237 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 116 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.