WN4 8AG

Ashton-in-Makerfield South · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Makerfield
Postcode district
WN4
Postcode sector
WN4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN4 8PF 77 m
WN4 8PD 92 m
WN4 8QW 103 m
WN4 8PQ 112 m
WN4 8AA 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN4 8AG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN4
Postcode sector
WN4 8
Latitude
53.489111
Longitude
-2.633922
British National Grid easting
358,036
British National Grid northing
399,341

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Makerfield · E14001350
Output area
E00031529
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 035B · E01006221
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 035 · E02001321

Postcode source versions

Explore WN4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
36
Secondary
7
  1. St Thomas CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    184 m
  2. St Oswald's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    504 m
  3. R L Hughes Primary School

    Community school

    770 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
53
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 24
  • Vehicle crime 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Public order 5
  • Other theft 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WN4 8 residents
8,208

Age bands in WN4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,307 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

915 residents

Age 25 to 44
22%

1,799 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

2,411 residents

Age 65 and over
21.5%

1,759 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

24

within 5 km

  • BRYN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02378

    395 m

  • MEDICENTRE

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

    ODS code P92001

    395 m

  • ASHTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P92041

    868 m

  • BRYN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92034

    1.6 km

  • FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GOLBORNE HEALTH CENTRE, KID GLOVE ROAD, GOLBORNE, WARRINGTON, WA3 3GS

    ODS code P92639

    2.8 km

  • GOLBORNE SURGERY

    GOLBORNE HEALTH CENTRE, KID GLOVE ROAD, GOLBORNE, WARRINGTON, WA3 3GS

    ODS code P92630

    2.8 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    GOLBORNE HEALTH CENTRE, KIDGLOVE ROAD, GOLBORNE, WARRINGTON, WA3 3GS

    ODS code P92012

    2.8 km

  • MODALITY ST HELENS

    WOODSIDE HEALTHCARE CENTRE, WOODSIDE ROAD, HAYDOCK, ST. HELENS, WA11 0NA

    ODS code N83020

    2.8 km

  • BILLINGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N83019

    3.3 km

  • GARSWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00475

    3.3 km

  • NEWTON PRACTICE

    1 BELVEDERE ROAD, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 0JJ

    ODS code N83045

    3.6 km

  • VISTA ROAD SURGERY

    VISTA LOCALITY CENTRE, VISTA ROAD, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 9ED

    ODS code N83005

    3.6 km

  • SLAG LANE MC

    216 SLAG LANE, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2EZ

    ODS code P92648

    4.0 km

  • BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY

    36 BRAITHWAITE ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2HY

    ODS code P92002

    4.1 km

  • PATTERDALE LODGE MED CTRE

    PATTERDALE LODGE MEDICAL CENTRE, LEGH STREET, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 9NA

    ODS code N83002

    4.1 km

  • SAXENA L

    HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, WN3 6JN

    ODS code P92038

    4.3 km

  • DR AHMAD & PTNRS

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

    ODS code P92006

    4.5 km

  • PLATT HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92031

    4.5 km

  • KUMAR FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92024

    4.5 km

  • MARUS BRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92642

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 24 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Orchard Street

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    0.0 miles
  • Orchard Street

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    0.1 miles
  • Princess Road

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    0.2 miles
  • Ashton View

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    0.2 miles
  • Hazelhurst Grove

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 035B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,642 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Thomas CofE 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

53 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 24 events.

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