Property market
The five-year median is £235,000 from 15 recorded sales in WN4 8QU. 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 8QU
Ashton-in-Makerfield South · Wigan · England
Updated September 2026
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- Post town
- Wigan
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Constituency
- Makerfield
- Postcode district
- WN4
- Postcode sector
- WN4 8
Nearby postcodes
Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- WN4 8QU
- Status
- Current
- Introduced
- 1 January 1980
- Terminated
- Not published
- Postcode area
- WN
- Postcode district
- WN4
- Postcode sector
- WN4 8
- Latitude
- 53.490952
- Longitude
- -2.635969
- British National Grid easting
- 357,902
- British National Grid northing
- 399,547
Statistical and administrative geographies
- Country
- England · E92000001
- Region
- North West · E12000002
- Local authority district
- Wigan · E08000010
- Electoral ward
- Ashton-in-Makerfield South · E05014990
- Parish or community
- E43000164
- Westminster constituency
- Makerfield · E14001350
- Output area
- E00031548
- Lower layer super output area
- Wigan 035B · E01006221
- Middle layer super output area
- Wigan 035 · E02001321
Postcode source versions
- Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
- Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence
Explore WN4
Property
70 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 3a, Edward Drive, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8QU | 5 June 2026 | £200,000 |
| 24, Edward Drive, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8QU | 10 November 2025 | £270,000 |
| 66, Edward Drive, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8QU | 17 October 2025 | £210,000 |
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 55
- Primary
- 38
- Secondary
- 7
- 367 m
St Thomas CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school
- 495 m
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school
- 640 m
R L Hughes Primary School
Community school
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- 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
- 146
- Postcode households
- 71
- Residents per household
- 2.1
- WN4 8 residents
- 8,208
78 female, 68 male
Age bands in WN4 8
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 16%
- Age 15 to 24
- 11.2%
- Age 25 to 44
- 22%
- Age 45 to 64
- 29.4%
- Age 65 and over
- 21.5%
1,307 residents
915 residents
1,799 residents
2,411 residents
1,759 residents
This postcode contained 1.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WN4 8 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+
- 98.6%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 98.6%
- Gigabit-capable
- 98.6%
- 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
24
within 5 km
BRYN STREET SURGERY
ASHTON HEALTH CENTRE, COUNCIL AVENUE, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9AZ
ODS code Y02378
438 m
MEDICENTRE
COUNCIL AVENUE, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9AZ
ODS code P92001
438 m
ASHTON MEDICAL CENTRE
120 WIGAN ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9SU
ODS code P92041
627 m
BRYN CROSS SURGERY
246 WIGAN ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, BRYN, WIGAN, WN4 0AR
ODS code P92034
1.3 km
MODALITY ST HELENS
WOODSIDE HEALTHCARE CENTRE, WOODSIDE ROAD, HAYDOCK, ST. HELENS, WA11 0NA
ODS code N83020
2.9 km
FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE
GOLBORNE HEALTH CENTRE, KID GLOVE ROAD, GOLBORNE, WARRINGTON, WA3 3GS
ODS code P92639
3.0 km
GOLBORNE SURGERY
GOLBORNE HEALTH CENTRE, KID GLOVE ROAD, GOLBORNE, WARRINGTON, WA3 3GS
ODS code P92630
3.0 km
HIGH STREET SURGERY
GOLBORNE HEALTH CENTRE, KIDGLOVE ROAD, GOLBORNE, WARRINGTON, WA3 3GS
ODS code P92012
3.0 km
BILLINGE MEDICAL PRACTICE
FIRST FLOOR GARSWOOD SURGERY, BILLINGE ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 0XD
ODS code N83019
3.1 km
GARSWOOD SURGERY
BILLINGE ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 0XD
ODS code Y00475
3.1 km
VISTA ROAD SURGERY
VISTA LOCALITY CENTRE, VISTA ROAD, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 9ED
ODS code N83005
3.7 km
NEWTON PRACTICE
1 BELVEDERE ROAD, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 0JJ
ODS code N83045
3.8 km
SAXENA L
HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, WN3 6JN
ODS code P92038
4.0 km
SLAG LANE MC
216 SLAG LANE, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2EZ
ODS code P92648
4.2 km
KUMAR FAMILY PRACTICE
CHANDLER HOUSE, WORSLEY MESNES HEALTH CENTRE, POOLSTOCK LANE, WIGAN, WN3 5HL
ODS code P92024
4.3 km
MARUS BRIDGE PRACTICE
CHANDLER HOUSE, WORSLEY MESNES HEALTH CENTRE, POOLSTOCK LANE, WIGAN, WN3 5HL
ODS code P92642
4.3 km
SOUTH WIGAN MEDICAL PRACTICE
CHANDLER HOUSE, WORSLEY MESNES HEALTH CTR, POOLSTOCK LANE, WIGAN, WN3 5HL
ODS code P92647
4.3 km
ZAMAN
CHANDLER HOUSE, WORSLEY MESNES HEALTH CENTRE, POOLSTOCK LANE, WIGAN, WN3 5HL
ODS code P92005
4.3 km
BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY
36 BRAITHWAITE ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2HY
ODS code P92002
4.3 km
PATTERDALE LODGE MED CTRE
PATTERDALE LODGE MEDICAL CENTRE, LEGH STREET, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 9NA
ODS code N83002
4.3 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Nearby transport
- 0.1 miles
Alexandra Road
BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield
- 0.1 miles
Orchard Street
BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield
- 0.1 miles
Alexandra Road
BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield
- 0.1 miles
Orchard Street
BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield
- 0.2 miles
Ashton View
BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield
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.
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
- 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
Schools
55 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Thomas CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 367 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.