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WN4 8YA

Golborne & Lowton West · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Wigan
Ward
Golborne & Lowton West
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Leigh and Atherton
Postcode district
WN4
Postcode sector
WN4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN4 8XT 94 m
WA3 3UY 241 m
WA3 3UU 242 m
WA3 3UZ 339 m
WA3 3XD 363 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN4 8YA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN4
Postcode sector
WN4 8
Latitude
53.488451
Longitude
-2.610566
British National Grid easting
359,585
British National Grid northing
399,254

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Golborne & Lowton West · E05014997
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Leigh and Atherton · E14001329
Output area
E00031561
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 035A · E01006220
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 035 · E02001321

Postcode source versions

Explore WN4

Property

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Edge Green Road, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8YA 18 August 2017 £119,999
9, Edge Green Road, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8YA 21 April 2017 £249,950
13, Edge Green Road, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8YA 8 March 2017 £109,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
34
Secondary
7

  1. St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    838 m

  2. Willow Grove Primary School

    Community special school

    1.0 km

  3. St Thomas CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

7 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% 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+
71.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
71.4%
Gigabit-capable
71.4%
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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92639

    1.4 km

  • GOLBORNE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92630

    1.4 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92012

    1.4 km

  • BRYN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02378

    1.9 km

  • MEDICENTRE

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

    ODS code P92001

    1.9 km

  • ASHTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P92041

    2.3 km

  • SLAG LANE MC

    216 SLAG LANE, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2EZ

    ODS code P92648

    2.6 km

  • BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY

    36 BRAITHWAITE ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2HY

    ODS code P92002

    2.7 km

  • BRYN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92034

    2.8 km

  • LOWTON & PLATT BRIDGE SURGERY

    208C NEWTON ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2AQ

    ODS code P92651

    3.8 km

  • MODALITY ST HELENS

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

    ODS code N83020

    3.8 km

  • DR AHMAD & PTNRS

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

    ODS code P92006

    3.9 km

  • PLATT HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92031

    3.9 km

  • NEWTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N83045

    3.9 km

  • VISTA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83005

    4.1 km

  • PATTERDALE LODGE MED CTRE

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

    ODS code N83002

    4.6 km

  • BILLINGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FIRST FLOOR GARSWOOD SURGERY, BILLINGE ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 0XD

    ODS code N83019

    4.8 km

  • GARSWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00475

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Edge Green Road

    BCT · Edge Green

    0.0 miles

  • Edge Green Road

    BCT · Edge Green

    0.1 miles

  • Ashton Road

    BCT · Edge Green

    0.1 miles

  • Ashton Road

    BCT · Edge Green

    0.2 miles

  • Manley Avenue

    BCT · Edge Green

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 035A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,545 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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

51 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 838 m.

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

Recorded crime

20 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 16 events.

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