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WN4 9ED

Ashton-in-Makerfield South · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wigan
Ward
Ashton-in-Makerfield South
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Makerfield
Postcode district
WN4
Postcode sector
WN4 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN4 9EB 29 m
WN4 9EA 35 m
WN4 9EE 59 m
WN4 9DZ 83 m
WN4 9DY 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN4 9ED
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN4
Postcode sector
WN4 9
Latitude
53.484914
Longitude
-2.637250
British National Grid easting
357,811
British National Grid northing
398,876

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
E00031557
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 036B · E01006225
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 036 · E02001322

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Primrose Place, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9ED 2 November 2001 £58,500
1, Primrose Place, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9ED 15 December 2000 £61,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
35
Secondary
7

  1. St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield

    Voluntary aided school

    315 m

  2. St Oswald's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    411 m

  3. The Byrchall High School

    Academy converter

    453 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
103
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 34
  • Vehicle crime 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Public order 8
  • Burglary 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
WN4 9 residents
10,308

Age bands in WN4 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

1,493 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

987 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

2,219 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

2,669 residents

Age 65 and over
25.8%

2,562 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WN4 9 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

22

within 5 km

  • BRYN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02378

    322 m

  • MEDICENTRE

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

    ODS code P92001

    322 m

  • ASHTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P92041

    1.2 km

  • BRYN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92034

    1.9 km

  • MODALITY ST HELENS

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

    ODS code N83020

    2.2 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

  • VISTA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83005

    3.1 km

  • NEWTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N83045

    3.1 km

  • BILLINGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N83019

    3.2 km

  • GARSWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00475

    3.2 km

  • PATTERDALE LODGE MED CTRE

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

    ODS code N83002

    3.6 km

  • SLAG LANE MC

    216 SLAG LANE, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2EZ

    ODS code P92648

    4.2 km

  • BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY

    36 BRAITHWAITE ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2HY

    ODS code P92002

    4.2 km

  • SAXENA L

    HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, WN3 6JN

    ODS code P92038

    4.6 km

  • KUMAR FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92024

    5.0 km

  • MARUS BRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92642

    5.0 km

  • SOUTH WIGAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92647

    5.0 km

  • ZAMAN

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

    ODS code P92005

    5.0 km

Showing 20 of 22 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

  • St Thomas Church

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    0.1 miles

  • St Thomas Church

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    0.1 miles

  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Ashton Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Park View

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    0.1 miles

  • The Gerard Centre

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 036B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,330 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
3 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

51 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield is the nearest published school at 315 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

103 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 34 events.

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