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WN4 9PN

Ashton-in-Makerfield South · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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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 9PG 9 m
WN4 9PJ 59 m
WN4 9PE 74 m
WN4 9EF 102 m
WN4 9PB 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN4 9PN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1984
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN4
Postcode sector
WN4 9
Latitude
53.483323
Longitude
-2.638899
British National Grid easting
357,700
British National Grid northing
398,700

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

Postcode source versions

Explore WN4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
51
Primary
35
Secondary
7

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

    Voluntary aided school

    107 m

  2. The Byrchall High School

    Academy converter

    245 m

  3. Ascent Autism Specialist College

    Special post 16 institution

    476 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
188
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 82
  • Vehicle crime 27
  • Criminal damage and arson 23
  • Burglary 11
  • Other theft 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRYN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02378

    471 m

  • MEDICENTRE

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

    ODS code P92001

    471 m

  • ASHTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P92041

    1.3 km

  • BRYN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92034

    2.0 km

  • MODALITY ST HELENS

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

    ODS code N83020

    2.0 km

  • VISTA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83005

    2.9 km

  • FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92639

    2.9 km

  • GOLBORNE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92630

    2.9 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92012

    2.9 km

  • NEWTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N83045

    2.9 km

  • BILLINGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FIRST FLOOR GARSWOOD SURGERY, BILLINGE ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, 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

    3.5 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

    4.3 km

  • SAXENA L

    HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, WN3 6JN

    ODS code P92038

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Park View

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    0.0 miles

  • Byrchall and St Edmund Arrowsmith High Schools

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    0.1 miles

  • Park View

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    0.1 miles

  • St Thomas Church

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    0.1 miles

  • Byrchall and St Edmund Arrowsmith High Schools

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

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 107 m.

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

Recorded crime

188 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 82 events.

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