WN6 0YH

Standish with Langtree · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Wigan
Postcode district
WN6
Postcode sector
WN6 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN6 0UR 305 m
WN6 0RL 368 m
WN6 0YF 379 m
WN6 0TB 399 m
WN6 0TE 437 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN6 0YH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN6
Postcode sector
WN6 0
Latitude
53.582007
Longitude
-2.673616
British National Grid easting
355,500
British National Grid northing
409,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Wigan · E14001585
Output area
E00181477
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 001B · E01006316
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 001 · E02001287

Postcode source versions

Explore WN6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
28
Secondary
6
  1. Wood Fold Primary School

    Community school

    537 m
  2. Shevington High School

    Community school

    742 m
  3. Standish Community High School

    Academy converter

    981 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 5
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Drugs 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WN6 0 residents
15,036

Age bands in WN6 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

2,474 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,496 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.2%

3,862 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

4,355 residents

Age 65 and over
20.4%

3,117 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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • STANDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49 HIGH STREET, STANDISH, WIGAN, WN6 0HD

    ODS code P92014

    914 m

  • SHEVINGTON SURGERY

    HOUGHTON LANE, SHEVINGTON, WIGAN, WN6 8ET

    ODS code P92017

    1.9 km

  • BEECH HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    278 GIDLOW LANE, BEECH HILL, WIGAN, WN6 7PD

    ODS code P92010

    3.5 km

  • MARSH GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HARROW ROAD, MARSH GREEN, WIGAN, WN5 0QL

    ODS code Y02885

    3.7 km

  • THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE

    FROG LANE, WIGAN, WN6 7LB

    ODS code P92003

    4.1 km

  • COPPULL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 ACRESWOOD CLOSE, COPPULL, CHORLEY, PR7 5EN

    ODS code P81033

    4.3 km

  • DR SEABROOK

    1 WRIGHTINGTON STREET, WIGAN, WN1 2AZ

    ODS code P92030

    4.4 km

  • MESNES VIEW SURGERY

    93 MESNES STREET, WIGAN, WN1 1ST

    ODS code P92634

    4.4 km

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PEMBERTON PC RESOURCE CTR, SHERWOOD DRIVE, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92021

    4.9 km

  • PEMBERTON SURGERY

    SHERWOOD DRIVE, PEMBERTON, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92019

    4.9 km

  • SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY

    SULLIVAN WAY, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3TB

    ODS code P92011

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Beechwalk

    BCT · Standish

    0.2 miles
  • Beechwalk

    BCT · Standish

    0.3 miles
  • Arbour Lane

    BCT · Standish

    0.3 miles
  • Arbour Lane

    BCT · Standish

    0.3 miles
  • Quakers Place

    BCT · Standish

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 001B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,542 of 33,755

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

41 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 6 secondary schools. Wood Fold Primary School is the nearest published school at 537 m.

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

Recorded crime

13 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 5 events.

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