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WN6 7AP

Wigan West · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wigan
Ward
Wigan West
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Wigan
Postcode district
WN6
Postcode sector
WN6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN6 7AW 44 m
WN6 7BT 74 m
WN6 7AN 76 m
WN6 7BP 77 m
WN6 7AR 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN6 7AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN6
Postcode sector
WN6 7
Latitude
53.553018
Longitude
-2.644175
British National Grid easting
357,420
British National Grid northing
406,457

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Wigan West · E05015011
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Wigan · E14001585
Output area
E00031729
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 008A · E01006257
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 008 · E02001294

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Glassbrook Street, Wigan, WN6 7AP 16 April 2021 £97,000
10, Glassbrook Street, Wigan, WN6 7AP 12 July 2019 £88,000
2, Glassbrook Street, Wigan, WN6 7AP 15 March 2019 £75,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
42
Secondary
8

  1. Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    409 m

  2. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    657 m

  3. The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College

    Voluntary aided school

    733 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Other crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

11 female, 9 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.0
WN6 7 residents
9,755

Age bands in WN6 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,559 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

1,061 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.6%

2,792 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,659 residents

Age 65 and over
17.3%

1,688 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WN6 7 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

26

within 5 km

  • BEECH HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92010

    295 m

  • THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE

    FROG LANE, WIGAN, WN6 7LB

    ODS code P92003

    396 m

  • MESNES VIEW SURGERY

    93 MESNES STREET, WIGAN, WN1 1ST

    ODS code P92634

    777 m

  • DR SEABROOK

    1 WRIGHTINGTON STREET, WIGAN, WN1 2AZ

    ODS code P92030

    793 m

  • SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY

    SULLIVAN WAY, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3TB

    ODS code P92011

    1.5 km

  • MARSH GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HARROW ROAD, MARSH GREEN, WIGAN, WN5 0QL

    ODS code Y02885

    1.6 km

  • LONGSHOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGSHOOT HEALTH CENTRE, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3NH

    ODS code P92026

    1.6 km

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92021

    2.3 km

  • PEMBERTON SURGERY

    SHERWOOD DRIVE, PEMBERTON, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92019

    2.3 km

  • KUMAR FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92024

    2.6 km

  • MARUS BRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92642

    2.6 km

  • SOUTH WIGAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92647

    2.6 km

  • ZAMAN

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

    ODS code P92005

    2.6 km

  • INCE SURGERY

    CLARE HOUSE, PHOENIX WAY, INCE, WIGAN, WN3 4NW

    ODS code P92620

    2.8 km

  • RIVINGTON WAY SURGERY

    PHOENIX WAY, INCE, WIGAN, WN3 4NW

    ODS code Y02274

    2.8 km

  • EXTENDED ACCESS

    BEVAN HSE, 17 BEECHAM COURT, SMITHY BROOK ROAD, WIGAN, WN3 6PR

    ODS code Y05088

    2.8 km

  • WIGAN BOROUGH SPECIALIST SERVICES

    WIGAN GP ALLIANCE LLP, BEVAN HOUSE, 17 BEECHAM COURT, WIGAN, WN3 6PR

    ODS code Y07697

    2.8 km

  • BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRADSHAW STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 0AB

    ODS code P92008

    3.4 km

  • STANDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49 HIGH STREET, STANDISH, WIGAN, WN6 0HD

    ODS code P92014

    3.7 km

  • SAXENA L

    HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, WN3 6JN

    ODS code P92038

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 26 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

  • Gidlow Lane

    BCT · Gidlow

    0.1 miles

  • Gidlow Lane

    BCT · Gidlow

    0.1 miles

  • Springfield Road

    BCT · Wigan

    0.1 miles

  • Sacred Heart Church

    BCT · Wigan

    0.2 miles

  • Sacred Heart Church

    BCT · Wigan

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 008A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,463 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 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
1
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

62 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 8 secondary schools. Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 409 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

11 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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