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WN6 8FJ

Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Wigan
Postcode district
WN6
Postcode sector
WN6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN6 8PY 129 m
WN6 8LY 195 m
WN6 8LX 352 m
WN6 8LU 435 m
WN6 8LT 467 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN6 8FJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN6
Postcode sector
WN6 8
Latitude
53.566597
Longitude
-2.679019
British National Grid easting
355,126
British National Grid northing
407,989

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor · E05015007
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Wigan · E14001585
Output area
E00031703
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 003A · E01006259
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 003 · E02001289

Postcode source versions

Explore WN6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
38
Secondary
7

  1. Millbrook Primary School

    Community school

    910 m

  2. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    938 m

  3. Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WN6 8 residents
11,683

Age bands in WN6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

2,057 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,174 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

2,795 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

3,341 residents

Age 65 and over
22.7%

2,743 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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • SHEVINGTON SURGERY

    HOUGHTON LANE, SHEVINGTON, WIGAN, WN6 8ET

    ODS code P92017

    1.6 km

  • MARSH GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HARROW ROAD, MARSH GREEN, WIGAN, WN5 0QL

    ODS code Y02885

    2.1 km

  • STANDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49 HIGH STREET, STANDISH, WIGAN, WN6 0HD

    ODS code P92014

    2.3 km

  • BEECH HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92010

    2.6 km

  • THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE

    FROG LANE, WIGAN, WN6 7LB

    ODS code P92003

    3.0 km

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92021

    3.2 km

  • PEMBERTON SURGERY

    SHERWOOD DRIVE, PEMBERTON, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92019

    3.2 km

  • BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRADSHAW STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 0AB

    ODS code P92008

    3.3 km

  • DR SEABROOK

    1 WRIGHTINGTON STREET, WIGAN, WN1 2AZ

    ODS code P92030

    3.5 km

  • MESNES VIEW SURGERY

    93 MESNES STREET, WIGAN, WN1 1ST

    ODS code P92634

    3.5 km

  • SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY

    SULLIVAN WAY, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3TB

    ODS code P92011

    4.2 km

  • LONGSHOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGSHOOT HEALTH CENTRE, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3NH

    ODS code P92026

    4.3 km

  • EXTENDED ACCESS

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

    ODS code Y05088

    4.4 km

  • WIGAN BOROUGH SPECIALIST SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y07697

    4.4 km

  • KUMAR FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92024

    4.8 km

  • MARUS BRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92642

    4.8 km

  • SOUTH WIGAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92647

    4.8 km

  • ZAMAN

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

    ODS code P92005

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Lawns Wood

    BCT · Crooke

    0.1 miles

  • Lawns Wood

    BCT · Crooke

    0.1 miles

  • Wigan Road

    BCT · Shevington

    0.3 miles

  • Wigan Road

    BCT · Shevington

    0.3 miles

  • Princess Road

    BCT · Crooke

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 003A, 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

20,461 of 33,755

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

55 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 7 secondary schools. Millbrook Primary School is the nearest published school at 910 m.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1 events.

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