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WN1 postcode area · Wigan

The WN1 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bolton, Wigan. Area Scores range from 3 to 80 across them. Every full WN1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WN1 district: Standish South scores 81 out of 100 (#1,328 of 6,856 nationally) while Wigan East sits at 3 — neighbours on the map, 78 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £135,000 in Wigan East to £248,950 in Standish South — a 1.8× gap within the WN1 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Bolton and Wigan — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,744a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied62%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WN1 district

£205,000median home sold over the past year · +36.7% over 5 years · +7.9% over the year · 249 sales
Detached£400,000
Semi-detached£220,000
Terraced£142,250
Flat£135,750
Wigan£198,750
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Standish SouthWigan 1,32881 £248,950
Blackrod & Butterwick FieldsBolton 2,18568 £233,750
Wigan Marylebone & Bottling WoodWigan 2,88458 £222,000
Aspull & Red RockWigan 3,11754 £212,500
New SpringsWigan 3,28252 £190,000
Wigan CentralWigan 5,13925 £157,500
Wigan SouthWigan 5,79715 £147,750
Ince-in-MakerfieldWigan 6,3467 £141,000
Wigan EastWigan 6,6413 £135,000

People living in WN1 Census 2021

Residents67,440
Median age (est.)42
Density1,381per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above28%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 19%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 34%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional12%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 64% · No religion 28% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 8%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in WN1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WN1 district.

Standish Wigan

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WN1.

WN3 WN2 WN6 WN5 WN4 BL6 BL5 M46

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.