WN3 postcode area · Wigan

The WN3 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wigan. Area Scores range from 7 to 94 across them. Every full WN3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WN3 district contains both ends of the scale: Winstanley at 95 out of 100 (#361 of 6,856 in England) against Ince-in-Makerfield at 7, an 87-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £141,000 in Ince-in-Makerfield to £220,000 in Winstanley.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,853a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime—no data published by the police force

Median age (est.)40

Owner-occupied65%

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 WN3 district

£190,000median home sold over the past year · +37.9% over 5 years · +5.6% over the year · 354 sales

Detached£265,000

Semi-detached£190,000

Terraced£147,500

Flat£71,000

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
WinstanleyWigan	361	95	£220,000
Worsley Mesnes & HawkleyWigan	2,863	58	£185,000
Wigan CentralWigan	5,139	25	£157,500
Wigan SouthWigan	5,797	15	£147,750
Platt Bridge & Spring ViewWigan	6,113	11	£163,500
Ince-in-MakerfieldWigan	6,346	7	£141,000

People living in WN3 Census 2021

Residents53,184

Median age (est.)40

Density2,056per km²

No qualifications22%

Degree or above24%

No car or van23%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 16%Private rent 19%

Households

One person 30%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	15%
Elementary	13%
Skilled trades	12%
Associate professional	12%
Caring & leisure	11%
Process & plant	11%
Administrative	9%
Managers & directors	9%
Sales & customer service	9%

Ethnic group

White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 63% · No religion 30% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 WN3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WN3 district.

Wigan

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WN3.

WN5 WN4 WN1 WN2 WN6 WN7 WA12 WA11

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.