WN6 postcode area · Wigan
The WN6 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Chorley, West Lancashire, Wigan. Area Scores range from 0 to 89 across them. Every full WN6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The WN6 district contains both ends of the scale: Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington at 90 out of 100 (#690 of 6,856 in England) against Laithwaite & Marsh Green at 1, an 89-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £137,000 in Laithwaite & Marsh Green to £340,000 in Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington — a 2.5× gap within the WN6 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Chorley, West Lancashire and Wigan — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 WN6 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parbold, Appley Bridge & WrightingtonWest Lancashire | 690 | 90 | £340,000 |
| Standish NorthWigan | 814 | 88 | £241,000 |
| Eccleston & Charnock RichardChorley | 923 | 86 | £265,000 |
| Standish SouthWigan | 1,328 | 81 | £248,950 |
| ShevingtonWigan | 1,328 | 81 | £222,250 |
| Orrell & LongshawWigan | 1,623 | 76 | £225,000 |
| UphollandWest Lancashire | 2,205 | 68 | £230,000 |
| Wigan Marylebone & Bottling WoodWigan | 2,884 | 58 | £222,000 |
| Aspull & Red RockWigan | 3,117 | 54 | £212,500 |
| Beech HillWigan | 5,112 | 25 | £170,000 |
| Wigan CentralWigan | 5,139 | 25 | £157,500 |
| Pemberton NorthWigan | 5,496 | 20 | £190,000 |
| Wigan SouthWigan | 5,797 | 15 | £147,750 |
| Laithwaite & Marsh GreenWigan | 6,791 | 1 | £137,000 |
People living in WN6 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 20% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 65% · No religion 28% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 6%
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 WN6
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WN6 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around WN6.
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.