WN7 postcode area

The WN7 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wigan. Area Scores range from 7 to 76 across them.

In summary

The WN7 district contains both ends of the scale: Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common at 76 out of 100 (#1,623 of 6,856 in England) against Leigh Central at 8, a 68-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £127,475 in Leigh Central to £275,000 in Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley Common — a 2.2× gap within the WN7 district.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley CommonWigan 1,62376 £275,000
Lowton CommonWigan 2,88458 £229,000
Hindley GreenWigan 2,92557 £211,000
Atherton South WestWigan 3,78245 £170,000
Leigh SouthWigan 4,36536 £222,000
Abram & BickershawWigan 4,91328 £170,000
Leigh East & Higher FoldsWigan 5,13925 £192,500
Leigh South EastWigan 5,16025 £185,000
Leigh WestWigan 5,96213 £170,000
Leigh NorthWigan 6,2439 £185,000
Leigh CentralWigan 6,3128 £127,475

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WN7.

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