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WN7 postcode area · Wigan

The WN7 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wigan. Area Scores range from 7 to 76 across them. Every full WN7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

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.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,802a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied67%

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 WN7 district

£182,500median home sold over the past year · +23.3% over 5 years · +5.7% over the year · 593 sales
Detached£318,000
Semi-detached£211,250
Terraced£140,000
Flat£115,000
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 →
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

People living in WN7 Census 2021

Residents91,129
Median age (est.)41
Density1,563per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above25%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 15%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 13%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 60% · No religion 32% · Muslim 2%

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 WN7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WN7 district.

Atherton South Hindley Leigh Leigh South Lowton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WN7.

M29 M46 WN2 WA3 BL5 M44 M38 WN3

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.