WN2 Postcode Area Information

Population
53,984
Avg Annual Income
£35,100
Full Time Employees
29.15%
Average Age
41.54

Area Overview

The postcode area is located in the Wigan, Wigan postcode town, in the North West, England region.

A Major part of this postcode area has a young, diverse community with good job opportunities, living in spacious, mostly rented housing near industrial areas.

Residents:

  • Mostly young adults, many born in the EU and unmarried or divorced.
  • A Diverse mix of ethnicities, with many identifying as mixed or multiple.
  • Well-educated, with many having college degrees or A-levels.
  • Low unemployment and many work in management roles.

Housing:

  • Mainly privately rented detached houses or flats, some under-occupied (more space than needed).

Location:

  • Found near industrial estates.

Overall: a big area of WN2 postcode district represents a vibrant and diverse community with young professionals enjoying good housing, diverse backgrounds, and good career opportunities. While there are fewer families and older adults, it offers an exciting and dynamic environment for young people.

It's important to note that this description generalizes the area and individual experiences may vary.

Electoral Wards

The postcode area covers Abram, Aspull New Springs Whelley, Hindley, Hindley Green, Ince, Leigh West electoral wards.

WN2 Postcode Map

Age
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Deprivation
Education
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Religion
WN2 Area Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of WN2 postcode area is 53,984. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.

Ethnicity & Religion

According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the area is White: English, with a total of 49,921, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 1,496. In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (34,515), followed by No religion (15,785).

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (11,204), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (8,507).

Economic Status

Most people in the nearby area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (17,402), while 10,997 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 10,539 adults have No qualifications education, while 7,667 have Level 3 education. The most common occupations are

  • Professional occupations (3315)
  • Skilled trades occupations (3060), and
  • Elementary occupations (3001)

Age

The average age of people living in area is 42 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (12411), Between 45 to 54 (10174), and Between 25 to 34 (9349).

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population has Routine occupations (8,197) followed by Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (7,301), and Semi-routine occupations (5,982).

Postcodes in WN2

There are total 5 postcode sectors present in the WN2 (listed below). The postcode WN2 has a total of 1401 postcodes.

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ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaWN2
Ward

Abram

Aspull New Springs Whelley

Hindley

Hindley Green

Ince

Leigh West

LTLA22Wigan
UTLA22Wigan
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland

WN2 Crime Statstics

Crime rate over the last 12 Months

Crime rate by Month

1

Other theft

1

Other theft

1

Violence and sexual offences

1

Robbery

1

Violence and sexual offences

1

Violence and sexual offences

1

Criminal damage and arson

1

Other theft

1

Other theft

1

Other crime

1

Other theft

1

Violence and sexual offences

1

Other crime

1

Other theft

WN2 Property Statstics

Sold House Prices over the last 12 Months

Sold House Prices by Month

House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£285,000.00£285,000.00 - £285,000.001
Flat£100,000.00£100,000.00 - £100,000.001
Semi-Detached£178,083.33£150,000.00 - £220,000.007
Terraced£176,250.00£130,000.00 - £195,000.003
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£290,000.00£290,000.00 - £290,000.001
Terraced£52,000.00£52,000.00 - £52,000.001
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£288,333.33£100,000.00 - £470,000.004
Flat£99,000.00£80,000.00 - £118,000.002
Semi-Detached£161,541.67£50,000.00 - £233,500.0011
Terraced£125,379.17£81,000.00 - £205,000.0010
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£278,250.00£269,000.00 - £287,500.002
Other£92,500.00£90,000.00 - £100,000.003
Semi-Detached£173,370.83£110,000.00 - £210,000.0010
Terraced£126,065.91£80,000.00 - £220,000.0012
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£251,000.00£233,000.00 - £262,000.003
Flat£79,000.00£79,000.00 - £79,000.001
Other£147,750.00£70,000.00 - £190,500.003
Semi-Detached£141,990.00£122,500.00 - £209,950.006
Terraced£139,875.00£85,000.00 - £175,000.005
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£252,403.12£175,000.00 - £315,000.009
Flat£64,500.00£64,500.00 - £64,500.001
Semi-Detached£171,150.00£107,000.00 - £218,000.0016
Terraced£126,806.24£44,833.00 - £185,000.0018
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£265,750.00£208,000.00 - £305,000.004
Other£300,000.00£300,000.00 - £300,000.001
Semi-Detached£179,262.81£102,000.00 - £250,000.0016
Terraced£152,195.42£80,500.00 - £206,000.0018
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£274,333.33£225,000.00 - £295,000.005
Other£46,475.00£500.00 - £275,000.004
Semi-Detached£137,297.12£52,777.00 - £172,500.009
Terraced£147,339.58£82,000.00 - £270,000.0019
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£283,177.78£210,000.00 - £447,500.0012
Flat£92,142.86£65,000.00 - £125,000.007
Semi-Detached£204,090.91£91,000.00 - £245,000.0027
Terraced£151,656.15£55,000.00 - £265,000.0042
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£293,750.00£180,000.00 - £340,000.003
Other£410,000.00£410,000.00 - £410,000.001
Semi-Detached£183,526.92£86,500.00 - £220,000.0024
Terraced£135,747.56£64,500.00 - £190,000.0034
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£226,166.67£85,000.00 - £278,000.006
Flat£104,375.00£85,000.00 - £123,750.002
Other£990,250.00£123,500.00 - £1,857,000.003
Semi-Detached£185,142.86£54,000.00 - £222,000.0025
Terraced£148,081.37£55,000.00 - £232,000.0029
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£269,288.11£232,000.00 - £315,000.008
Flat£81,375.00£63,000.00 - £110,000.008
Other£168,500.00£7,000.00 - £330,000.002
Semi-Detached£174,904.17£97,000.00 - £251,000.0021
Terraced£140,327.02£49,000.00 - £255,000.0043
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£265,166.67£80,000.00 - £345,000.009
Other£203,500.00£128,000.00 - £327,500.003
Semi-Detached£182,361.61£90,000.00 - £245,000.0025
Terraced£161,862.34£60,000.00 - £510,000.0031
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£284,833.33£184,000.00 - £315,000.006
Flat£80,000.00£80,000.00 - £80,000.001
Other£110,000.00£110,000.00 - £110,000.001
Semi-Detached£162,111.01£80,000.00 - £262,000.0020
Terraced£133,748.59£80,000.00 - £319,999.0027
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£315,465.00£200,000.00 - £540,000.0018
Flat£79,000.00£78,000.00 - £80,000.002
Semi-Detached£177,017.70£100,000.00 - £240,995.0027
Terraced£138,778.53£65,000.00 - £215,995.0033
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£277,429.32£247,995.00 - £308,995.0015
Flat£67,000.00£67,000.00 - £67,000.001
Other£818,672.83£850.00 - £3,080,508.005
Semi-Detached£177,326.22£65,000.00 - £248,000.0019
Terraced£120,127.78£61,000.00 - £210,000.0023
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£267,577.46£178,000.00 - £395,000.0013
Flat£94,285.71£82,500.00 - £105,000.007
Other£113,000.00£80,000.00 - £131,000.003
Semi-Detached£183,268.70£64,000.00 - £260,000.0027
Terraced£117,030.56£65,000.00 - £172,000.0025
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£249,497.50£231,995.00 - £255,000.005
Flat£81,375.00£76,000.00 - £85,000.004
Other£180,000.00£180,000.00 - £180,000.001
Semi-Detached£163,450.97£54,000.00 - £382,500.0020
Terraced£134,775.54£39,950.00 - £175,000.0039
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£266,665.00£105,000.00 - £710,000.0010
Flat£97,982.92£50,000.00 - £116,800.007
Other£120,000.00£120,000.00 - £120,000.001
Semi-Detached£157,868.70£70,000.00 - £266,000.0018
Terraced£131,378.17£60,000.00 - £215,000.0016
House TypeAverageMin/MaxSold
Detached£325,887.22£214,995.00 - £775,000.0012
Flat£117,666.67£88,000.00 - £130,000.006
Other£306,921.25£450.00 - £925,000.004
Semi-Detached£185,811.36£80,000.00 - £270,000.0026
Terraced£127,434.09£63,500.00 - £277,500.0028
Schools

NamePupilsAgePostcode
Hindley Nursery SchoolNursery, Outstanding99 2-5WN24LG
Abram Bryn Gates Primary SchoolPrimary, Requires improvement133 4-11WN25JT
Hindley Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary, Good203 4-11WN23PN
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Good242 4-11WN23NX
Bickershaw CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Good139 4-11WN24AE
Hindley All Saints CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Good226 3-11WN23QS
Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Good196 4-11WN24DH
Ince CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Good393 3-11WN22AL
Our Lady's RC Primary School WiganPrimary, Outstanding211 4-11WN21RU
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, New Springs, WiganPrimary, Outstanding137 4-11WN21EL
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School HindleyPrimary, Good195 4-11WN23DG
St William's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good213 3-11WN22DG
Aspull Church Primary SchoolPrimary, Good207 4-11WN21QT
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley GreenPrimary, Good177 4-11WN24HD
Oakfield High School and CollegeSpecial, Outstanding300 11-19WN24XA
Newbridge Learning CommunitySpecial, Good87 11-16WN23TL
Platt Bridge Community SchoolPrimary, Outstanding472 2-11WN25NG
Three Towers Alternative Provision AcademyPRU, Outstanding89 4-16WN23RX
St John's Church of England Primary School, AbramPrimary, Good276 4-11WN25QE
Hindley Green Community Primary SchoolPrimary, Good415 3-11WN24SS
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, HindleyPrimary, Good294 4-11WN23HY
St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley GreenPrimary, Good188 4-11WN24SD
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimary, Good332 3-11WN21BP
St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Good96 4-11WN21PA
Outwood Academy HindleySecondary, Inadequate941 11-16WN24LG
Holy Family Catholic AcademyPrimary, GoodNone 2-11WN25JF
Amenities
  • Abram Post Office, WN2 5RZ
  • Galloways, WN2 3QN
  • Galloways, WN2 2AT
  • Galloways, WN2 1XW
  • Galloways, WN2 5AT
  • Kirkless Hall Inn, WN2 1JW
  • Abram Village Club, WN2 5RJ
  • AFC Hindley Juniors, WN2 3RX
  • Aspull Royal British Legion, WN2 1YT
  • Aspull Rugby Union Football Club, WN2 1PJ
  • Bar 38, WN2 3AN
  • Alexanders Coffee Shop, WN2 1PE
  • Anderton Arms, WN2 2DG
  • All You Knead, WN2 1PE
  • Apex Health & Fitness Cafe, WN2 3AF
  • Atherton & Leigh Foodbank, WN2 5DA
  • Aldi, WN2 4SQ
  • Asda, WN2 2QA
  • Co-op, WN2 5JA
  • Co-operative Food, WN2 1XH
  • Cornerstone Local Ltd, WN2 4QF
  • State of Kind Brew Co, WN2 2ER
  • Buddies, WN2 4HD
  • Canon Sharples After School Club and Breakfast Club, WN2 1BP
  • Caterlink Hindley High School, WN2 4LG
  • CFAT Superheroes - Hindley J & I School, WN2 3PN
  • Crackerjax (before and after school club), WN2 1QW
  • Withington Grange, WN2 1JS
  • Little Acorn's Hindley Green, WN2 4XR
  • The Hollins, WN2 4DR
  • ABC Childcare, WN2 2AL
  • Acorns, WN2 3LJ
  • A Fine Kettle of Fish, WN2 5AT
  • Al Capone, WN2 3AN
  • Alison's Restaurant, WN2 3AR
  • Al's Peri Chicken, WN2 3AE
  • Andy's Chippy, WN2 5AL