WN
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Wigan, with 8 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 63% of people in WN live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How WN compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
What is the population of WN?
WN had 316,540 usual residents at the census.
WN is the 27th least populated of 120 in the UK.
Postcode districts in WN
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WN1Wigan, Bull Hey | 19,708 | £210,000 | No figure |
| WN2Chapel Fields, Platt Bridge | 53,964 | £190,000 | No figure |
| WN3Wigan, Winstanley | 30,762 | £191,250 | No figure |
| WN4Ashton-in-Makerfield, Bryn | 27,804 | £190,000 | No figure |
| WN5Billinge, Wigan | 44,505 | £194,000 | No figure |
| WN6Standish, Wigan | 42,155 | £210,000 | No figure |
| WN7Leigh | 50,257 | £184,975 | No figure |
| WN8Skelmersdale, Digmoor | 47,385 | £190,000 | 82.1 per 1,000 |
WN in brief
The WN postcode area, named after Wigan, has 8 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in WN was £193,000 in 2025.
WN had 316,540 usual residents at the census.
About 63% of people in WN live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WN, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.