| Postcode | WN2 3SR |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Wigan |
| Nearest station | Hindley (2 km) |
| Bus stops |
George Street (SE)
Close Lane (SE)
Close Lane (NW)
Borsdane Avenue (E)
Park Road (NW)
Park Road (SE)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 6 View |
| Known addresses |
1 Shires Close, Hindley
2 Shires Close, Hindley
4 Shires Close, Hindley
6 Shires Close, Hindley
|
| Main property type | Semi-detached |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 53.528423 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.570682 | |
| Easting | 362267 | |
| Northing | 403681 | |
| Grid reference | SD622036 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 528458 5931141 | |
| what3words | quiet.critic.lung | |
| FixPhrase | crown lustfully shrank unfair | |
| Plus code | 9C5VGCHH+9P | |
| Altitude | 44 metres (144 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:56 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:01 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 25.7 KMs (16 miles) |
| Parish | Wigan, unparished area | E43000164 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Hindley Green | E05014999 |
| Metropolitan District | Wigan | E08000010 |
| County | Greater Manchester | E11000010 |
| Constituency (2024) | Makerfield | E14001350 |
| MP | Josh Simons | Labour |
| Police force | Greater Manchester | |
| Water company | United Utilities | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Greater Manchester North West | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Greater Manchester | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | December 2000 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Population (2011) | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 5 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Hindley | E63008303 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00031808 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Wigan 016D | E01006277 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Wigan 016D | E01006277 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Hindley East | E02001302 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Hindley East | E02001302 |
| Travel to work area | Warrington and Wigan | E30000284 |
| Average property price in Wigan | £189,435 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 3.6% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Shires Close, Hindley | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2018 | £130,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2009 | £115,000 | |
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2000 | £59,995 | |
| 6 Shires Close, Hindley | Detached (freehold) | May 2011 | £144,995 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 2006 | £146,000 | |
| New build detached (freehold) | Oct 2000 | £65,995 | |
| 1 Shires Close, Hindley | New build detached (freehold) | May 2001 | £67,995 |
| 2 Shires Close, Hindley | New build semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2001 | £64,250 |