| Postcode | WN6 8JU |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Wigan |
| Nearest station | Gathurst (2 km) |
| Bus stops |
Woodrush Road (E)
Giants Hall Road (N)
St Anne's CE Primary School (S)
Royal Oak (E)
Royal Oak (W)
Scot Lane (SE)
|
| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 53.562259 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.668773 | |
| Easting | 355800 | |
| Northing | 407502 | |
| Grid reference | SD558075 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 521938 5934871 | |
| what3words | pollution.rewarding.weedy | |
| FixPhrase | crown luster sprinkled turban | |
| Plus code | 9C5VH86J+WF | |
| Altitude | 32 metres (104 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:02 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:47 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 24.2 KMs (15.1 miles) |
| Parish | Wigan, unparished area | E43000164 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor | E05015007 | |
| Metropolitan District | Wigan | E08000010 | |
| County | Greater Manchester | E11000010 | |
| Constituency (2024) | Wigan | E14001585 | |
| MP | Lisa Nandy | Labour | |
| Police force | Greater Manchester | ||
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Greater Manchester North West | ||
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Greater Manchester | ||
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | ||
| Country | England | E92000001 | |
| Date introduced | January 1993 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | May 1994 |
| Last updated | December 2025 |
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2017-2020) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Wigan | E63008282 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00031709 | |
| Census output area (2011) | E00031709 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Wigan 003A | E01006259 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Wigan 003A | E01006259 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Shevington | E02001289 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Shevington | E02001289 |
| Travel to work area | Warrington and Wigan | E30000284 |
| Average property price in Wigan | £191,192 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.8% |