WN postcode area: Wigan
The WN postcode area is known as the Wigan area. It is every postcode that begins WN followed by a number. It has 8 districts and 7,289 postcodes in use, across 5 councils.
Homes in the WN area sold for a typical £192,499 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £181,250 in WN7 (Leigh) to £220,000 in WN6 (Wigan).
For the town itself, see Wigan postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 53.5339
Longitude -2.6362
This is the middle of the postcodes in the WN area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the WN area?
Homes in the WN area sold for a typical £192,499 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 3,205 sales, down 0.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £193,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £192,499
▼ down 0.3% on the 12 months before
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the WN districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- WN1 postcode district: WiganWigan, Bolton 690 postcodes Typical price£188,625 Gigabit, every home500 of 603 At flood risk36 of 690
- WN2 postcode district: HindleyWigan, Bolton 1,274 postcodes Typical price£182,000 Gigabit, every home1,099 of 1,265 At flood risk165 of 1,274
- WN3 postcode district: WiganWigan 715 postcodes Typical price£199,000 Gigabit, every home624 of 703 At flood risk133 of 715
- WN4 postcode district: Ashton-in-MakerfieldWigan, St. Helens 604 postcodes Typical price£199,995 Gigabit, every home536 of 598 At flood risk37 of 604
- WN5 postcode district: WiganWigan, St. Helens, West Lancashire 934 postcodes Typical price£190,000 Gigabit, every home776 of 928 At flood risk33 of 934
- WN6 postcode district: WiganWigan, West Lancashire, Chorley 932 postcodes Typical price£220,000 Gigabit, every home788 of 925 At flood risk34 of 932
- WN7 postcode district: LeighWigan 1,212 postcodes Typical price£181,250 Gigabit, every home1,057 of 1,196 At flood risk196 of 1,212
- WN8 postcode district: SkelmersdaleWest Lancashire 928 postcodes Typical price£188,000 Gigabit, every home601 of 883 At flood risk28 of 928
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the WN area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the WN area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the WN area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- Wigan6,014 postcodes
- West Lancashire1,052 postcodes
- St. Helens216 postcodes
- Bolton6 postcodes
- Chorley1 postcode
Near the WN area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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