Aspull
Aspull is covered by postcode district WN2. It is in the Wigan council area, England.
Every postcode in Aspull, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 3
- In use before 2020: 121
Of the 124 postcodes in Aspull that ONS places, 3 are new since 2020 and 121 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. No boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.5693, longitude -2.5832. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 3 newest postcodes
What is it like to live in Aspull?
Homes sold for a typical £198,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 9.3% on the 12 months before. At 110 of the 123 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 146 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 19 of its 124 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Blackrod, 2.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Aspull?
Homes in Aspull sold for a typical £198,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 39 sales, down 9.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £357,750 6 sales
- Semi-detached £196,000 18 sales
- Terraced £170,000 11 sales
- Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole WN2 district, Aspull's main postcode district: a typical £182,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Aspull: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode 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
Are new homes being built in Aspull?
3 of the 124 postcodes now in use in Aspull came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 62 homes sold in Aspull were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WN2 district, 13%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Aspull | Across the WN2 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 39 (0%) | 1 of 493 (Under 1%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 62 (0%) | 101 of 749 (13%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Aspull?
Ofcom reports on 123 of the 124 postcodes in Aspull. At 110 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Aspull at risk of flooding?
19 of the 124 postcodes in Aspull have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 146 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Aspull?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Aspull. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Aspull?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Aspull is Blackrod Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.
- Blackrod Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
- Horwich Parkway Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
- Hindley Rail Station Railway station 3.1 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Aspull?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Aspull. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Aspull Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01942 367999 200 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Aspull safe? Crime recorded around it
Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for Aspull. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Aspull?
- Council
- Wigan
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wigan
- Police force area
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- MP
- Lisa Nandy (Labour)
All 124 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Aspull
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Wigan about council tax Council tax, on wigan.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Aspull
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Aspull postcodes
124 postcodes in use in Aspull, by district:
That district is in the WN postcode area.
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Places near Aspull
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Aspull's £198,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Aspull
- What is it like to live in Aspull?
- Homes sold for a typical £198,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 9.3% on the 12 months before. At 110 of the 123 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 146 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 19 of its 124 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Blackrod, 2.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Aspull?
- Aspull is covered by postcode district WN2, across 124 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Aspull in?
- Aspull is in the Wigan council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Aspull?
- Aspull is in the Wigan parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Lisa Nandy (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Aspull?
- Homes in Aspull sold for a typical £198,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 39 sales, down 9.3% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Aspull?
- In Aspull, primary schools at its postcodes include Aspull Church Primary School, Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan and St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Dean Trust Rose Bridge, 3.1 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Aspull have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Aspull is Blackrod, 2.6 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Aspull?
- Ofcom reports on 123 of the 124 postcodes in Aspull. At 110 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Aspull at risk of flooding?
- 19 of the 124 postcodes in Aspull have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 146 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Aspull?
- 3 of the 124 postcodes now in use in Aspull came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 62 homes sold in Aspull were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WN2 district, 13%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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