Higher Folds

Higher Folds is covered by postcode district WN7. It is in the Wigan council area, England.

Gigabit broadband 57 of 57 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 20 of 57 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 249 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes Nearest station Atherton 2.8 km from the middle, in a straight line

Every postcode in Higher Folds, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Higher Folds, by flood risk Of the 57 postcodes in Higher Folds that ONS places, 13 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 6 are at low risk at worst and 37 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 13 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Higher Folds. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WN7 2FT: not on the flood risk listWN7 2FU: not on the flood risk listWN7 2FW: not on the flood risk listWN7 2UP: not on the flood risk listWN7 2UR: not on the flood risk listWN7 2UT: not on the flood risk listWN7 2XA: not on the flood risk listWN7 2XB: not on the flood risk listWN7 2XD: not on the flood risk listWN7 2XE: not on the flood risk listWN7 2XF: not on the flood risk listWN7 2XG: not on the flood risk listWN7 2XH: not on the flood risk listWN7 2XJ: not on the flood risk listWN7 2XL: not on the flood risk listWN7 2XN: not on the flood risk listWN7 2XQ: not on the flood risk listWN7 2XS: not on the flood risk listWN7 2XT: not on the flood risk listWN7 2XU: not on the flood risk listWN7 2XW: not on the flood risk listWN7 2XX: not on the flood risk listWN7 2XY: not on the flood risk listWN7 2XZ: not on the flood risk listWN7 2YD: not on the flood risk listWN7 2YE: not on the flood risk listWN7 2YF: not on the flood risk listWN7 2YG: not on the flood risk listWN7 2YJ: not on the flood risk listWN7 2YP: not on the flood risk listWN7 2YQ: not on the flood risk listWN7 2YR: not on the flood risk listWN7 2YS: not on the flood risk listWN7 2YT: not on the flood risk listWN7 2YW: not on the flood risk listWN7 2YY: not on the flood risk listWN7 2YZ: not on the flood risk listWN7 2TS: low flood risk at worstWN7 2UU: low flood risk at worstWN7 2UW: low flood risk at worstWN7 2UZ: low flood risk at worstWN7 2YH: low flood risk at worstWN7 2YN: low flood risk at worstWN7 2TR: medium flood risk at worstWN7 2TX: high flood riskWN7 2TY: high flood riskWN7 2TZ: high flood riskWN7 2UA: high flood riskWN7 2UB: high flood riskWN7 2UG: high flood riskWN7 2UH: high flood riskWN7 2UJ: high flood riskWN7 2UL: high flood riskWN7 2UN: high flood riskWN7 2UQ: high flood riskWN7 2UY: high flood riskWN7 2YL: high flood risk Higher Folds 13 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to WN7 2TZ, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk13 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Higher Folds, by flood risk Of the 57 postcodes in Higher Folds that ONS places, 13 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 6 are at low risk at worst and 37 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 13 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Higher Folds. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Higher Folds
  • A home or business at high risk: 13
  • At medium risk at worst: 1
  • At low risk at worst: 6
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 37
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 57 postcodes in Higher Folds that ONS places, 13 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 6 are at low risk at worst and 37 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

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. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.5045, longitude -2.4834. 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; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; 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 postcodes at high risk

13 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

WN7 2TZ33 at high riskWN7 2UH31 at high riskWN7 2UG28 at high riskWN7 2TY23 at high riskWN7 2UN20 at high riskWN7 2UB19 at high riskWN7 2UL16 at high riskWN7 2UQ15 at high riskWN7 2UA12 at high riskWN7 2UJ5 at high riskWN7 2TX4 at high riskWN7 2YL3 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 13 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. WN7 2TZ, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Higher Folds?

At 57 of the 57 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 249 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 20 of its 57 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Elliott Street Surgery, 1.4 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Atherton, 2.8 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: 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 Higher Folds?

HM Land Registry records 4 sales of homes in Higher Folds in the 12 months to August 2026: too few to give a typical price.

Semi-detached 3 sales, too few to price
Terraced 1 sale, too few to price

Across the whole WN7 district, Higher Folds's main postcode district: a typical £181,250.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Higher Folds: 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 Higher Folds?

3 of the 57 postcodes now in use in Higher Folds came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 14 homes sold in Higher Folds were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WN7 district, 6%.

The newest postcodes

WN7 2FUsince October 2021WN7 2FWsince October 2021WN7 2FTsince January 2021

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

PeriodIn Higher FoldsAcross the WN7 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 4, too few for a share 5 of 520 (Under 1%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 14 (0%) 37 of 668 (6%)

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 Higher Folds?

Ofcom reports on 57 of the 57 postcodes in Higher Folds. At 57 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit57 of 57
Postcodes where every home can get superfast57 of 57

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.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Higher Folds at risk of flooding?

20 of the 57 postcodes in Higher Folds 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 249 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 20 of 57 postcodes High: 210Medium: 39Low: 110

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 Higher Folds?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Higher Folds. 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

Secondary

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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 Higher Folds?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Higher Folds is Atherton Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Atherton Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
  • Hag Fold Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
  • Daisy Hill Rail Station Railway station 4.4 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 Higher Folds?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Higher Folds. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Higher Folds 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 Higher Folds. 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 postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Higher Folds?

Council
Wigan
Parliamentary constituency
Leigh and Atherton
Police force area
Greater Manchester
Region
North West
Country
England
MP
Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op))

All 57 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 Higher Folds

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Higher Folds postcodes

57 postcodes in use in Higher Folds, by district:

WN7 postcode district,57 postcodes

That district is in the WN postcode area.

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Places near Higher Folds

Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Astley1.9 km, £257,000Tyldesley1.9 km, £260,000Atherton2.5 km, £190,000Leigh2.5 km, £177,000Glazebury3.9 km, £390,000Little Hulton5.1 km, £212,000Westhoughton5.2 km, £225,000Worsley5.4 km, £339,600 All places A to Z

Questions about Higher Folds

What is it like to live in Higher Folds?
At 57 of the 57 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 249 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 20 of its 57 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Elliott Street Surgery, 1.4 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Atherton, 2.8 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: 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 Higher Folds?
Higher Folds is covered by postcode district WN7, across 57 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Higher Folds in?
Higher Folds is in the Wigan council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Higher Folds?
Higher Folds is in the Leigh and Atherton parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op)), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
What schools are in Higher Folds?
In Higher Folds, primary schools at its postcodes include St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Fred Longworth High School, 1.1 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Higher Folds have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Higher Folds is Atherton, 2.8 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Higher Folds?
Ofcom reports on 57 of the 57 postcodes in Higher Folds. At 57 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Higher Folds at risk of flooding?
20 of the 57 postcodes in Higher Folds 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 249 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 Higher Folds?
3 of the 57 postcodes now in use in Higher Folds came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 14 homes sold in Higher Folds were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WN7 district, 6%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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