Ince-in-Makerfield

Ince-in-Makerfield is covered by postcode districts WN1, WN2 and WN3. It is in the Wigan council area, England.

Typical price £159,000 Homes sold in Ince-in-Makerfield, last 12 months. ▼ 3.6% on the year before Gigabit broadband 295 of 325 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 43 of 330 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 404 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 4 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Ince-in-Makerfield, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Ince-in-Makerfield, by flood risk Of the 330 postcodes in Ince-in-Makerfield that ONS places, 18 have a home or business at high risk, 10 are at medium risk at worst, 15 are at low risk at worst and 287 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. 2 groups of postcodes at high or medium risk are outlined: 14 postcodes at high or medium risk; 6 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Ince-in-Makerfield. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A58 WN1 3AG: not on the flood risk listWN1 3AJ: not on the flood risk listWN1 3BB: not on the flood risk listWN1 3BG: not on the flood risk listWN1 3BS: not on the flood risk listWN1 3BX: not on the flood risk listWN1 3DA: not on the flood risk listWN1 3DB: not on the flood risk listWN1 3DE: not on the flood risk listWN1 3DF: not on the flood risk listWN1 3DG: not on the flood risk listWN1 3DJ: not on the flood risk listWN1 3DL: not on the flood risk listWN1 3DP: not on the flood risk listWN1 3DQ: not on the flood risk listWN1 3DT: not on the flood risk listWN1 3DU: not on the flood risk listWN1 3DX: not on the flood risk listWN1 3HB: not on the flood risk listWN1 3HD: not on the flood risk listWN1 3HH: not on the flood risk listWN1 3HL: not on the flood risk listWN1 3HN: not on the flood risk listWN1 3HP: not on the flood risk listWN1 3HQ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2AB: not on the flood risk listWN2 2AF: not on the flood risk listWN2 2AJ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2AL: not on the flood risk listWN2 2AN: not on the flood risk listWN2 2AP: not on the flood risk listWN2 2AR: not on the flood risk listWN2 2AS: not on the flood risk listWN2 2AT: not on the flood risk listWN2 2AU: not on the flood risk listWN2 2AW: not on the flood risk listWN2 2AX: not on the flood risk listWN2 2AY: not on the flood risk listWN2 2AZ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2BA: not on the flood risk listWN2 2BB: not on the flood risk listWN2 2BD: not on the flood risk listWN2 2BE: not on the flood risk listWN2 2BG: not on the flood risk listWN2 2BH: not on the flood risk listWN2 2BJ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2BL: not on the flood risk listWN2 2BP: not on the flood risk listWN2 2BS: not on the flood risk listWN2 2BT: not on the flood risk listWN2 2BU: not on the flood risk listWN2 2BW: not on the flood risk listWN2 2BX: not on the flood risk listWN2 2BY: not on the flood risk listWN2 2BZ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2DA: not on the flood risk listWN2 2DD: not on the flood risk listWN2 2DE: not on the flood risk listWN2 2DF: not on the flood risk listWN2 2DG: not on the flood risk listWN2 2DH: not on the flood risk listWN2 2DJ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2DQ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2DT: not on the flood risk listWN2 2DU: not on the flood risk listWN2 2DW: not on the flood risk listWN2 2DX: not on the flood risk listWN2 2DY: not on the flood risk listWN2 2DZ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2EA: not on the flood risk listWN2 2EB: not on the flood risk listWN2 2EE: not on the flood risk listWN2 2EF: not on the flood risk listWN2 2EG: not on the flood risk listWN2 2EH: not on the flood risk listWN2 2EL: not on the flood risk listWN2 2EN: not on the flood risk listWN2 2EP: not on the flood risk listWN2 2EQ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2ER: not on the flood risk listWN2 2ES: not on the flood risk listWN2 2ET: not on the flood risk listWN2 2EU: not on the flood risk listWN2 2EW: not on the flood risk listWN2 2EX: not on the flood risk listWN2 2EY: not on the flood risk listWN2 2EZ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2FF: not on the flood risk listWN2 2FJ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2FL: not on the flood risk listWN2 2FP: not on the flood risk listWN2 2FQ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2FR: not on the flood risk listWN2 2HA: not on the flood risk listWN2 2HF: not on the flood risk listWN2 2HG: not on the flood risk listWN2 2HH: not on the flood risk listWN2 2HJ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2HL: not on the flood risk listWN2 2HN: not on the flood risk listWN2 2HP: not on the flood risk listWN2 2HQ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2HR: not on the flood risk listWN2 2HS: not on the flood risk listWN2 2HT: not on the flood risk listWN2 2HY: not on the flood risk listWN2 2HZ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2JA: not on the flood risk listWN2 2JG: not on the flood risk listWN2 2JH: not on the flood risk listWN2 2JJ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2JL: not on the flood risk listWN2 2JP: not on the flood risk listWN2 2JQ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2JR: not on the flood risk listWN2 2JS: not on the flood risk listWN2 2JT: not on the flood risk listWN2 2JU: not on the flood risk listWN2 2JW: not on the flood risk listWN2 2JZ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2LF: not on the flood risk listWN2 2LG: not on the flood risk listWN2 2LH: not on the flood risk listWN2 2LL: not on the flood risk listWN2 2LR: not on the flood risk listWN2 2LS: not on the flood risk listWN2 2LT: not on the flood risk listWN2 2LW: not on the flood risk listWN2 2LX: not on the flood risk listWN2 2LY: not on the flood risk listWN2 2LZ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2NA: not on the flood risk listWN2 2NB: not on the flood risk listWN2 2ND: not on the flood risk listWN2 2NE: not on the flood risk listWN2 2NF: not on the flood risk listWN2 2NG: not on the flood risk listWN2 2NH: not on the flood risk listWN2 2NJ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2NL: not on the flood risk listWN2 2NN: not on the flood risk listWN2 2NP: not on the flood risk listWN2 2NQ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2NR: not on the flood risk listWN2 2NS: not on the flood risk listWN2 2NT: not on the flood risk listWN2 2NU: not on the flood risk listWN2 2NW: not on the flood risk listWN2 2NX: not on the flood risk listWN2 2NY: not on the flood risk listWN2 2NZ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2PA: not on the flood risk listWN2 2PB: not on the flood risk listWN2 2PD: not on the flood risk listWN2 2PE: not on the flood risk listWN2 2PF: not on the flood risk listWN2 2PG: not on the flood risk listWN2 2PH: not on the flood risk listWN2 2PJ: not on the flood risk listWN2 2PW: not on the flood risk listWN2 2SY: not on the flood risk listWN3 4AD: not on the flood risk listWN3 4AY: not on the flood risk listWN3 4BA: not on the flood risk listWN3 4FJ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4FS: not on the flood risk listWN3 4JL: not on the flood risk listWN3 4JQ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4JR: not on the flood risk listWN3 4JS: not on the flood risk listWN3 4JT: not on the flood risk listWN3 4JU: not on the flood risk listWN3 4JW: not on the flood risk listWN3 4JY: not on the flood risk listWN3 4JZ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4LA: not on the flood risk listWN3 4LB: not on the flood risk listWN3 4LD: not on the flood risk listWN3 4LG: not on the flood risk listWN3 4LH: not on the flood risk listWN3 4LJ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4LL: not on the flood risk listWN3 4LN: not on the flood risk listWN3 4LP: not on the flood risk listWN3 4LQ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4LR: not on the flood risk listWN3 4LS: not on the flood risk listWN3 4LU: not on the flood risk listWN3 4LW: not on the flood risk listWN3 4LY: not on the flood risk listWN3 4NA: not on the flood risk listWN3 4NB: not on the flood risk listWN3 4ND: not on the flood risk listWN3 4NE: not on the flood risk listWN3 4NF: not on the flood risk listWN3 4NG: not on the flood risk listWN3 4NH: not on the flood risk listWN3 4NJ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4NL: not on the flood risk listWN3 4NS: not on the flood risk listWN3 4NT: not on the flood risk listWN3 4NU: not on the flood risk listWN3 4NW: not on the flood risk listWN3 4NX: not on the flood risk listWN3 4NZ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4PB: not on the flood risk listWN3 4PD: not on the flood risk listWN3 4PE: not on the flood risk listWN3 4PF: not on the flood risk listWN3 4PG: not on the flood risk listWN3 4PL: not on the flood risk listWN3 4PQ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4PS: not on the flood risk listWN3 4PY: not on the flood risk listWN3 4PZ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4QA: not on the flood risk listWN3 4QB: not on the flood risk listWN3 4QD: not on the flood risk listWN3 4QG: not on the flood risk listWN3 4QH: not on the flood risk listWN3 4QN: not on the flood risk listWN3 4QP: not on the flood risk listWN3 4QR: not on the flood risk listWN3 4QS: not on the flood risk listWN3 4QT: not on the flood risk listWN3 4QU: not on the flood risk listWN3 4QY: not on the flood risk listWN3 4QZ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RA: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RB: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RD: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RE: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RF: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RG: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RH: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RJ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RL: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RN: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RP: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RQ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RR: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RS: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RT: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RU: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RW: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RX: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RY: not on the flood risk listWN3 4RZ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4SA: not on the flood risk listWN3 4SB: not on the flood risk listWN3 4SD: not on the flood risk listWN3 4SE: not on the flood risk listWN3 4SF: not on the flood risk listWN3 4SH: not on the flood risk listWN3 4SQ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4SZ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4TA: not on the flood risk listWN3 4TB: not on the flood risk listWN3 4TD: not on the flood risk listWN3 4TE: not on the flood risk listWN3 4TF: not on the flood risk listWN3 4TG: not on the flood risk listWN3 4TJ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4TL: not on the flood risk listWN3 4TN: not on the flood risk listWN3 4TP: not on the flood risk listWN3 4TQ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4TR: not on the flood risk listWN3 4TS: not on the flood risk listWN3 4TT: not on the flood risk listWN3 4TU: not on the flood risk listWN3 4TW: not on the flood risk listWN3 4TX: not on the flood risk listWN3 4TY: not on the flood risk listWN3 4TZ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4UA: not on the flood risk listWN3 4UF: not on the flood risk listWN3 4UG: not on the flood risk listWN3 4UH: not on the flood risk listWN3 4UJ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4UL: not on the flood risk listWN3 4UN: not on the flood risk listWN3 4UP: not on the flood risk listWN3 4UQ: not on the flood risk listWN3 4UW: not on the flood risk listWN1 3BT: low flood risk at worstWN2 2AG: low flood risk at worstWN2 2AQ: low flood risk at worstWN2 2ED: low flood risk at worstWN2 2LA: low flood risk at worstWN2 2LD: low flood risk at worstWN2 2PL: low flood risk at worstWN2 2PN: low flood risk at worstWN2 2PQ: low flood risk at worstWN2 2PR: low flood risk at worstWN2 2PS: low flood risk at worstWN2 2TA: low flood risk at worstWN3 4FP: low flood risk at worstWN3 4JA: low flood risk at worstWN3 4JN: low flood risk at worstWN1 3AD: medium flood risk at worstWN1 3BQ: medium flood risk at worstWN1 3HE: medium flood risk at worstWN2 2LN: medium flood risk at worstWN3 4JE: medium flood risk at worstWN3 4JF: medium flood risk at worstWN3 4LZ: medium flood risk at worstWN3 4PH: medium flood risk at worstWN3 4PJ: medium flood risk at worstWN3 4PN: medium flood risk at worstWN2 2BN: high flood riskWN2 2BQ: high flood riskWN2 2DL: high flood riskWN2 2DP: high flood riskWN2 2DR: high flood riskWN2 2DS: high flood riskWN2 2LJ: high flood riskWN2 2LP: high flood riskWN2 2LQ: high flood riskWN3 4JB: high flood riskWN3 4JD: high flood riskWN3 4JG: high flood riskWN3 4JJ: high flood riskWN3 4JP: high flood riskWN3 4LT: high flood riskWN3 4PP: high flood riskWN3 4PR: high flood riskWN3 4PW: high flood risk Ince-in-Makerfield 14 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to WN3 4PW, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk14 postcodes at high or medium risk6 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to WN2 2DS, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk6 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Ince-in-Makerfield, by flood risk Of the 330 postcodes in Ince-in-Makerfield that ONS places, 18 have a home or business at high risk, 10 are at medium risk at worst, 15 are at low risk at worst and 287 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. 2 groups of postcodes at high or medium risk are outlined: 14 postcodes at high or medium risk; 6 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Ince-in-Makerfield. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A58 Ince-in-Makerfield 6 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to WN2 2DS, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk6 postcodes at high or medium risk
  • A home or business at high risk: 18
  • At medium risk at worst: 10
  • At low risk at worst: 15
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 287
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 330 postcodes in Ince-in-Makerfield that ONS places, 18 have a home or business at high risk, 10 are at medium risk at worst, 15 are at low risk at worst and 287 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. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.5391, longitude -2.6082. 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

18 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.

WN2 2DS62 at high riskWN2 2BQ38 at high riskWN2 2DP26 at high riskWN3 4PW24 at high riskWN2 2DL17 at high riskWN3 4PP13 at high riskWN2 2DR12 at high riskWN3 4JP10 at high riskWN3 4JB10 at high riskWN2 2BN9 at high riskWN3 4PR8 at high riskWN2 2LJ8 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 14 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. WN3 4PW, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
  • 6 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. WN2 2DS, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Ince-in-Makerfield?

Homes sold for a typical £159,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 3.6% on the 12 months before. At 295 of the 325 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 404 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 43 of its 330 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Ince (Manchester), 200 metres 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 Ince-in-Makerfield?

Homes in Ince-in-Makerfield sold for a typical £159,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 78 sales, down 3.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£159,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£165,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £260,000 18 sales
  • Semi-detached £161,500 34 sales
  • Terraced £125,500 26 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WN2 district, Ince-in-Makerfield's main postcode district: a typical £182,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Ince-in-Makerfield: 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 Ince-in-Makerfield?

18 of the 330 postcodes now in use in Ince-in-Makerfield came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 38 of the 172 homes sold in Ince-in-Makerfield were newly built (22%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WN2 district, 13%.

The newest postcodes

WN1 3BXsince February 2026WN2 2FQsince December 2025WN2 2FPsince November 2025WN2 2FFsince March 2025WN3 4FSsince February 2025WN3 4ADsince January 2025

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 Ince-in-MakerfieldAcross the WN2 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 78 (0%) 1 of 493 (Under 1%)
The 12 months to August 2025 38 of 172 (22%) 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 Ince-in-Makerfield?

Ofcom reports on 325 of the 330 postcodes in Ince-in-Makerfield. At 295 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit295 of 325
Postcodes where every home can get superfast321 of 325

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 checker

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

Is Ince-in-Makerfield at risk of flooding?

43 of the 330 postcodes in Ince-in-Makerfield 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 404 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 43 of 330 postcodes High: 250Medium: 154Low: 158

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 Ince-in-Makerfield?

The open schools at the postcodes in Ince-in-Makerfield. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

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 Ince-in-Makerfield?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Ince-in-Makerfield is Ince (Manchester) Rail Station, 200 m away in a straight line.

  • Ince (Manchester) Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
  • Wigan North Western Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
  • Wigan Wallgate Rail Station Railway station 1.8 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 Ince-in-Makerfield?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Ince-in-Makerfield. 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 Ince-in-Makerfield 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 Ince-in-Makerfield. 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 Ince-in-Makerfield?

Council
Wigan
Parliamentary constituencies
Wigan (276) and Makerfield (54)
Police force area
Greater Manchester
Region
North West
Country
England

Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Moving to Ince-in-Makerfield

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Ince-in-Makerfield postcodes

330 postcodes in use in Ince-in-Makerfield, by district:

WN2 postcode district,158 postcodesWN3 postcode district,142 postcodesWN1 postcode district,30 postcodes

Those districts are all in the WN postcode area.

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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Ince-in-Makerfield

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Ince-in-Makerfield's £159,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Platt Bridge and Abram2.6 km, £170,000Wigan2.6 km, £177,250Hindley2.9 km, £191,000Aspull3.7 km, £198,000Ashton-in-Makerfield5.7 km, £200,000Westhoughton5.8 km, £225,000Wingates5.9 km, £175,000Blackrod6.0 km, £220,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Ince-in-Makerfield

What is it like to live in Ince-in-Makerfield?
Homes sold for a typical £159,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 3.6% on the 12 months before. At 295 of the 325 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 404 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 43 of its 330 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Ince (Manchester), 200 metres 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 Ince-in-Makerfield?
Ince-in-Makerfield is covered by postcode districts WN1, WN2 and WN3, across 330 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Ince-in-Makerfield in?
Ince-in-Makerfield is in the Wigan council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Ince-in-Makerfield?
Homes in Ince-in-Makerfield sold for a typical £159,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 78 sales, down 3.6% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Ince-in-Makerfield?
In Ince-in-Makerfield, primary schools at its postcodes include St William's Catholic Primary School, Ince CofE Primary School and Britannia Bridge Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Dean Trust Rose Bridge. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Ince-in-Makerfield have a railway station?
Yes: Ince (Manchester) is 200 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Ince-in-Makerfield, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Ince-in-Makerfield?
Ofcom reports on 325 of the 330 postcodes in Ince-in-Makerfield. At 295 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Ince-in-Makerfield at risk of flooding?
43 of the 330 postcodes in Ince-in-Makerfield 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 404 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 Ince-in-Makerfield?
18 of the 330 postcodes now in use in Ince-in-Makerfield came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 38 of the 172 homes sold in Ince-in-Makerfield were newly built (22%), 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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