Platt Bridge and Abram

Platt Bridge and Abram is covered by postcode district WN2. It is in the Wigan council area, England.

Typical price £170,000 Homes sold in Platt Bridge and Abram, last 12 months. ▲ 2.4% on the year before Gigabit broadband 213 of 238 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 48 of 238 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 103 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 5 4 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Platt Bridge and Abram, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Platt Bridge and Abram, by flood risk Of the 238 postcodes in Platt Bridge and Abram that ONS places, 10 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 34 are at low risk at worst and 190 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 9 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Platt Bridge and Abram. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A58 WN2 3FS: not on the flood risk listWN2 3FT: not on the flood risk listWN2 3GD: not on the flood risk listWN2 3NX: not on the flood risk listWN2 3SY: not on the flood risk listWN2 3SZ: not on the flood risk listWN2 3TA: not on the flood risk listWN2 3TB: not on the flood risk listWN2 3TD: not on the flood risk listWN2 3TF: not on the flood risk listWN2 3TG: not on the flood risk listWN2 3TH: not on the flood risk listWN2 3TJ: not on the flood risk listWN2 3TL: not on the flood risk listWN2 3TN: not on the flood risk listWN2 3TP: not on the flood risk listWN2 3TQ: not on the flood risk listWN2 3TS: not on the flood risk listWN2 3TT: not on the flood risk listWN2 3TU: not on the flood risk listWN2 3TW: not on the flood risk listWN2 3TX: not on the flood risk listWN2 3TY: not on the flood risk listWN2 3TZ: not on the flood risk listWN2 3UA: not on the flood risk listWN2 3UB: not on the flood risk listWN2 3UF: not on the flood risk listWN2 3UG: not on the flood risk listWN2 3UH: not on the flood risk listWN2 3UJ: not on the flood risk listWN2 3UN: not on the flood risk listWN2 3UP: not on the flood risk listWN2 3UQ: not on the flood risk listWN2 3UW: not on the flood risk listWN2 5AA: not on the flood risk listWN2 5AB: not on the flood risk listWN2 5AF: not on the flood risk listWN2 5AP: not on the flood risk listWN2 5AR: not on the flood risk listWN2 5AS: not on the flood risk listWN2 5AU: not on the flood risk listWN2 5BA: not on the flood risk listWN2 5BE: not on the flood risk listWN2 5BF: not on the flood risk listWN2 5BH: not on the flood risk listWN2 5BL: not on the flood risk listWN2 5BN: not on the flood risk listWN2 5BQ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5BS: not on the flood risk listWN2 5BT: not on the flood risk listWN2 5BU: not on the flood risk listWN2 5BW: not on the flood risk listWN2 5BX: not on the flood risk listWN2 5BY: not on the flood risk listWN2 5BZ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5DF: not on the flood risk listWN2 5DG: not on the flood risk listWN2 5DH: not on the flood risk listWN2 5DJ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5DL: not on the flood risk listWN2 5DN: not on the flood risk listWN2 5DP: not on the flood risk listWN2 5DQ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5DS: not on the flood risk listWN2 5DT: not on the flood risk listWN2 5DU: not on the flood risk listWN2 5DW: not on the flood risk listWN2 5DX: not on the flood risk listWN2 5DY: not on the flood risk listWN2 5DZ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5EE: not on the flood risk listWN2 5EG: not on the flood risk listWN2 5EN: not on the flood risk listWN2 5ER: not on the flood risk listWN2 5ES: not on the flood risk listWN2 5ET: not on the flood risk listWN2 5EU: not on the flood risk listWN2 5EX: not on the flood risk listWN2 5EY: not on the flood risk listWN2 5EZ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5FF: not on the flood risk listWN2 5FG: not on the flood risk listWN2 5FH: not on the flood risk listWN2 5FJ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5FL: not on the flood risk listWN2 5FN: not on the flood risk listWN2 5FP: not on the flood risk listWN2 5FS: not on the flood risk listWN2 5HG: not on the flood risk listWN2 5HH: not on the flood risk listWN2 5HL: not on the flood risk listWN2 5HP: not on the flood risk listWN2 5HR: not on the flood risk listWN2 5HS: not on the flood risk listWN2 5HT: not on the flood risk listWN2 5HU: not on the flood risk listWN2 5HX: not on the flood risk listWN2 5HY: not on the flood risk listWN2 5JE: not on the flood risk listWN2 5JF: not on the flood risk listWN2 5JL: not on the flood risk listWN2 5JU: not on the flood risk listWN2 5LL: not on the flood risk listWN2 5LR: not on the flood risk listWN2 5NA: not on the flood risk listWN2 5NB: not on the flood risk listWN2 5ND: not on the flood risk listWN2 5NG: not on the flood risk listWN2 5NH: not on the flood risk listWN2 5NL: not on the flood risk listWN2 5NN: not on the flood risk listWN2 5NT: not on the flood risk listWN2 5NU: not on the flood risk listWN2 5NW: not on the flood risk listWN2 5NX: not on the flood risk listWN2 5NY: not on the flood risk listWN2 5NZ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5PG: not on the flood risk listWN2 5PJ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5PQ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5PU: not on the flood risk listWN2 5PW: not on the flood risk listWN2 5PX: not on the flood risk listWN2 5PY: not on the flood risk listWN2 5PZ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5QF: not on the flood risk listWN2 5QG: not on the flood risk listWN2 5QH: not on the flood risk listWN2 5QJ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5QL: not on the flood risk listWN2 5QN: not on the flood risk listWN2 5QP: not on the flood risk listWN2 5QQ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5QR: not on the flood risk listWN2 5QS: not on the flood risk listWN2 5QU: not on the flood risk listWN2 5QW: not on the flood risk listWN2 5QX: not on the flood risk listWN2 5QY: not on the flood risk listWN2 5QZ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5RA: not on the flood risk listWN2 5RB: not on the flood risk listWN2 5RD: not on the flood risk listWN2 5RE: not on the flood risk listWN2 5RF: not on the flood risk listWN2 5RG: not on the flood risk listWN2 5RH: not on the flood risk listWN2 5RJ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5RN: not on the flood risk listWN2 5RP: not on the flood risk listWN2 5RQ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5RR: not on the flood risk listWN2 5RS: not on the flood risk listWN2 5RT: not on the flood risk listWN2 5RW: not on the flood risk listWN2 5RX: not on the flood risk listWN2 5RY: not on the flood risk listWN2 5RZ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5SA: not on the flood risk listWN2 5SB: not on the flood risk listWN2 5XA: not on the flood risk listWN2 5XB: not on the flood risk listWN2 5XD: not on the flood risk listWN2 5XE: not on the flood risk listWN2 5XF: not on the flood risk listWN2 5XG: not on the flood risk listWN2 5XH: not on the flood risk listWN2 5XJ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5XL: not on the flood risk listWN2 5XN: not on the flood risk listWN2 5XQ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5XR: not on the flood risk listWN2 5XS: not on the flood risk listWN2 5XT: not on the flood risk listWN2 5XU: not on the flood risk listWN2 5XX: not on the flood risk listWN2 5XY: not on the flood risk listWN2 5YE: not on the flood risk listWN2 5YF: not on the flood risk listWN2 5YG: not on the flood risk listWN2 5YL: not on the flood risk listWN2 5YN: not on the flood risk listWN2 5YP: not on the flood risk listWN2 5YQ: not on the flood risk listWN2 5YR: not on the flood risk listWN2 5YS: not on the flood risk listWN2 5YT: not on the flood risk listWN2 5YU: not on the flood risk listWN2 5YW: not on the flood risk listWN2 5YX: not on the flood risk listWN2 3UD: low flood risk at worstWN2 3UL: low flood risk at worstWN2 5AE: low flood risk at worstWN2 5AG: low flood risk at worstWN2 5AH: low flood risk at worstWN2 5AJ: low flood risk at worstWN2 5AQ: low flood risk at worstWN2 5AW: low flood risk at worstWN2 5AX: low flood risk at worstWN2 5AZ: low flood risk at worstWN2 5BB: low flood risk at worstWN2 5BD: low flood risk at worstWN2 5BJ: low flood risk at worstWN2 5BP: low flood risk at worstWN2 5DD: low flood risk at worstWN2 5DE: low flood risk at worstWN2 5EB: low flood risk at worstWN2 5FD: low flood risk at worstWN2 5JA: low flood risk at worstWN2 5JB: low flood risk at worstWN2 5JD: low flood risk at worstWN2 5JG: low flood risk at worstWN2 5JH: low flood risk at worstWN2 5JJ: low flood risk at worstWN2 5JQ: low flood risk at worstWN2 5LJ: low flood risk at worstWN2 5LT: low flood risk at worstWN2 5LU: low flood risk at worstWN2 5PL: low flood risk at worstWN2 5PT: low flood risk at worstWN2 5QA: low flood risk at worstWN2 5QB: low flood risk at worstWN2 5QD: low flood risk at worstWN2 5QE: low flood risk at worstWN2 5DA: medium flood risk at worstWN2 5PP: medium flood risk at worstWN2 5PR: medium flood risk at worstWN2 5PS: medium flood risk at worstWN2 5AL: high flood riskWN2 5AN: high flood riskWN2 5AT: high flood riskWN2 5DB: high flood riskWN2 5LS: high flood riskWN2 5NR: high flood riskWN2 5PB: high flood riskWN2 5PD: high flood riskWN2 5PH: high flood riskWN2 5PN: high flood risk Platt Bridge and Abram 9 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to WN2 5LS, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk9 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Platt Bridge and Abram, by flood risk Of the 238 postcodes in Platt Bridge and Abram that ONS places, 10 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 34 are at low risk at worst and 190 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 9 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Platt Bridge and Abram. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A58 Platt Bridge and Abram
  • A home or business at high risk: 10
  • At medium risk at worst: 4
  • At low risk at worst: 34
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 190
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 238 postcodes in Platt Bridge and Abram that ONS places, 10 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 34 are at low risk at worst and 190 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 53.5170, longitude -2.5968. 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

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

WN2 5LS33 at high riskWN2 5PB12 at high riskWN2 5AN10 at high riskWN2 5AL8 at high riskWN2 5PD4 at high riskWN2 5AT4 at high riskWN2 5DB4 at high riskWN2 5PH3 at high riskWN2 5NR1 at high riskWN2 5PN1 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 9 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. WN2 5LS, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Platt Bridge and Abram?

Homes sold for a typical £170,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 2.4% on the 12 months before. At 213 of the 238 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 103 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 48 of its 238 postcodes. It has 4 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Ince (Manchester), 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 Platt Bridge and Abram?

Homes in Platt Bridge and Abram sold for a typical £170,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 97 sales, up 2.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£170,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£166,000
12 months to August 2026
£170,000

▲ up 2.4% on the 12 months before

Detached£305,100 15 sales
Semi-detached£198,000 38 sales
Terraced£130,000 37 sales
Flat or maisonette£64,000 7 sales

Across the whole WN2 district, Platt Bridge and Abram's main postcode district: a typical £182,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Platt Bridge and Abram: 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 Platt Bridge and Abram?

7 of the 238 postcodes now in use in Platt Bridge and Abram came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 9 of the 137 homes sold in Platt Bridge and Abram were newly built (7%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WN2 district, 13%.

The newest postcodes

WN2 5AHsince July 2024WN2 5FJsince November 2023WN2 5FSsince May 2023WN2 5FFsince April 2022WN2 5FHsince December 2021WN2 5FGsince September 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 Platt Bridge and AbramAcross the WN2 district
The 12 months to August 2026 1 of 97 (1%) 1 of 493 (Under 1%)
The 12 months to August 2025 9 of 137 (7%) 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 Platt Bridge and Abram?

Ofcom reports on 238 of the 238 postcodes in Platt Bridge and Abram. At 213 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit213 of 238
Postcodes where every home can get superfast231 of 238
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband1 of 238

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 Platt Bridge and Abram at risk of flooding?

48 of the 238 postcodes in Platt Bridge and Abram 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 103 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 48 of 238 postcodes High: 80Medium: 23Low: 298

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 Platt Bridge and Abram?

The open schools at the postcodes in Platt Bridge and Abram. 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

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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 Platt Bridge and Abram?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Platt Bridge and Abram is Ince (Manchester) Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Ince (Manchester) Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • Hindley Rail Station Railway station 3.1 kmCycle
  • Wigan North Western Rail Station Railway station 3.8 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 Platt Bridge and Abram?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Platt Bridge and Abram. 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 Platt Bridge and Abram 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 Platt Bridge and Abram. 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 Platt Bridge and Abram?

Council
Wigan
Parliamentary constituency
Makerfield
Police force area
Greater Manchester
Region
North West
Country
England
MP
Andy Burnham (Labour (Co-op))

All 238 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

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Platt Bridge and Abram postcodes

238 postcodes in use in Platt Bridge and Abram, by district:

WN2 postcode district,238 postcodes

That district is in the WN postcode area.

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Places near Platt Bridge and Abram

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Platt Bridge and Abram's £170,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Hindley2.6 km, £191,000Ince-in-Makerfield2.6 km, £159,000Ashton-in-Makerfield4.1 km, £200,000Wigan4.4 km, £177,250Golborne4.7 km, £235,000Leigh5.5 km, £177,000Aspull5.9 km, £198,000Westhoughton6.0 km, £225,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Platt Bridge and Abram

What is it like to live in Platt Bridge and Abram?
Homes sold for a typical £170,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 2.4% on the 12 months before. At 213 of the 238 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 103 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 48 of its 238 postcodes. It has 4 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Ince (Manchester), 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 Platt Bridge and Abram?
Platt Bridge and Abram is covered by postcode district WN2, across 238 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Platt Bridge and Abram in?
Platt Bridge and Abram is in the Wigan council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Platt Bridge and Abram?
Platt Bridge and Abram is in the Makerfield parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Andy Burnham (Labour (Co-op)), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Platt Bridge and Abram?
Homes in Platt Bridge and Abram sold for a typical £170,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 97 sales, up 2.4% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Platt Bridge and Abram?
In Platt Bridge and Abram, primary schools at its postcodes include St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram, Holy Family Catholic Academy and Platt Bridge Community School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Newbridge Learning Community. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Platt Bridge and Abram have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Platt Bridge and Abram is Ince (Manchester), 2.6 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Platt Bridge and Abram?
Ofcom reports on 238 of the 238 postcodes in Platt Bridge and Abram. At 213 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Platt Bridge and Abram at risk of flooding?
48 of the 238 postcodes in Platt Bridge and Abram 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 103 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 Platt Bridge and Abram?
7 of the 238 postcodes now in use in Platt Bridge and Abram came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 9 of the 137 homes sold in Platt Bridge and Abram were newly built (7%), 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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