Shevington Moor
Shevington Moor is covered by postcode district WN6. It is mostly in the Wigan council area: 62 of its 64 postcodes. The others are in West Lancashire. 2 of its 64 postcodes are in Lancashire. ONS lists no county for the other 62.
Every postcode in Shevington Moor, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 0
- At medium risk at worst: 0
- At low risk at worst: 0
- At very low risk only: 0
- Not on the at-risk list: 64
Of the 64 postcodes in Shevington Moor that ONS places, 64 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. No boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.5924, longitude -2.6839. 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
What is it like to live in Shevington Moor?
Homes sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 0.6% on the 12 months before. At 61 of the 64 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 64 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The nearest school is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington, 1.1 km from the middle of its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Standish Medical Practice, 1.8 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Appley Bridge, 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: 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 Shevington Moor?
Homes in Shevington Moor sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 45 sales, down 0.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £345,000 20 sales
- Semi-detached £244,000 19 sales
- Terraced £159,750 6 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole WN6 district, Shevington Moor's main postcode district: a typical £220,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Shevington Moor: 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 Shevington Moor?
5 of the 64 postcodes now in use in Shevington Moor came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 13 of the 74 homes sold in Shevington Moor were newly built (18%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WN6 district, 7%.
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 Shevington Moor | Across the WN6 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 45 (0%) | 4 of 493 (Under 1%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 13 of 74 (18%) | 44 of 676 (7%) |
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 Shevington Moor?
Ofcom reports on 64 of the 64 postcodes in Shevington Moor. At 61 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 Shevington Moor at risk of flooding?
None of the 64 postcodes in Shevington Moor is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
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 Shevington Moor?
There is no primary school at the postcodes in Shevington Moor; these are the nearest to its middle. 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 Shevington Moor?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Shevington Moor is Appley Bridge Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.
- Appley Bridge Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
- Gathurst Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
- Parbold Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive
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 Shevington Moor?
There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Shevington Moor. 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.
- Standish Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01257 421909 1.8 kmCycle
- Shevington Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report December 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01942 483777 2.3 kmCycle
- Coppull Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01257 791216 3.3 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Shevington Moor 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 Shevington Moor. 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 Shevington Moor?
- Councils
- Wigan (62) and West Lancashire (2)
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Wigan (62) and West Lancashire (2)
- Police force areas
- Greater Manchester (62) and Lancashire (2)
- 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 Shevington Moor
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week. Most of Shevington Moor is in Wigan; near its edge, check which council a postcode is in.
- 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 nearest GP practices
- 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 Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Shevington Moor postcodes
64 postcodes in use in Shevington Moor, by district:
That district is in the WN postcode area.
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Places near Shevington Moor
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Shevington Moor's £250,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Shevington Moor
- What is it like to live in Shevington Moor?
- Homes sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 0.6% on the 12 months before. At 61 of the 64 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 64 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The nearest school is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington, 1.1 km from the middle of its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Standish Medical Practice, 1.8 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Appley Bridge, 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: 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 Shevington Moor?
- Shevington Moor is covered by postcode district WN6, across 64 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Shevington Moor?
- Homes in Shevington Moor sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 45 sales, down 0.6% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Shevington Moor?
- In Shevington Moor, the nearest primary school to the middle of its postcodes is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington, 1.1 km away in a straight line; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Standish Community High School, 750 metres away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Shevington Moor have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Shevington Moor is Appley Bridge, 2.8 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Shevington Moor?
- Ofcom reports on 64 of the 64 postcodes in Shevington Moor. At 61 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Shevington Moor at risk of flooding?
- None of the 64 postcodes in Shevington Moor is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Shevington Moor?
- 5 of the 64 postcodes now in use in Shevington Moor came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 13 of the 74 homes sold in Shevington Moor were newly built (18%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WN6 district, 7%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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