Standish

Standish is covered by postcode districts WN1 and WN6. It is in the Wigan council area, England.

Typical price £245,000 Homes sold in Standish, last 12 months. ▼ 7.5% on the year before Gigabit broadband 240 of 282 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Not on the at-risk list No postcode here has a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Schools 5 3 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes

Every postcode in Standish, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Standish, by flood risk Of the 286 postcodes in Standish that ONS places, 286 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Standish. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WN1 2SR: not on the flood risk listWN1 2SS: not on the flood risk listWN1 2ST: not on the flood risk listWN1 2SU: not on the flood risk listWN1 2SX: not on the flood risk listWN1 2SZ: not on the flood risk listWN1 2TA: not on the flood risk listWN1 2XD: not on the flood risk listWN1 2XE: not on the flood risk listWN1 2XF: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AA: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AB: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AD: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AE: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AF: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AG: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AH: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AJ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AL: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AN: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AP: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AQ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AR: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AS: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AT: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AU: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AW: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AX: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AY: not on the flood risk listWN6 0AZ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0BA: not on the flood risk listWN6 0BB: not on the flood risk listWN6 0BD: not on the flood risk listWN6 0BE: not on the flood risk listWN6 0BF: not on the flood risk listWN6 0BG: not on the flood risk listWN6 0BH: not on the flood risk listWN6 0BJ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0BL: not on the flood risk listWN6 0BN: not on the flood risk listWN6 0BP: not on the flood risk listWN6 0BQ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0BS: not on the flood risk listWN6 0BT: not on the flood risk listWN6 0BU: not on the flood risk listWN6 0BW: not on the flood risk listWN6 0BX: not on the flood risk listWN6 0BY: not on the flood risk listWN6 0BZ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DA: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DB: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DD: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DE: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DF: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DG: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DH: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DJ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DL: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DN: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DP: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DQ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DR: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DS: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DT: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DU: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DW: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DX: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DY: not on the flood risk listWN6 0DZ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0EA: not on the flood risk listWN6 0EB: not on the flood risk listWN6 0ED: not on the flood risk listWN6 0EE: not on the flood risk listWN6 0EF: not on the flood risk listWN6 0EG: not on the flood risk listWN6 0EH: not on the flood risk listWN6 0EJ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0EL: not on the flood risk listWN6 0EN: not on the flood risk listWN6 0EP: not on the flood risk listWN6 0EQ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0ER: not on the flood risk listWN6 0ES: not on the flood risk listWN6 0ET: not on the flood risk listWN6 0EU: not on the flood risk listWN6 0EW: not on the flood risk listWN6 0EX: not on the flood risk listWN6 0EY: not on the flood risk listWN6 0EZ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0FA: not on the flood risk listWN6 0FB: not on the flood risk listWN6 0FD: not on the flood risk listWN6 0FE: not on the flood risk listWN6 0FG: not on the flood risk listWN6 0FH: not on the flood risk listWN6 0FJ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0FN: not on the flood risk listWN6 0GA: not on the flood risk listWN6 0GF: not on the flood risk listWN6 0GG: not on the flood risk listWN6 0GH: not on the flood risk listWN6 0GJ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0GL: not on the flood risk listWN6 0GN: not on the flood risk listWN6 0GP: not on the flood risk listWN6 0GQ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0GR: not on the flood risk listWN6 0GS: not on the flood risk listWN6 0GT: not on the flood risk listWN6 0GU: not on the flood risk listWN6 0HA: not on the flood risk listWN6 0HB: not on the flood risk listWN6 0HD: not on the flood risk listWN6 0HE: not on the flood risk listWN6 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flood risk listWN6 0JZ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0LA: not on the flood risk listWN6 0LB: not on the flood risk listWN6 0LD: not on the flood risk listWN6 0LE: not on the flood risk listWN6 0LF: not on the flood risk listWN6 0LG: not on the flood risk listWN6 0LH: not on the flood risk listWN6 0LJ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0LL: not on the flood risk listWN6 0LN: not on the flood risk listWN6 0LP: not on the flood risk listWN6 0LQ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0LR: not on the flood risk listWN6 0LS: not on the flood risk listWN6 0LW: not on the flood risk listWN6 0LX: not on the flood risk listWN6 0LY: not on the flood risk listWN6 0LZ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0NA: not on the flood risk listWN6 0NB: not on the flood risk listWN6 0ND: not on the flood risk listWN6 0NE: not on the flood risk listWN6 0NF: not on the flood risk listWN6 0NG: not on the flood risk listWN6 0NH: not on the flood risk listWN6 0NJ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0NL: not on the flood risk listWN6 0NN: not on the flood risk listWN6 0NP: not on the flood risk listWN6 0NQ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0NR: not on the flood risk listWN6 0NS: not on the flood risk listWN6 0NT: not on the flood risk listWN6 0NU: not on the flood risk listWN6 0NW: not on the flood risk listWN6 0NX: not on the flood risk listWN6 0NY: not on the flood risk listWN6 0NZ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0PA: not on the flood risk listWN6 0PB: not on the flood risk listWN6 0PD: not on the flood risk listWN6 0PG: not on the flood risk listWN6 0PQ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0RA: not on the flood risk listWN6 0RB: not on the flood risk listWN6 0RD: not on the flood risk listWN6 0RE: not on the flood risk listWN6 0RF: not on the flood risk listWN6 0RG: not on the flood risk listWN6 0RH: not on the flood risk listWN6 0RJ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0RL: not on the flood risk listWN6 0RN: not on the flood risk listWN6 0RP: not on the flood risk listWN6 0RQ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0RR: not on the flood risk listWN6 0RS: not on the flood risk listWN6 0RW: not on the flood risk listWN6 0SS: not on the flood risk listWN6 0ST: not on the flood risk listWN6 0SU: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TA: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TB: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TD: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TE: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TF: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TG: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TH: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TJ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TL: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TN: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TP: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TQ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TR: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TS: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TT: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TU: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TW: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TX: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TY: not on the flood risk listWN6 0TZ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0UA: not on the flood risk listWN6 0UB: not on the flood risk listWN6 0UD: not on the flood risk listWN6 0UE: not on the flood risk listWN6 0UF: not on the flood risk listWN6 0UG: not on the flood risk listWN6 0UH: not on the flood risk listWN6 0UJ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0UL: not on the flood risk listWN6 0UP: not on the flood risk listWN6 0UQ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0UR: not on the flood risk listWN6 0UU: not on the flood risk listWN6 0UX: not on the flood risk listWN6 0UY: not on the flood risk listWN6 0UZ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0WB: not on the flood risk listWN6 0WD: not on the flood risk listWN6 0WE: not on the flood risk listWN6 0WF: not on the flood risk listWN6 0WG: not on the flood risk listWN6 0WP: not on the flood risk listWN6 0XA: not on the flood risk listWN6 0XB: not on the flood risk listWN6 0XD: not on the flood risk listWN6 0XE: not on the flood risk listWN6 0XF: not on the flood risk listWN6 0XG: not on the flood risk listWN6 0XH: not on the flood risk listWN6 0XJ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0XL: not on the flood risk listWN6 0XN: not on the flood risk listWN6 0XP: not on the flood risk listWN6 0XQ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0XR: not on the flood risk listWN6 0XS: not on the flood risk listWN6 0XT: not on the flood risk listWN6 0XU: not on the flood risk listWN6 0XW: not on the flood risk listWN6 0XX: not on the flood risk listWN6 0XY: not on the flood risk listWN6 0YD: not on the flood risk listWN6 0YE: not on the flood risk listWN6 0YF: not on the flood risk listWN6 0YG: not on the flood risk listWN6 0YJ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0YR: not on the flood risk listWN6 0YS: not on the flood risk listWN6 0YT: not on the flood risk listWN6 0YU: not on the flood risk listWN6 0YW: not on the flood risk listWN6 0YY: not on the flood risk listWN6 0YZ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0ZH: not on the flood risk listWN6 0ZJ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0ZL: not on the flood risk listWN6 0ZN: not on the flood risk listWN6 0ZP: not on the flood risk listWN6 0ZQ: not on the flood risk listWN6 0ZR: not on the flood risk listWN6 0ZS: not on the flood risk list Standish Map of every postcode in Standish, by flood risk Of the 286 postcodes in Standish that ONS places, 286 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Standish. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Standish
  • 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: 286

Of the 286 postcodes in Standish that ONS places, 286 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 53.5853, longitude -2.6584. 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 Standish?

Homes sold for a typical £245,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 7.5% on the 12 months before. At 240 of the 282 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 286 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 3 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Gathurst, 3.7 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 Standish?

Homes in Standish sold for a typical £245,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 144 sales, down 7.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£245,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£265,000
12 months to August 2026
£245,000

▼ down 7.5% on the 12 months before

Detached£386,248 54 sales
Semi-detached£225,000 50 sales
Terraced£164,000 27 sales
Flat or maisonette£120,000 13 sales

Across the whole WN6 district, Standish's main postcode district: a typical £220,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Standish: 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 Standish?

25 of the 286 postcodes now in use in Standish came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 203 homes sold in Standish were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WN6 district, 7%.

The newest postcodes

WN6 0XXsince April 2026WN6 0XHsince October 2025WN6 0XPsince October 2025WN6 0XNsince August 2025WN6 0FNsince October 2023WN6 0RFsince June 2023

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 StandishAcross the WN6 district
The 12 months to August 2026 1 of 144 (Under 1%) 4 of 493 (Under 1%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 203 (0%) 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 Standish?

Ofcom reports on 282 of the 286 postcodes in Standish. At 240 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit240 of 282
Postcodes where every home can get superfast269 of 282

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 Standish at risk of flooding?

None of the 286 postcodes in Standish 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 Standish?

The open schools at the postcodes in Standish. 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 Standish?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Standish is Gathurst Rail Station, 3.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Gathurst Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Appley Bridge Rail Station Railway station 4.1 kmCycle
  • Adlington (Lancs) Rail Station Railway station 4.8 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 Standish?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Standish. 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 Standish 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 Standish. 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 Standish?

Council
Wigan
Parliamentary constituency
Wigan
Police force area
Greater Manchester
Region
North West
Country
England
MP
Lisa Nandy (Labour)

All 286 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 Standish

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

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Standish postcodes

286 postcodes in use in Standish, by district:

WN6 postcode district,276 postcodesWN1 postcode district,10 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 Standish

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Standish's £245,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Shevington Moor1.9 km, £250,000Shevington2.6 km, £248,000Appley Bridge3.8 km, £247,000Coppull4.0 km, £193,750Wigan4.7 km, £177,250Adlington5.0 km, £242,000Blackrod5.2 km, £220,000Aspull5.3 km, £198,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Standish

What is it like to live in Standish?
Homes sold for a typical £245,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 7.5% on the 12 months before. At 240 of the 282 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 286 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 3 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Gathurst, 3.7 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 Standish?
Standish is covered by postcode districts WN1 and WN6, across 286 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Standish in?
Standish is in the Wigan council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Standish?
Standish 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 Standish?
Homes in Standish sold for a typical £245,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 144 sales, down 7.5% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Standish?
In Standish, primary schools at its postcodes include Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy, Wood Fold Primary School and St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish; secondary schools at its postcodes include My Oasis Therapeutic Alternative Provision and Standish Community High School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Standish have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Standish is Gathurst, 3.7 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Standish?
Ofcom reports on 282 of the 286 postcodes in Standish. At 240 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Standish at risk of flooding?
None of the 286 postcodes in Standish 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 Standish?
25 of the 286 postcodes now in use in Standish came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 203 homes sold in Standish were newly built (0%), 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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