WN3 4QY postcode in Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan

WN3 4QY is a postcode in Ince-in-Makerfield, in the Ince ward of Wigan. It is in the Wigan parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 98% of homes and businesses at WN3 4QY can get it Across Wigan: 97% Typical price £150,000 Homes sold in WN3 4, last 12 months. ▲ 3.8% on the year before Nearest station Ince (Manchester) 150 m in a straight line

Where WN3 4QY is, and what is near it

Map of WN3 4QY and what is near it Map of WN3 4QY: its centre point, with the 205 other postcodes in the WN3 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. WN3 4FP: also in WN3 4WN3 4LR: also in WN3 4WN3 4NA: also in WN3 4WN3 4NB: also in WN3 4WN3 4ND: also in WN3 4WN3 4NE: also in WN3 4WN3 4NF: also in WN3 4WN3 4NW: also in WN3 4WN3 4QH: also in WN3 4WN3 4QN: also in WN3 4WN3 4QP: also in WN3 4WN3 4QR: also in WN3 4WN3 4QS: also in WN3 4WN3 4QT: also in WN3 4WN3 4QU: also in WN3 4WN3 4QW: also in WN3 4WN3 4QZ: also in WN3 4WN3 4RA: also in WN3 4WN3 4RB: also in WN3 4WN3 4RD: also in WN3 4WN3 4RE: also in WN3 4WN3 4RF: also in WN3 4WN3 4RG: also in WN3 4WN3 4RH: also in WN3 4WN3 4RJ: also in WN3 4WN3 4RL: also in WN3 4WN3 4RN: also in WN3 4WN3 4RP: also in WN3 4WN3 4RQ: also in WN3 4WN3 4RR: also in WN3 4WN3 4RS: also in WN3 4WN3 4RT: also in WN3 4WN3 4RU: also in WN3 4WN3 4RW: also in WN3 4WN3 4RX: also in WN3 4WN3 4RY: also in WN3 4WN3 4RZ: also in WN3 4WN3 4SA: also in WN3 4WN3 4SB: also in WN3 4WN3 4SD: also in WN3 4WN3 4SE: also in WN3 4WN3 4SH: also in WN3 4WN3 4SQ: also in WN3 4 GP 1.5 kmWigan North Western station 1.6 kmSchool 1.6 kmInce-in-Makerfield WN3 4QY Map of WN3 4QY and what is near it Map of WN3 4QY: its centre point, with the 205 other postcodes in the WN3 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 1.5 kmSchool 1.6 kmInce WN3 4QY
  • WN3 4QY
  • Other postcodes in WN3 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5373, longitude -2.6116)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WN3 4QY?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WN3 4QY?

Every home and business at WN3 4QY can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 98% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WN3 4QY 98% Wigan 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WN3 4QY 100% Wigan Over 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at WN3 4QY?

BinDayBuddy has not read Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council's days for WN3 4QY today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WN3 4QY on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WN3 4QY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WN3 4QY.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Wigan

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WN3 4QY: 4,872 properties in Wigan are at high risk (2.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Wigan

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WN3 4QY is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WN3 4QY?

Homes in WN3 4 sold for a typical £150,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 35 sales, up 3.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£150,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£144,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £280,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £184,000 8 sales
  • Terraced £120,000 18 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole WN3 district: a typical £199,000 from 304 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in WN3 4QY

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in WN3 4QY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 5 June 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near WN3 4QY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around WN3 4QY. Over half of them (76%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (30%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WN3 4QY

Band D in Wigan for 2026‑27: £2,153. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,435 (band A) to £1,913 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,435.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 560 (76%)£1,435
Band Babout 150 (20%)£1,674
Band Cabout 30 (4%)£1,913
Band Dwithheld£2,153
Band Efewer than 5£2,631
Band Ffewer than 5£3,109
Band Gfewer than 5£3,588
Band Hfewer than 5£4,305

When the homes were built

  1. 30% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 23% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 2020 or later

Averages for Wigan before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WN3 4QY is in (ONS area E01006309), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WN3 4QY?

The nearest open schools to WN3 4QY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WN3 4QY, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to WN3 4QY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WN3 4QY is Ince (Manchester) Rail Station, 150 metres away in a straight line.

  • Ince (Manchester) Rail Station Railway station 150 mWalk
  • Wigan North Western Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Christopher Street, 154 m away.

More stations near WN3 4QY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WN3 4QY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WN3 4QY, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WN3 4QY?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WN3 4QY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WN3 4QY?

The nearest to the centre of WN3 4QY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WN3 4QY?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WN3 4QY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WN3 4QY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WN3 4QY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WN3 4QY, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WN3 4QY?

The nearest vets to the centre of WN3 4QY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WN3 4QY in a conservation area?

The centre of WN3 4QY is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WN3 4QY?

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 WN3 4QY. 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.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for WN3 4QY

Ward
Ince
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Ince-in-Makerfield
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WN3 4RQ40 mWN3 4QZ70 mWN3 4RF70 mWN3 4SH90 mWN3 4RN100 mWN3 4RE100 m
All of WN3

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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