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County or areaGreater Manchester
Postcode districtWN1
Telephone code01942
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:40 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:24 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,998 residentsin the Wigan Central census areaMedian age 39.33,681 households61% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright10% social rented, 29% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,151 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 10%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 54% go by car, 5% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,000 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October34 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksTrencherfield Millhistoric site · under a mileGeorge Formby Statuehistoric site · under a mileWhitley Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miLeeds Liverpool Canal Bridge 94bridge · 1.2 miTop Lockbridge · 2.0 miPearson's Flashpond · 1.1 miScotman's Flashpond · 1.2 miBorsdane Woodswalk or trail · 2.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesParsons Meadowpark · under a mile · 27 haMesnes Parkpark · under a mile · 11 haGerrard Winstanley Gardenspark · under a mileWigan Life Centresports ground · under a mileGreat Acre Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileWilliam Foster Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes179 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19765 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202644 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 12 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,009 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation32 m105 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 57 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWrightington Hospital Orthopaedic Centre Elective Surgical Hub4.3 miGP surgeryAddaction Wigan & Leigh (Wigan)73 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyHollowood Chemist18 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationWigan Police Stationunder a mileCash machineCashpoint 2-6 Market Street4 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi36 schools25 primary, 4 secondary, 6 special, 1 nurserySecondaryThe Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 1,365 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary and St John Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 209 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMab's Cross Primary Schoolages 4-11, 461 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWigan and Leigh Collegeright hereUniversityUniversity of Greater Manchester8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL17 miRailway stationWigan Wallgateunder a mileBus stationWigan Bus Stationunder a mileFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle17 miBus stops147 within a mileCar parkAPCOAWigan4 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationPemberton6 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WN1 postcode district.


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