Postcode WN3 4LS (Wigan)

Map showing WN3 4LS and nearby postcodes

The postcode WN3 4LS is located in Wigan, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WN3 4LS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WN3 4LS is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of WN3 4LS as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to WN3 4LS is Chorley Street which is centered 57 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Chorley Street and is 66 m away. The closest railway station is Ince (Manchester) Rail Station, 622 m away.

The closest primary school to WN3 4LS (for ages 11 and under) is Britannia Bridge Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 13, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College. The last OFSTED inspection on September 29, 2016 rated this school as Good

The nearest takeaway food is available from Oh So British Shed and is 6.18 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on June 8, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 125.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.8 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WN3 4LS is covered by the Greater Manchester police force association and Ashton, Leigh and Wigan is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WN3 4LS and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WN3 4LS, and the approximate distance away.

Chorley Street 57 m
Hilton Street 65 m
Knowles Street 68 m
Charterhouse Road 75 m
Stonyhurst Avenue 88 m
Winstanley Place 89 m
Winchester Grove 91 m
Alfred Street 103 m
Wellington Grove 126 m
Cheltenham Avenue 127 m
Bryn Street 128 m
Sherbourne Place 132 m
Windleshaw Street 152 m
Frederick Street 159 m
Whitehall Street 163 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WN3 4LS

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WN3 4LS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Britannia Bridge Primary School Good
(January 13, 2017)
227 m
St William's Catholic Primary School Good
(November 15, 2018)
934 m
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(December 4, 2014)
953 m
St Catharine's CofE Primary School Good
(January 23, 2020)
1.07 km
Ince CofE Primary School Good
(June 6, 2018)
1.22 km
Dean Trust Rose Bridge 1.3 km
Wigan and Leigh College Good
(November 11, 2016)
1.56 km
Mab's Cross Primary School Good
(December 19, 2018)
1.65 km
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 6, 2007)
1.65 km
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College Good
(September 29, 2016)
1.76 km
Hawkley Hall High School Good
(February 13, 2019)
1.78 km
St Mary's CofE Primary School Good
(February 28, 2019)
1.84 km
Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School Good
(February 14, 2018)
1.87 km
Newbridge Learning Community Good
(November 9, 2017)
1.88 km
Progress Schools Wigan Good
(September 13, 2018)
1.97 km
St James' Church of England Primary School 2.04 km
Expanse Learning Wigan School Requires improvement
(January 24, 2019)
2.04 km
St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan Requires improvement
(November 7, 2019)
2.1 km
Platt Bridge Community School Outstanding
(June 26, 2013)
2.23 km
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery Good
(June 7, 2018)
2.29 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WN3 4LS - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Haydock Park Racecourse Other catering premises 3
Satisfactory
July 1, 2021
6.18 km
Oh So British Shed Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 8, 2019
6.18 km
Dine Contract Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 14, 2022
6.42 km
Holiday Inn Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
April 30, 2018
6.6 km
Pickles Deli & Sandwich Bar Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 18, 2018
7.03 km
Elior UK Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 21, 2018
7.04 km
Booker Cash & Carry Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2022
7.09 km
CFC (Manheim Motor Auctions) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 21, 2018
7.09 km
Law Distribution Ltd Distributors/Transporters Exempt
February 21, 2020
7.09 km
Oxford Fields Limited Distributors/Transporters Exempt
October 21, 2021
7.09 km
Rob's Rolls Mobile caterer 4
Good
July 29, 2019
7.09 km
Mercure Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
September 10, 2018
7.17 km
Shell Haydock Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2022
7.21 km
Slimming World - Karen Sharp Retailers - other Exempt
7.34 km
Costco Uk Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 24, 2021
7.41 km
Fizz Experience Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 18, 2018
7.41 km
Temptation House Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
October 27, 2021
7.42 km
TRU ABI (Haydock Lodge) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 15, 2021
7.45 km
Debs Kitchen Creations Distributors/Transporters Exempt
September 5, 2019
7.46 km
Aimia Foods (Mobile) Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
September 7, 2021
7.5 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WN3 4LS - Data from Apr 2022

Chorley Street Bus Stop/Station 66 m
Windleshaw Street Bus Stop/Station 94 m
Warrington Road Bus Stop/Station 105 m
Frederick Street Bus Stop/Station 213 m
Old Hall Street Bus Stop/Station 224 m
Wigan - Morrison's Supermarket Taxi Rank 1.58 km
Ince (Manchester) Rail Station Rail 622 m
Wigan North Western Rail Station Rail 1.19 km
Wigan North Western Rail Station Rail 1.22 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 27.06 km
Terminal Two Access Air 29.38 km
Terminal Two Access Air 29.44 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WN3 4LS - Data from Dec 2021

Whalley's Basin Inland Water 701 m
Pearson's Flash Inland Water 934 m
Scotman's Flash Inland Water 1.42 km
Amberswood Common Urban Greenspace 1.61 km
Bottling Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.43 km
Rough Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.58 km
Haigh Lower Plantations Woodland Or Forest 2.91 km
Whitley Reservoir Inland Water 2.97 km
Wildfowl Sanctuary Inland Water 3.18 km
Danes Valley Valley 3.33 km
America Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.36 km
Haigh Upper Plantations Woodland Or Forest 3.43 km
Lady Mabel's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.5 km
Wingate Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.51 km
Viridor Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.63 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WN3 4LS - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 125.8 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 17.1 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 25 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 120.8 16.9
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

23 meters consuming 269,438 kWh - mean 11,715 kWh : median 11,398 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

23 meters consuming 80,929 kWh - mean 3,519 kWh : median 2,786 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WN3 4LS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Greater Manchester
Latitude 53.53626600
Longitude -2.61996000
OS Easting 359008
OS Northing 0404579
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
3711
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Greater Manchester

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Wigan
Electoral Ward Ince
Local Authority District Wigan
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Greater Manchester
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Greater Manchester

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000010
Travel To Work Area Warrington and Wigan

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Ashton, Leigh and Wigan
Cancer Alliance Greater Manchester
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Wigan Borough CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Young hard-pressed families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Wigan BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Ince-in-Makerfield BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006029
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wigan 012
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wigan 012D
Output Area / Small Area 8D1