Wigan

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329,330 people · median £182,500

Good for schools

Wigan Council · Labour-controlled 42/75 seats · 56% · OCD 2026

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Getting around This district

10 stations serve the district; the fastest to Manchester is 23 min from Atherton Rail Station.

Rail — 10 stations in the district

Station	Distance	To Manchester	Fastest
Hindley Rail Station	1.4 mi	Deansgate	28 min
Ince (Manchester) Rail Station	1.4 mi	Deansgate	32 min
Wigan North Western Rail Station	2.3 mi	Manchester Victoria	27 min
Wigan Wallgate Rail Station	2.4 mi	Deansgate	35 min
Bryn Rail Station	2.9 mi	—	no direct train
Pemberton Rail Station	3.4 mi	Manchester Victoria	45 min
Hag Fold Rail Station	3.9 mi	Manchester Victoria	26 min
Atherton Rail Station	4.5 mi	Manchester Victoria	23 min
Orrell Rail Station	5.0 mi	Manchester Victoria	50 min
Gathurst Rail Station	5.0 mi	Deansgate	42 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest Manchester time in bold — from Atherton Rail Station (23 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

63%

Work from home

22%

Walk or cycle

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging13 points

Per 10,000 residents0.4

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

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