WN6 8

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140 sales in the last 12 months · median £190,000 · Wigan

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Good for schoolsMore affordable than most

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

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Amenities This postcode sector

What's here near WN6 8

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	15	76% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	5	—
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	1	—
Green spaces & parks	4	filled areas on the map

Counted within ~2 km of the area centre · OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

89.3%

Superfast

94.4%

Ultrafast

89.3%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations · district-level

Named places nearby 25 near WN6 8

AllEat & drinkShopsGyms & leisureGreen space

Place	Category	Hygiene	Distance
Crooke Hall Inn	Eat & drink	3/5	0.5 mi
Crooke Hall Inn	Eat & drink	3/5	0.5 mi
Plough & Harrow	Eat & drink	5/5	0.8 mi
Co-op Food	Shops		0.8 mi
Gathurst Station Inn	Eat & drink	—	0.9 mi
Bunny Woods	Green space		1.1 mi
BP Shop	Shops		1.2 mi
Starbucks	Eat & drink	5/5	1.2 mi
Lidl	Shops		1.2 mi
Melis	Eat & drink	1/5	1.2 mi
Albert's	Eat & drink	—	1.3 mi
Patson's	Shops		1.3 mi
Fifteens	Eat & drink	3/5	1.4 mi
Vale Royal (closed)	Eat & drink	—	1.4 mi
Ashfield Park	Green space		1.4 mi
War Memorial Gardens	Green space		1.4 mi
Vale Royal	Eat & drink	—	1.4 mi
The Globe	Eat & drink	4/5	1.4 mi
Rainbow Chinese Takeaway	Eat & drink	3/5	1.4 mi
Fitness First	Gyms & leisure		1.4 mi
The Springfield	Eat & drink	4/5	1.5 mi
Woodnook Park	Green space		1.6 mi
Raj Indian Resturant	Eat & drink	3/5	1.6 mi
Co-op	Shops		1.6 mi
Brickmakers Arms	Eat & drink	5/5	1.7 mi

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · click a row → the map flies to it · FSA hygiene rating shown on eat & drink where matched (11 rated) · within ~2 km of the area centre · OpenStreetMap contributors · Food Standards Agency

Local economy This postcode sector

Jobs & economic activity5.1% unemployed

Unemployment rate5.1%

In work (employment rate)57.5%

Claiming out-of-work benefits · May 20263.7%

ONS Census 2021 · ONS Claimant Count

At a glance

	Count	Trend, 12 months
Companies registered here	372	—
New incorporations	51	+13.3% vs prior 12m
Property companies (SPVs)	45	-9.1%

Companies House

Top sectors (SIC sections)

Construction
Wholesale & retail
Professional, scientific & technical
Real estate
Administrative & support

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