WN4 8SH
The median sold price for the postcode WN4 8SH is around £132,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £130,000 – £345,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across WN4 8, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£191,000(103 sales)
- Detached£290,000(53 sales)
- Terraced£137,500(34 sales)
- Flat£98,000(7 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
WN4 8SH median £132,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £183,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Greater Manchester Police doesn't currently publish street-level crime data, so we can't show crime here.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in WN4 8SH, compared with 95.9% across Wigan and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 84.8% of premises across Wigan (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Wigan | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 84.8% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 95.9% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 99.3% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.01% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 47% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Wigan: more deprived than 40% of its 200 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income6of 10
- Employment6of 10
- Crime6of 10
- Living environment2of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (38%). Average Band D in Wigan is £2,152.68 for 2026/27.
That is 10% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band C in Wigan: £1,913.49 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 770 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A32%
- Band B23%
- Band C38%
- Band D5%
- Band E1%
- Band F–
- Band G–
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- St Thomas CofE Primary School0.3 miles (430 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, June 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for St Thomas CofE Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School0.3 miles (450 m)Ofsted report card, February 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles (1.0 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, November 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for St Oswald's Catholic Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Cansfield High School0.7 miles (1.1 km)Ofsted, June 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Cansfield High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield0.9 miles (1.4 km)Ofsted report card, March 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
- Achievement Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Leadership and governance Strong standard
- Safeguarding Met
- The Byrchall High School0.9 miles (1.5 km)Ofsted, September 2022: GoodOfsted reports for The Byrchall High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to WN4 8SH is Bryn Rail Station, 0.9 miles (1.5 km) away in a straight line. There are 14 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.9 miles (1.5 km)Bryn Rail Station
- 1.8 miles (3.0 km)Garswood Rail Station
- 2.8 miles (4.5 km)Newton-le-Willows Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
Show the full history (18 more months)
Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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