Buying a home in WN3 (Wigan)
WN3 covers the Abram, Douglas, Ince, Wigan Central, Winstanley and Worsley Mesnes wards, in Wigan.
What the records show in WN3 (Wigan): parts of the area are a radon Affected Area, with up to 10–30% of homes above the action level; and old landfill lies within 500 m of 2 of the 8 postcodes we checked.
Land Registry recorded 21 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £140,000, and the most common were terraced homes.
From official records at 8 postcodes. Conditions change from street to street, so check the home you're buying.
Check a home in WN3
Enter a postcode or address for the free area check at that exact postcode.
At a glance
- Rivers and seaOutside mapped flood areas at all 8 postcodes we checked
- Surface waterLow or very low at all 8 postcodes we checked
- RadonUp to 10–30% of homes above the action level
- GroundLandslides recorded nearby
- Median sale£140,000 across 21 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of WN3 or of any home.
Flooding from rivers and the sea
We checked each postcode centre against the Environment Agency's flood zones.
All 8 postcodes we checked are outside mapped river and sea flood areas. Homes nearer a river or the coast can still be in one.
Surface water flooding
Flooding from heavy rain that can't drain away.
- Low: 1 of 8 postcodes
- Very low: 7 of 8 postcodes
Radon
From the UK Health Security Agency's map of each 1 km square.
At 6 of the 8 postcodes we checked, parts of the surrounding square are a radon Affected Area. The highest is up to 10–30% of homes above the action level.
The map shows the highest value in each square, not a measurement for any home. A three-month test tells you about a particular house.
Ground stability
British Geological Survey ratings for the surrounding area, not a particular plot.
- Landslides: moderate near 2 of the 8 postcodes we checked
Non-coal mining hazard is low or none at every postcode we checked.
Ask your surveyor to look for cracking and movement, and the seller about subsidence claims.
Old landfill sites
Historic landfill sites within 500 m of each postcode centre.
Most old landfill causes no problems, but a home on or next to one can be harder to mortgage.
Conservation areas and listed buildings
Whether each postcode centre falls in a conservation area, on a listed building's site, or under similar protections.
None of the 8 postcode centres we checked falls in a conservation area or on a listed building's site.
Broadband and mobile
Ofcom's predictions for every address at the 8 postcodes we checked.
We couldn't get Ofcom's figures when this guide was built.
House prices
The average price in Wigan was £194,393 in August 2026, up 2.8% on a year earlier, across every home in the council area.
At the postcodes we checked, Land Registry has 21 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £140,000 and a range of £91,500 to £2,342,000.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 11 | £125,000 |
| Semi-detached | 9 | £180,000 |
| Other | 1 | £2,342,000 |
Crime
Measured around WN3 5HR, near the centre of WN3.
1 crimes were reported within about a mile of the centre in August 2026. Town centres usually have more, because of shops and nightlife.
- Violence and sexual offences1
Schools near the centre
The nearest schools by distance. Distance doesn't decide a place: each council's admissions rules do.
- Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Community school · 90 m
- St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan
Primary · ages 5–11 · Voluntary aided school · 560 m
- St James' Church of England Primary School
Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy converter · 590 m
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy converter · 750 m
- Marus Bridge Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy converter · 1.1 km
- Expanse Learning Wigan School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Other independent special school · 710 m
- Hawkley Hall High School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy converter · 890 m
- Hope School
Secondary · ages 2–19 · Community special school · 1.2 km
- The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Secondary · ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided school · 2.2 km
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council: Primary admissions ↗ · Secondary admissions ↗
Postcode by postcode
Each row is one postcode centre we checked. Open a postcode for the full free area check.
| Postcode | Rivers and sea | Surface water | Radon | Ground | Landfill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN3 5HR | Outside | Very low | 10–30% | Low | None within 500 m |
| WN3 5UN | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| WN3 6QA | Outside | Very low | 10–30% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| WN3 5DY | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | 4 within 500 m |
| WN3 5RB | Outside | Very low | 10–30% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| WN3 5JW | Outside | Low | 10–30% | Low | None within 500 m |
| WN3 5UJ | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Low | None within 500 m |
| WN3 5LA | Outside | Very low | 10–30% | Low | 1 within 500 m |
What this guide can't tell you
- It covers 8 postcodes, not every street, and leaves out planning applications: check the postcode you're buying in.
- It isn't a survey, a search or advice, and doesn't rate WN3 or any home.
Sources
Checked 30 October 2026. We refresh these guides every month.
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026. BGS/UKHSA Indicative Atlas of Radon
- Environment Agency, Historic Landfill Sites (Environment Agency Conditional Licence). Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right.
- British Geological Survey, GeoSure 5 km and mining hazard 1 km hex grids (Open Government Licence). Contains NERC materials ©NERC 2026.
- Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (Open Government Licence)
- UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland), Open Government Licence. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains Registers of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right.
- data.police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence)
- Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (Open Government Licence)
- Planning Data England (planning.data.gov.uk)