Buying a home in WN6 (Wigan)
WN6 covers the Douglas, Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard, Rural North East, Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor, Standish with Langtree, Wigan Central and Wigan West wards, in Chorley, West Lancashire and Wigan.
What the records show in WN6 (Wigan): old landfill lies within 500 m of 2 of the 8 postcodes we checked; and 5 postcodes we checked are in a conservation area or on a listed building's site, including Wigan.
Land Registry recorded 16 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £261,250.
From official records at 8 postcodes. Conditions change from street to street, so check the home you're buying.
Check a home in WN6
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 7 postcodes we checked
- Surface waterLow or very low at all 8 postcodes we checked
- RadonUp to 1–3% of homes above the action level
- GroundLandslides recorded nearby
- Median sale£261,250 across 16 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of WN6 or of any home.
Flooding from rivers and the sea
We checked each postcode centre against the Environment Agency's flood zones.
All 7 postcodes we checked are outside mapped river and sea flood areas. Homes nearer a river or the coast can still be in one.
We couldn't check 1 postcode when this guide was built, so they aren't counted above.
Surface water flooding
Flooding from heavy rain that can't drain away.
- Very low: 8 of 8 postcodes
Radon
From the UK Health Security Agency's map of each 1 km square.
At all 8 postcodes we checked, parts of the surrounding square are a radon Affected Area. The highest is up to 1–3% 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 6 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.
You need consent for many changes, such as new windows or an extension.
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 16 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £261,250 and a range of £140,000 to £3,479,078.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 6 | £245,000 |
| Detached | 5 | £285,000 |
| Terraced | 3 | £164,000 |
| Other | 2 | £2,164,539 |
Crime
Measured around WN6 0YQ, near the centre of WN6.
0 crimes were reported within about a mile of the centre in the latest month. Town centres usually have more, because of shops and nightlife.
Schools near the centre
The nearest schools by distance. Distance doesn't decide a place: each council's admissions rules do.
- Millbrook Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Community school · 640 m
- Wood Fold Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Community school · 990 m
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided school · 1.1 km
- Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy converter · 1.7 km
- St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish
Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided school · 1.7 km
- Shevington High School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Community school · 840 m
- My Oasis Therapeutic Alternative Provision
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Other independent special school · 1.3 km
- Standish Community High School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy converter · 1.6 km
- St John Fisher Catholic High School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided school · 2.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN6 0YQ | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| WN6 0UP | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Low | None within 500 m |
| WN6 0TD | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Moderate | 1 within 500 m |
| WN6 8BG | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| WN6 0YA | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Low | None within 500 m |
| WN6 8AD | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Moderate | 1 within 500 m |
| WN6 0YJ | Not checked | Very low | 1–3% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| WN6 8PY | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Moderate | None 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 WN6 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
- British Geological Survey, GeoSure 5 km and mining hazard 1 km hex grids (Open Government Licence). Contains NERC materials ©NERC 2026.
- Planning Data England (planning.data.gov.uk)
- Environment Agency, Historic Landfill Sites (Environment Agency Conditional Licence). Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right.
- 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)