WN3 postcode area guide — Wigan
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WN3 postcode district in Wigan — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WN3
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
86.7%
Gigabit-capable
86.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WN3 postcode district (Wigan) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 706 postcodes Ofcom measures in WN3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86.3%.
Around 0% of premises in WN3 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in WN3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WN3 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| WN3 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| WN3 4AF | 60% | 20% |
| WN3 4AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WN3 4AL | 85.7% | 71.4% |
| WN3 4AP | 100% | 25% |
| WN3 4AQ | 66.7% | 50% |
| WN3 4AR | 100% | 0% |
| WN3 4AS | 100% | 33.3% |
| WN3 4AT | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Wigan
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Wigan district (160,721 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
94.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
85.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
96.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in WN3
Based on 318 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WN3 is £185,550, up 4.2% on the previous year (£178,000).
Detached
£295,000
69 sales
Semi-detached
£190,000
136 sales
Terraced
£128,500
95 sales
Flat / maisonette
£71,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in WN3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £163,000 | Semi-detached | Dryden Close | WN3 5TD |
| 8 May 2026 | £98,000 | Terraced | Old Hall Street | WN3 4QR |
| 6 May 2026 | £152,000 | Terraced | Kellbank Road | WN3 6UE |
| 5 May 2026 | £99,950 | Terraced | Manley Street | WN3 4SA |
| 1 May 2026 | £172,500 | Terraced | Stevenson Close | WN3 5EH |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced | William Street | WN3 4LD |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Derby Street | WN3 4TJ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Malham Avenue | WN3 5PR |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £75,000 | Terraced | Cemetery Road | WN3 4NL |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £229,000 | Semi-detached | Andover Crescent | WN3 6HP |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Wigan demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Wigan district (329,330 residents, 143,105 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.4% |
| 15–29 | 22.6% |
| 30–44 | 19.1% |
| 45–64 | 20.6% |
| 65+ | 19.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 66.4% |
| Private rented | 16.2% |
| Social rented | 3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WN3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkley Hall High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,170 | WN3 5NY |
| Winstanley Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 440 | WN3 6JP |
| Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 415 | WN3 6BL |
| Marus Bridge Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 400 | WN3 6SP |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan | Primary | 3–11 | 321 | WN3 6EE |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 237 | WN3 5XE |
| Hope School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 233 | WN3 6SP |
| Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 231 | WN3 5HN |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in WN3
148 rated food businesses operate in WN3. 83 hold the top rating of 5, 26 are rated 4, and 10 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Ambleside Bank Care Home, Asda, Asda Express Warrington Road PFS, B&M Stores, Bargain Booze.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WN3
From a sample of 193 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 WN3 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 70% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
18%
Band C
53%
Band D
23%
Band E
6%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Wigan
Landlines around WN3 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.