Wigan

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• Today: 12° / 7° · 21% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:17Sunset 16:30

9h 13m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wigan Centre, United Kingdom

• 6.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

2 reported · August 2026

• Possession of weapons1
• Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Abram · Greater Manchester

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

219 reported road collisions (2025)

91 killed or seriously injured · 275 casualties · 6.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

289 food businesses within 2 miles

• 188 rated 4–5 ★ (118 top)
• 28 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Ince (2.0 km)
• 32 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£194,393 average▲ 2.8% YoY

Across Wigan · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£746 average monthly rent▲ 6.6% YoY

• 1 bed £542
• 2 bed £700
• 3 bed £838

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

5.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.9 times median annual pay (5.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

4,223 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · BP (8.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · BP (8.1 km)

18 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

56 charging locations within ~8 km

• 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Extra (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Sports pitches31
• Playgrounds19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

329,330 residents in Wigan · 1,750/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK15,073
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK12,395
• Net moves+2,678

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 102 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

16% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,153 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (45% of 153,530)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

146 schools · 48,372 pupils

99 primary · 19 secondary · 28 other

Ofsted: 51 of 53 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)

127 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wigan

259 CQC-registered services

• Care homes61
• GP practices62
• Dentists57
• Homecare agencies45
• Hospitals & hospices8

CQC ratings: 96% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Wigan

• Within the Green Belt
• 9 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

180 applications decided

88.3% granted · 159 granted, 21 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Andy Burnham

Labour (Co-op)

Makerfield

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 42
• Ref 25
• Oth 7

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools9
• GPs & clinics3
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens8
• Restaurants & cafés23

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

10,900 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1,077 jobs advertised · £41,350 avg

e.g. Consultant Psychiatrist- Eating Disorders, Consultant Psychiatrist, MOT Tester

Source: Adzuna

£727 median full-time weekly pay

3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,587 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 148,093 certificates

11.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

76% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 45% · Wind 30% · Gas 13% · Imports 11%

54 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 81.9 yrs women · 77.9 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 55.1 women · 54.6 men

74% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

13 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in WN2

• Dr Tun & Partners
• Dr Ahmad & Ptnrs
• Aspull Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Makerfield:

• Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 481 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth276 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK197 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals175 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND172 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

• Platt Bridge · 0.4 km

  Platt Bridge is a settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Wigan town centre along the spine of the A573 road. Historically part of the Hindley Urban Dist…

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  Platt Bridge railway station · 0.4 km

  Platt Bridge railway station is a closed railway station in the Platt Bridge area of Wigan, England, where the line bridged Liverpool Road.

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  Hindley South railway station · 0.5 km

  Hindley South railway station served the communities of Hindley and Platt Bridge, south-east of Wigan, England.

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  St Peter's Church, Hindley · 1.2 km

  St Peter's Church is located on the junction of Atherton Road and Liverpool Road, Hindley, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrin…

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  Amberswood railway station · 1.3 km

  Amberswood (Hindley) railway station was in Hindley, Wigan on the Whelley Loop section of the Lancashire Union Railway. The station was situated where the A577 passed under the line.

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  Hindley Town Hall · 1.3 km

  Hindley Town Hall, also known as Hindley Council Offices, is a municipal building in Cross Street, Hindley, Greater Manchester, England. The building is currently used by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council for the del…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)