Standish
Standish is a settlement in Greater Manchester, England, featuring 2 GP surgeries, 1 supermarket, 13 restaurants or cafés, 49 bus stops, and the nearest railway station being Gathurst, 3.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Standish area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Wigan area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 329,330 residents at roughly 1,750 people per km².
- Council
- Wigan
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Constituency
- Wigan
- Police force
- Greater Manchester
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 130th of 294 English council areas — better than 56% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
10°COvercast
- Today: 12° / 7° · 27% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:38
9h 28m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
93US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wigan Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
182 food businesses within 2 miles
- 125 rated 4–5 ★ (93 top)
- 17 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Gathurst (3.2 km)
- 45 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Gathurst (3.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£194,393 average▲ 2.8% YoY
Across Wigan · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
Affordability
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (3.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Asda (8.7 km)
12 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
42 charging locations within ~8 km
- 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: 41 Shevington Moor (1.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches28
- Playgrounds16
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
329,330 residents in Wigan · 1,750/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
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
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
Secondary schools:
- Golborne High SchoolOutstanding
- Atherton High SchoolGood
- Bedford High SchoolGood
- Cansfield High SchoolGood
- Lowton Church of England High SchoolGood
- St Peter's Catholic High SchoolGood
- The Byrchall High SchoolGood
- The Westleigh SchoolGood
- Dean Trust WiganRequires improvement
- Dean Trust Rose Bridge
- Fred Longworth High School
- Hawkley Hall High School
- Outwood Academy Hindley
- Shevington High School
- St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
- St John Fisher Catholic High School
- St Mary's Catholic High School
- Standish Community High School
- The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wigan
Care & health services
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
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 18 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
180 applications decided
88.3% granted · 159 granted, 21 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Lisa Nandy
Labour
Wigan
Recent votes:
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 42
- Ref 25
- Oth 7
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics3
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens25
- Restaurants & cafés26
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
10,900 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
22 jobs advertised · £37,922 avg
e.g. Psychiatrist – ADHD & Mental Health Services – Remote, Nursery Room Leader, Car Delivery Driver
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
84% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 52% · Wind 32% · Imports 11% · Gas 5%
19 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
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
Wellbeing
- 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
Health services
12 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in WN6
- The Dicconson Group Practice
- Beech Hill Medical Practice
- Standish Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wigan:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth298 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK180 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals141 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
- Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 138 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND129 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Standish, Greater Manchester · 0.3 kmStandish is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is on the A49 road between Chorley and Wigan, near Junction 27 of…
St Wilfrid's Church, Standish · 0.6 kmThe Church of St Wilfrid is in Market Place, Standish, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England a…
Standish Community High School · 1.0 kmStandish Community High School – known locally as Standish High – is a coeducational secondary school located in Standish in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
Standish Hall · 1.1 kmStandish Hall was an estate and country house, built in 1573, owned by the Standish family in the south-west of Standish, Wigan. No standing structures of the hall remain on the former estate, however, some of its woo…
Shevington High School · 1.2 kmShevington High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Shevington in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England.
Bradley Hall, Standish · 1.6 kmBradley Hall is a Grade II* listed building on Bradley Lane in Standish, a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire and originally a timber-framed…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Standish?
- Standish is a town in Greater Manchester, England, in the Wigan local authority.
- How deprived is Standish?
- The Wigan local authority, which includes Standish, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.