Map of WN6 8EL postcode

General information
Postcode WN6 8EL
Post Town Wigan
Nearest station Gathurst (1 km)
Bus stops
Vicarage Lane (S)
Gathurst Lane (W)
Gathurst Lane (E)
Princes Park (N)
M6 Bridge (W)
Princes Park (S)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 14 View
Known addresses
1 Oakwood Avenue, Shevington
2 Oakwood Avenue, Shevington
4 Oakwood Avenue, Shevington
5 Oakwood Avenue, Shevington
6 Oakwood Avenue, Shevington
8 Oakwood Avenue, Shevington
10 Oakwood Avenue, Shevington
11 Oakwood Avenue, Shevington
13 Oakwood Avenue, Shevington
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.568795
Longitude -2.697356
Easting 353914
Northing 408247
Grid reference SD539082
UTM reference 30U 520042 5935589
what3words grumbling.fussy.blitz
Plus code 9C5VH893+G3
Altitude 54 metres (177 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:24
Sunset (today) 18:17
Distance away
Distance to sea 22.2 KMs (13.8 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishShevingtonE04000014
Ward Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor E05015007
Metropolitan District Wigan E08000010
County Greater Manchester E11000010
Constituency (2024) Wigan E14001585
MPLisa NandyLabour
Police forceGreater Manchester
Water companyUnited Utilities
NUTS/ITL 3 Greater Manchester North West
NUTS/ITL 2 Greater Manchester
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 18
Households (2011) 12
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
27,387 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£43,500
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)ShevingtonE63008236
Census output area (2021)E00032023
Census output area (2011)E00032023
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wigan 003DE01006314
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wigan 003DE01006314
Middle layer super output area (2021)ShevingtonE02001289
Middle layer super output area (2011)ShevingtonE02001289
Travel to work areaWarrington and WiganE30000284
Property sales
Average property price in Wigan £181,830
Annual change 5.9%
View all properties sold in the WN postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
10 Oakwood Avenue, ShevingtonDetached (freehold)Mar 2024£252,500
13 Oakwood Avenue, ShevingtonSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2023£200,000
5 Oakwood Avenue, ShevingtonSemi-detached (freehold)Feb 2023£152,000
2 Oakwood Avenue, ShevingtonSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2022£205,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Aug 2005£130,000
1 Oakwood Avenue, ShevingtonDetached (freehold)Sep 2021£250,000
Detached (freehold)Jan 1995£52,900
6 Oakwood Avenue, ShevingtonSemi-detached (freehold)Oct 2020£160,000
4 Oakwood Avenue, ShevingtonSemi-detached (freehold)May 2020£132,000
8 Oakwood Avenue, ShevingtonDetached (freehold)Jul 2016£165,000
11 Oakwood Avenue, ShevingtonDetached (freehold)Oct 2010£105,000


View all properties sold in the WN6 8 sector

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