The UK Postcode Database

WN6 8BG

a postcode in Wigan

Introduced in January 1980
WN6 8BG Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WN6 8BG

Wood View - 44 properties, USRN 44103706

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5713 / 53°34'16"N

Longitude: -2.6881 / 2°41'17"W

UTM Reference: 30U 520656 5935866

OS Easting: 354531

OS Northing: 408512

OS Grid: SD545085

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9WN4.VJ

Mapcode Global: WH86L.PH5K

Open Location Code: 9C5VH8C6+FQ

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83pn77

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1b1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Small Town Suburbia
  • Younger Established Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 29042 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for WN6 8BG on Saturday 4 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:27
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:56
Sunrise 04:48
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:15
Sunset 21:42
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:33
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:02
Hours of daylight today04:18 to 22:12
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:12 to 04:19
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 08:34
Moon Rises 22:41

For a full sun and moon calendar for WN6 8BG, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WN6 8BG

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
21 November 2022 38 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Detached Freehold £330,000
15 December 2021 37 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £152,000
23 September 2021 23 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
16 July 2021 41 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £222,500
24 June 2021 4 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £160,000
15 November 2019 15 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £146,500
17 May 2019 33 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £136,000
10 August 2018 56 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £148,000
26 May 2017 44 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Detached Freehold £302,500
21 October 2016 23 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £131,000
26 January 2016 34 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Detached Freehold £185,000
6 January 2016 39 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
18 December 2014 21 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £131,350
20 November 2013 8 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £108,000
26 October 2012 21 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
7 September 2012 13 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £123,000
17 June 2011 56 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £135,750
7 December 2007 19 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £173,000
30 November 2007 35 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
29 June 2007 37 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £117,000
13 June 2006 41 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £118,000
12 May 2006 33 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £93,000
7 April 2006 41 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £92,500
10 February 2006 31 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Detached Freehold £103,000
1 December 2005 38 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Detached Freehold £240,000
16 September 2005 39 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £100,000
27 May 2005 23 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £119,950
10 March 2004 35 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £110,000
30 May 2003 56 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £104,000
11 October 2002 36 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Detached Freehold £163,000
26 July 2002 29 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £79,000
17 December 2001 23 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £27,000
7 December 2001 1 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Detached Freehold £104,000
5 October 2001 2 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Detached Freehold £101,000
12 January 2001 36 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Detached Freehold £125,000
26 August 1999 4 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £42,623
1 May 1998 29 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £60,000
27 March 1998 33 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £46,000
12 June 1996 10 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £43,000
26 April 1996 6 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £45,000
31 August 1995 20 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Detached Freehold £60,000
16 August 1995 56 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £52,500
13 April 1995 25 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £56,950
30 January 1995 35 Woodview, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £32,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for WN6 8BG

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Wigan

MP

Lisa Nandy Labour

Wigan Borough Council
Metropolitan district ward

Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor

Councillors

Paul Collins Labour

Michael Crosby Labour

Vicky Galligan Labour

WN6 8BG also falls within the Civil Parish of Shevington, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WN6 8BG

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00032025 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01006312 Wigan 003B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02001289 Wigan 003 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04000014 Shevington Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05015007 Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E08000010 Wigan Metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000002 North West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001585 Wigan Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000005 Greater Manchester Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000284 Warrington and Wigan Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33005993 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000015 Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000205 NHS Wigan Borough CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2020 ODS
E40000010 North West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000057 NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2024 ODS
E56000032 Greater Manchester Cancer Alliances Health 1 July 2023 NHS England
E63008236 Shevington Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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