The UK Postcode Database

WN6 8HW

a postcode in Wigan

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

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with WN6 8HW

Gathurst Lane - 70 properties, USRN 44101320

Randall Avenue - 2 properties, USRN 44102722

Vicarage Lane - 1 property, USRN 44103406

Garden Nook - 1 property, USRN 44121973

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5688 / 53°34'7"N

Longitude: -2.6958 / 2°41'44"W

UTM Reference: 30U 520148 5935586

OS Easting: 354019

OS Northing: 408240

OS Grid: SD540082

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9WM5.5F

Mapcode Global: WH86L.KKJG

Open Location Code: 9C5VH893+GM

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83pn66

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 7569 / 32844

  • 3rd decile
  • more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WN6 8HW on Friday 3 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:25
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:55
Sunrise 04:47
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:15
Sunset 21:42
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:34
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:04
Hours of daylight today04:17 to 22:12
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:12 to 04:18
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 07:14
Moon Rises 22:30

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

Residential Property Sales in WN6 8HW

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
28 June 2024 52 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £199,000
17 January 2024 71 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £430,000
10 November 2023 58 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £245,000
28 January 2023 53 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £154,000
6 January 2023 85 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Leasehold £301,000
29 September 2022 89a Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Detached Leasehold £372,500
15 July 2022 44a Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £230,000
6 May 2022 58 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £225,000
25 February 2022 52 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £215,000
7 February 2022 92 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £327,500
21 December 2021 59 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £180,000
23 September 2021 84a Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Detached Freehold £395,000
18 December 2020 76 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
9 November 2020 90 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Leasehold £245,000
28 June 2019 97 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Detached Freehold £290,000
25 January 2019 61 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £144,000
5 July 2018 92 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £207,000
15 June 2018 46 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £207,000
15 February 2018 89a Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Detached Leasehold £350,000
19 January 2018 57 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £157,500
18 December 2017 98 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Detached Leasehold £295,000
20 October 2017 48 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £132,500
25 April 2017 55 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £140,000
5 August 2016 90 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Leasehold £194,000
9 March 2016 89 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £300,000
5 November 2015 59 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
27 August 2015 44 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £134,000
11 June 2015 67 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Detached Freehold £198,000
8 October 2014 56 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £195,000
6 June 2014 71 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £282,500
17 April 2014 67a Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Detached Freehold £249,995
7 February 2014 91 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £215,000
21 November 2011 80 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £243,000
14 December 2010 57 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £90,000
26 March 2010 71 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £235,000
11 December 2009 67a Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Detached Freehold £240,000
4 April 2007 41 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Leasehold £130,000
4 April 2007 43 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Leasehold £130,000
19 December 2006 56 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £155,000
27 October 2006 46 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £178,000
24 July 2006 84 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Detached Freehold £285,000
24 March 2006 44a Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
2 December 2005 78 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Leasehold £167,000
31 January 2005 61 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
21 September 2004 48 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £40,000
8 April 2004 53 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £79,500
31 March 2004 97 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Detached Freehold £250,000
5 March 2004 61 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
22 April 2002 53 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £32,000
19 April 2002 97 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Detached Freehold £145,000
3 April 2002 45 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £59,500
5 October 2001 49 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £59,950
11 July 2001 73 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £75,000
14 January 2000 51 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Leasehold £52,000
17 December 1999 67a Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Detached Freehold £85,000
27 October 1999 47 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £53,000
12 November 1997 82 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £70,500
9 July 1997 59 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Semi-detached Freehold £37,000
30 May 1997 55 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £47,000
3 August 1995 53 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £13,600
27 January 1995 49 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8HW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £42,500

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 8HW

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 8HW 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 8HW

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00032028 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00181485 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01006313 Wigan 003C 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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