The UK Postcode Database

WN6 8JQ

a terminated large user postcode in Wigan

Introduced in August 1993, terminated in December 1995
WN6 8JQ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5631 / 53°33'47"N

Longitude: -2.6839 / 2°41'1"W

UTM Reference: 30U 520938 5934957

OS Easting: 354800

OS Northing: 407600

OS Grid: SD548076

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9WP7.RG

Mapcode Global: WH86L.RP4V

Open Location Code: 9C5VH878+6C

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83pn75

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 7a2

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Established but Challenged
  • Industry Associations

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 8JQ on Friday 5 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:27
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:53
Sunrise 04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:33
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:24
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:51
Hours of daylight today04:14 to 22:03
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:03 to 04:13
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 08:12

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

Elected Representatives for WN6 8JQ

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 8JQ 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 8JQ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00032030 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 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
E33005991 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
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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