WN6 postcode area
The WN6 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Chorley, West Lancashire, Wigan. Area Scores range from 0 to 89 across them.
In summary
The WN6 district contains both ends of the scale: Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington at 90 out of 100 (#690 of 6,856 in England) against Laithwaite & Marsh Green at 1, an 89-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £137,000 in Laithwaite & Marsh Green to £340,000 in Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington — a 2.5× gap within the WN6 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Chorley, West Lancashire and Wigan — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parbold, Appley Bridge & WrightingtonWest Lancashire | 690 | 90 | £340,000 |
| Standish NorthWigan | 814 | 88 | £241,000 |
| Eccleston & Charnock RichardChorley | 923 | 86 | £265,000 |
| Standish SouthWigan | 1,328 | 81 | £248,950 |
| ShevingtonWigan | 1,328 | 81 | £222,250 |
| Orrell & LongshawWigan | 1,623 | 76 | £225,000 |
| UphollandWest Lancashire | 2,205 | 68 | £230,000 |
| Wigan Marylebone & Bottling WoodWigan | 2,884 | 58 | £222,000 |
| Aspull & Red RockWigan | 3,117 | 54 | £212,500 |
| Beech HillWigan | 5,112 | 25 | £170,000 |
| Wigan CentralWigan | 5,139 | 25 | £157,500 |
| Pemberton NorthWigan | 5,496 | 20 | £190,000 |
| Wigan SouthWigan | 5,797 | 15 | £147,750 |
| Laithwaite & Marsh GreenWigan | 6,791 | 1 | £137,000 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around WN6.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.