WN1 2HY maps, stats, and open data

WN1 2HY lies on Rivington Avenue in Wigan. WN1 2HY is located in the Wigan Central electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Wigan and the English Parliamentary constituency of Wigan. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 02H and the police force is Greater Manchester. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

WN1 2HY maps

WN1 2HY map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WN1 2HY map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WN1 2HY geodata

Easting	357777
Northing	406872
Latitude	53.556762
Longitude	-2.638843

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WN1 2HY?

Street	Rivington Avenue
Town/City	Wigan
Country	England
Postcode District	WN1
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WN1 2HY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WN1 2HY as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	50m	164ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Wigan Central
Constituency	Wigan

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WN1 2HY

18, RIVINGTON AVENUE, WIGAN, WN1 2HY 2005 2 DEC £113,500

➜ Wigan house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN1 2HY

Walkden Ave/Queensway (Walkden Ave)	Swinley	88m
Walkden Ave/Queensway (Walkden Ave)	Swinley	105m
Buckley St/Barnsley St (Buckley St)	Gidlow	203m
Walkden Ave/Mesnes Rd (Walkden Ave)	Swinley	236m
Buckley St/Barnsley St (Buckley St)	Gidlow	250m

Nearest railway stations to WN1 2HY

Wigan Wallgate Station	1.4km
Wigan North Western Station	1.5km
Ince (Manchester) Station	2.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WN1 2HY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WN1 2HY (2019 data)

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Median download speed	78.2Mbps
Average download speed	83.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	8.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WN1 2HY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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WN1 2HY gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WN1 2HY by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	175,529
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,538
Median (kWh/meter)	12,647

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	35,795
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,580
Median (kWh/meter)	3,475

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WN1 2HY, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WN1 2HY.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

14% of English postcodes are less deprived than WN1 2HY:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WN1 2HY (metres)

Catering Services at Wigan & Leigh College

Walkden Avenue

116m

Busy Bees at Wigan, Marylebone

35-37 Walkden Avenue

186m

Brockett Arms Hotel

38 Mesnes Road

288m

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Nearest post box to WN1 2HY

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Mesnes Road P O	19:00	12:00	317m
Chauner Place	18:20	11:05	580m
Wrightington Street	19:05	12:10	752m

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Source: Dracos
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WN1 2HY ITL and WN1 2HY LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WN1 2HY:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLD	North West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLD3	Greater Manchester
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLD36	Greater Manchester North West
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000010	Wigan

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WN1 2HY census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WN1 2HY:

	Code	Name
OA	E00032295
LSOA	E01006373	Wigan 006C
MSOA	E02001292	Wigan 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WN1 2HY

WN1 2JB	Walkden Avenue	39m
WN1 2JA	Queensway	56m
WN1 2JD	Barton Avenue	75m
WN1 2HZ	Rivington Avenue	99m
WN1 2JH	Walkden Avenue	110m
WN1 2HS	Queensway	122m
WN1 2HU	Lessingham Avenue	142m
WN1 2HX	Lessingham Avenue	146m
WN1 2HN	Heeley Street	161m
WN1 2HT	Langdale Avenue	174m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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