The UK Postcode Database

WN7 2XE

a postcode in Higher Folds, Wigan

Introduced in January 1980
WN7 2XE 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 WN7 2XE

Regent Drive - 18 properties, USRN 44102754

Carisbrooke Road - 1 property, USRN 44100582

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5056 / 53°30'20"N

Longitude: -2.4853 / 2°29'7"W

UTM Reference: 30U 534137 5928639

OS Easting: 367910

OS Northing: 401099

OS Grid: SD679010

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR CW2X.Q2

Mapcode Global: WH986.S4QW

Open Location Code: 9C5VGG47+6V

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83sm11

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 7a3

  • Constrained City Dwellers
  • Challenged Diversity
  • Multi-Ethnic Hardship

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 135 / 32844

  • 1st decile
  • most deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WN7 2XE on Friday 14 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 04:28
Nautical twilight begins (First light) 05:10
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 05:51
Sunrise 06:25
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:19
Sunset 18:12
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 18:46
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 19:27
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts) 20:09
Hours of daylight today05:55 to 18:42
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
18:42 to 05:53
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 06:38
Moon Rises 18:47

For a full sun and moon calendar for WN7 2XE, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WN7 2XE

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
19 November 2021 1 Regent Drive, Leigh WN7 2XE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £112,000
2 September 2020 1 Regent Drive, Leigh WN7 2XE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £63,000
20 December 2019 1 Regent Drive, Leigh WN7 2XE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £65,000
3 June 2019 5 Regent Drive, Leigh WN7 2XE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £67,500
21 January 2011 2 Regent Drive, Leigh WN7 2XE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £75,000
21 April 2009 2 Regent Drive, Leigh WN7 2XE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £50,000
8 October 2004 5 Regent Drive, Leigh WN7 2XE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £57,000
10 October 2003 14 Regent Drive, Leigh WN7 2XE Semi-detached Freehold £40,000
24 May 1996 4 Regent Drive, Leigh WN7 2XE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £22,800

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 WN7 2XE

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Leigh and Atherton

MP

Jo Platt Labour/Co-operative

Wigan Borough Council
Metropolitan district ward

Leigh Central & Higher Folds

Councillors

Keith Cunliffe Labour

Shelley Guest Labour

Frederick Walker Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WN7 2XE

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00031673 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00181459 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01006248 Wigan 031A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02001317 Wigan 031 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05015001 Leigh Central & Higher Folds 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
E14001329 Leigh and Atherton 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
E33006116 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
E43000164 Wigan, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E54000057 NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000032 Greater Manchester Cancer Alliances Health 1 July 2023 NHS England
E63001252 Higher Folds Built Up Areas Census 1 December 2022 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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