WN7 2YG is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (WN7) is called the outward code. The part after the space (2YG) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case WN which means Wigan.
Postal District. In our case WN7.
Postal Sector. In our case WN7 2.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case YG.

The regional mail center for the post area WN is the North West Distribution Centre, which is located at Mill Lane, Winwick Quay, WARRINGTON, WA2 8RJ.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the WN7 2YG postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is LEIGH DO. Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

The properties in the WN7 2YG postcode have the street address of Kensington Drive

A close-knit community! The 2021 Census indicates that only 18 individuals call the WN7 2YG postcode their home.

It is situated within the post town of LEIGH within the old postal county of Lancashire.

WN7 2YG is within the village of Higher Folds.

The WN7 2YG postcode area is composed of 100% residential properties, 0% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.

According to our data. Most dwellings in WN7 2YG are houses. The remainder of residential properties consist of flats. Of these houses, most are semi-detached. Of these flats, most are semi-detached.

Most properties in WN7 2YG are owned by the occupiers with the rest being social housing.

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Property Type	Percentage
Residential	100%
Commercial	0%
Public	0%

Map Coordinates for WN7 2YG

Latitude	53.5064309739
Longitude	-2.48280174324

Weather Forecast for WN7 2YG

Wed 15th May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	5.00%	E 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	4.00%	ENE 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	13.00%	E 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	12.00%	E 9 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	17.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	17.00%	E 9 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Light rain	17.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	38.00%	E 9 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	16.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	35.00%	ESE 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	17.00%	E 4 mph

Thu 16th May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Partly cloudy (night)	13.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	10.00%	ESE 2 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Partly cloudy (night)	12.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	10.00%	ENE 4 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	12.00%	E 4 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Partly cloudy (day)	16.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	8.00%	S 2 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	18.0°C (feels like 18.0°C)	13.00%	SW 2 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Light rain shower (day)	19.0°C (feels like 18.0°C)	38.00%	NW 4 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Light rain shower (day)	17.0°C (feels like 17.0°C)	38.00%	NNW 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Light rain shower (night)	15.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	32.00%	N 4 mph

Fri 17th May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Clear night	14.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	5.00%	N 4 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Partly cloudy (night)	12.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	6.00%	NNW 4 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	10.00%	N 4 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	12.00%	NNE 7 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	17.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	15.00%	NE 7 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Light rain shower (day)	18.0°C (feels like 17.0°C)	38.00%	NE 7 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Light rain shower (day)	17.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	36.00%	N 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	11.00%	NNE 7 mph

Sat 18th May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Clear night	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	4.00%	NE 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	8.00%	NE 4 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Partly cloudy (day)	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	6.00%	NNE 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	7.00%	NNE 7 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	18.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	12.00%	N 7 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Light rain shower (day)	18.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	33.00%	NNW 9 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Sunny day	17.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	11.00%	N 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Clear night	14.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	4.00%	N 7 mph

What are the Broadband Speeds like in the WN7 2YG Postcode?

Download Speeds For WN7 2YG

Average Mbps	86.200
Median Mbps	40.000
Maximum Mbps	331.000

WN7 2YG has an average download speed of 86.2 Megabits per second (Mbps).

708 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.

59% of postcodes (693,149) have slower broadband speeds.

41% of postcodes (490,784) have faster broadband speeds.

Upload Speeds For WN7 2YG

Average Mbps	14.000
Median Mbps	10.000
Maximum Mbps	36.000

WN7 2YG has an average upload speed of 14 Megabits per second (Mbps).

12,031 other postcode units have the same upload speed.

55% of postcodes (650,787) have slower upload speeds.

44% of postcodes (521,823) have faster upload speeds.

Sourced from Ofcom data 2021.

Schools within a five minute drive of WN7 2YG Postcode

England Primary Schools

St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School

Address: St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School, Queensway, Higher Folds, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 2XG

Distance: 0.11 miles

School Website

Contact: 01942769712

Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School

Address: Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School, Breaston Avenue, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 3DJ

Distance: 1.40 miles

Contact:

St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh

Address: St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh, Astley Street, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 2AS

Distance: 1.17 miles

School Website

Contact: 01942672730

Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School

Address: Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School, Breaston Avenue, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 3DJ

Distance: 1.40 miles

School Website

Contact: 01942672614

England Secondary Schools

Bedford High School

Address: Bedford High School, Manchester Road, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 2LU

Distance: 0.94 miles

School Website

Contact: 01942909009

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Dentists

Dentists near WN7 2YG

A.H. BELL & ASSOCIATES

Address: DENTAL SURGERY, 219 ELLIOTT STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, LANCASHIRE, M29 8DG

Distance: 0.95 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 96-98 MANCHESTER ROAD, LEIGH, LANCASHIRE, WN7 2LD

Distance: 0.99 miles

Contact: :

B C KELLY AND M A VALLELY

Address: DENTAL SURGERY, 396 MANCHESTER ROAD, ASTLEY, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, LANCASHIRE, M29 7DY

Distance: 1.04 miles

Contact: :

M G MILLER AND D T SCOULAR

Address: DENTAL SURGERY, 17 CRAB TREE LANE, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, LANCASHIRE, M46 0AU

Distance: 1.15 miles

Contact: :

LEIGH HEALTH CENTRE

Address: THE AVENUE, LEIGH, LANCASHIRE, WN7 1HR

Distance: 1.20 miles

Contact: :

MAYFIELD DENTAL CARE

Address: DENTAL SURGERY, 3 MAYFIELD STREET, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, LANCASHIRE, M46 0BF

Distance: 1.25 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest Chemists

Pharmacies near WN7 2YG

MANOR PHARMACY

Address: 12 THE CTR, RICHMOND DR, HIGHER FOLDS, LEIGH, LANCASHIRE, WN7 2XT

Distance: 0.10 miles

Contact: tel: 01942 678744

COHENS CHEMIST

Address: 147-149 ELLIOTT STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8FL

Distance: 0.77 miles

Contact: tel: 01942 883249

DAVINA PHARMACY

Address: 155 ELLIOTT STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, LANCASHIRE, M29 8FL

Distance: 0.77 miles

Contact: tel: 01942 883029

ELLIOTT STREET PHARMACY

Address: 177 ELLIOTT STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M29 8DR

Distance: 0.87 miles

Contact: tel: 01942 870524

MANOR PHARMACY

Address: 90-92 MANCHESTER ROAD, LEIGH, LANCASHIRE, WN7 2LD

Distance: 0.99 miles

Contact: tel: 01942 674283

ALLIED PHARMACY ASTLEY

Address: 391 MANCHESTER ROAD, ASTLEY, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 7BY

Distance: 1.09 miles

Contact: tel: 01942 883949

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Nearest Opticians

Opticians near WN7 2YG

J.W CALDICOTT OPTICIANS

Address: 114 ELLIOTT STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M29 8FJ

Distance: 0.75 miles

Contact: :

DG OPTICAL (TYLDESLEY)

Address: 165 ELLIOTT STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M29 8FL

Distance: 0.77 miles

Contact: :

SEDDONS OPTICIANS (TYLDESLEY)

Address: 182 ELLIOTT STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M29 8DS

Distance: 0.90 miles

Contact: :

SEDDONS OPTICIANS

Address: 14 MARKET STREET, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, LANCASHIRE, M46 0DN

Distance: 1.22 miles

Contact: :

HEPWORTH & HALL OPTICIANS (ATHERTON)

Address: 15 CHURCH STREET, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M46 9DE

Distance: 1.25 miles

Contact: :

SIGHT CALL OPTICAL SERVICES

Address: 140 MARKET STREET, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 0DX

Distance: 1.31 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

Doctors near WN7 2YG

THE LEIGH FAMILY PRACTICE

Address: 6 THE CENTRE, LEIGH, LANCASHIRE, WN7 2XY

Distance: 0.18 miles

Contact: :

ELLIOTT STREET SURGERY

Address: 145 ELLIOTT STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M29 8FL

Distance: 0.77 miles

Contact: tel: 01942 483555

THE SURGERY, TYLDESLEY

Address: THE SURGERY, HIGH STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M29 8AL

Distance: 0.78 miles

Contact: tel: 01942 807806

POPLAR STREET SURGERY

Address: TYLDESLEY HEALTH CENTRE, POPLAR STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, LANCASHIRE, M29 8AX

Distance: 0.91 miles

Contact: tel: 01942 481680

POPLAR STREET SURGERY - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE

Address: POPLAR STREET SURGERY, POPLAR STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8AX

Distance: 0.91 miles

Contact: :

ASTLEY GENERAL PRACTICE

Address: 391A MANCHESTER ROAD, ASTLEY, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M29 7BY

Distance: 1.09 miles

Contact: tel: 01942 876339

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Transport Links near WN7 2YG

Train Stations

Nearest stations for postcode: WN7 2YG

Atherton
Atherton station, Upton Road, Atherton, Lancashire, M46 9RH
Distance: 3.29 miles
Driving Time: 8.74 minutes
Hag Fold
Hag Fold station, Spa Road, Hag Fold, Greater Manchester, M46 9WX
Distance: 3.67 miles
Driving Time: 10.51 minutes
Daisy Hill
Daisy Hill station, Leigh Road, Daisy Hill, Lancashire, BL5 2JQ
Distance: 5.18 miles
Driving Time: 10.68 minutes
Westhoughton
Westhoughton station, Church Street, Westhoughton, Greater Manchester, BL5 3LE
Distance: 6.67 miles
Driving Time: 13.86 minutes
Walkden
Walkden station, Walkden Road, Walkden, Greater Manchester, M28 3DY
Distance: 7.80 miles
Driving Time: 13.28 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Motorway Junctions near WN7 2YG

Train Stations

Motorway Junctions near WN7 2YG

M61 J4

Distance: 5.72 miles

Driving Time: 12.91 minutes

M61 J5

Distance: 5.91 miles

Driving Time: 14.12 minutes

M60 J13

Distance: 7.46 miles

Driving Time: 12.94 minutes

M61 J3

Distance: 8.04 miles

Driving Time: 15.25 minutes

M62 J12

Distance: 8.76 miles

Driving Time: 14.58 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Who are my Elected Representatives in the WN7 2YG Postcode?

Westminster Constituency	Leigh Co Const
Member or Parliament	James Grundy
Contact Details	Contact James Grundy
Political Party	Conservative

What Council is the WN7 2YG Postcode in?

The Council for this Postcode is Wigan District Council, who are a Unitary authority. This means that they are responsible for providing education, libraries and maintaining highways as well as normal council duties such as council tax, rubbish collection, housing, environmental health and planning.

You can visit the website for Wigan District at the following link Wigan District.

How much is the Council Tax?

Wigan District Council is responsible for collecting council tax. This will vary depending on which council tax band the property falls within. You can check the council tax band at the gov.uk website.

Once you know the council tax band you can view how much Wigan District charge for that band by visiting the The Council Tax section of their website.

Planning Applications

When moving house to a new post code it is worth checking out what will be built in the neighbourhood.

Few people want to live next door to a building site, have their garden overlooked or have the views from their property ruined.

Visit the local planning department and search for planning applications in this postcode granted within the last three years or still awaiting a decision. This will give an indication of what could still be built.

Where can I find out where the nearest Library to the WN7 2YG Postcode is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Wigan council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

Libraries

House Sales in WN7 2YG

Yearly House Sales for WN7 2YG
Year	High	Low	Average	Sales
2014	£52,500	£52,500	£52,500	1
2019	£57,000	£57,000	£57,000	1
2020	£70,000	£70,000	£70,000	1
2021	£49,950	£49,950	£49,950	1

Postcodes near the WN7 2YG Postcode

WN7 2YF Chepstow Grove WN7 2YD Conway Close WN7 2YE Hampton Grove WN7 2YH Kenilworth Drive WN7 2XZ Kensington Drive WN7 2YQ Lowther Drive WN7 2XT Ludlow Drive WN7 2XW Richmond Drive WN7 2FU St. Gabriels Close WN7 2FW St. Gabriels Close

What Popular Supermarkets are near the WN7 2YG Postcode?

Popular Supermarkets near WN7 2YG
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Iceland, Tyldesley Road, Atherton, MANCHESTER, M46 9AT	1.18 miles	Directions from WN7 2YG to Iceland
Aldi, Shuttle Street, Tyldesley, MANCHESTER, M29 8AW	1.22 miles	Directions from WN7 2YG to Aldi
Tesco, Crab Tree Lane, Atherton, MANCHESTER, M46 0AG	1.70 miles	Directions from WN7 2YG to Tesco
Iceland, Bradshawgate, LEIGH, WN7 4NP	2.39 miles	Directions from WN7 2YG to Iceland
Asda, Bolton Road, Atherton, MANCHESTER, M46 9JZ	2.41 miles	Directions from WN7 2YG to Asda

What Popular Restaurants are near the WN7 2YG Postcode?

Burger King Restaurants near WN7 2YG
Burger King	Distance	Directions
Unit 6, Trinity Retail Park, Bolton, BL2 1HY	5.25 miles	Directions from WN7 2YG to Unit 6, Trinity Retail Park
Trafford Centre, M17 8AA	6.18 miles	Directions from WN7 2YG to Trafford Centre
Winwick Quay, Newton Road, Warrington, WA2 8RD	7.38 miles	Directions from WN7 2YG to Winwick Quay, Newton Road
Loire Drive, Robin Park, Wigan, WN5 0UH	7.43 miles	Directions from WN7 2YG to Loire Drive, Robin Park

Mcdonald's Restaurants near WN7 2YG
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, Tyldesley Road, Atherton, MANCHESTER, M46 9AT	0.73 miles	Directions from WN7 2YG to McDonald's, Tyldesley Road, Atherton, MANCHESTER, M46 9AT
McDonald's, Bradshawgate, LEIGH, WN7 4NB	1.57 miles	Directions from WN7 2YG to McDonald's, Bradshawgate, LEIGH, WN7 4NB
McDonald's, Priestners Way, LEIGH, WN7 5RZ	1.74 miles	Directions from WN7 2YG to McDonald's, Priestners Way, LEIGH, WN7 5RZ
McDonald's, Parsonage Way, LEIGH, WN7 5SJ	1.90 miles	Directions from WN7 2YG to McDonald's, Parsonage Way, LEIGH, WN7 5SJ

KFC Restaurants near WN7 2YG
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, Parsonage Way, LEIGH, WN7 5SJ	1.90 miles	Directions from WN7 2YG to KFC Leigh - Parsonage Retaill Park
KFC, Ellesmere Shopping Centre, Bolton Road, Worsley, MANCHESTER, M28 3ZD	3.62 miles	Directions from WN7 2YG to KFC Walkden - Ellesmere Centre
KFC, Derby Street, BOLTON, BL3 6HE	4.99 miles	Directions from WN7 2YG to KFC Bolton - Derby Street
KFC, Smithy Green, Ince, WIGAN, WN2 2AT	5.66 miles	Directions from WN7 2YG to KFC Wigan - Manchester Road
KFC, The Linkway, Horwich, BOLTON, BL6 6JA	5.74 miles	Directions from WN7 2YG to KFC Bolton - The Linkway