WN7 postcode district
WN7 holds 1,212 live postcodes around Leigh, in Wigan.
Towns and villages with their centre in WN7
| # | Place | County / council | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leigh | Borough of Wigan | 43,626 |
Wards
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Leigh Central & Higher Folds | 34% |
| Leigh West | 30% |
| Leigh South | 23% |
| Atherton South & Lilford | 9% |
| Lowton East | 2% |
| Hindley Green | 1% |
Westminster constituencies
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Leigh and Atherton | 93% |
| Makerfield | 7% |
Deprivation
The middle postcode here sits in decile 2 of the English Index of Multiple Deprivation (2021-Census LSOAs), where decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods and 10 the least. 71% of this district's postcodes sit in the most deprived three deciles, 13% in the least deprived three.
Deprivation deciles describe the LSOA neighbourhood each postcode sits in, weighted by postcodes rather than by people, because the postcode file carries no population. A district where the deprived neighbourhoods are densely populated will read better here than it would per resident.
Neighbouring districts in the WN area
WN1 · WN2 · WN3 · WN4 · WN5 · WN6 · WN8
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcode data is the ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026 edition; counts are live postcodes with a usable location. Northern Ireland postcodes carry a separate licence and are not included; Scotland joins when the site's Scottish coverage does.