Standishgate Wigan
39 addresses across 7 postcodes (WN1), about 180 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 44102194.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Wigan costs £2,153 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 83% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wigan Wallgate, about 290 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Gerrard Winstanley Gardens, is about 70 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 44 to 49 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Mesnes View Surgery, about 440 m (0.3 miles) away, with 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 8% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 207 m². Most common: Maisonette, not recorded (1). Built: 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in Wigan in 2026-27: Band D £2,153 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,435 | £1,674 | £1,913 | £2,153 | £2,631 | £3,109 | £3,588 | £4,305 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (85% of about 1,320 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wigan Town Centre (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 10.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 11, MARKET PLACE (See details for further address information), grade II
- 26-32 Market Place including 1-5 Market Street, grade II
- 34, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 36 AND 38, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 4-14, THE WIEND, grade II
- 5, 7 AND 9, THE WIEND, grade II
- JOHN BULL CHOPHOUSE, grade II
- MOOTHALL CHAMBERS, grade II
- NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, grade II
- SECTION OF CHURCHYARD WALL TO NORTH EAST OF CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Galleries Wigan: up to 218 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- The Galleries Wigan: up to 265 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- SHLAA0342 (210 m)
- 1 - 5 New Market Street Wigan WN1 1SE: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Development South Of Millgate Multi Storey Car Park Millgate: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Land at Worsley Terrace Wigan: up to 43 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- SHLAA0187 (370 m)
- Car park, former Town Hall site, Rodney Street: up to 46 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 31 October 2026
- 14 August 2026: WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 14 August 2026: WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 14 August 2026: WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 14 August 2026: WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 29 October 2026: WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 29 October 2026: WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 26 October 2026: WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 26 October 2026: WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 26 October 2026: WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 26 October 2026: WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 26 October 2026: WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 29 October 2026: WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 29 October 2026: WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WN1 1PE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WN1 1PJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| WN1 1JU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WN1 1JR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WN1 1JS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WN1 1NR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WN1 1QS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 39 addresses are between 44 m and 49 m above sea level (46 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN1 1JR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WN1 1JS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WN1 1JU | 100% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
| WN1 1NR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WN1 1PE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WN1 1PJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WN1 1QS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wigan Wallgate 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 290 m |
| Wigan North Western 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Ince (Manchester) 13,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 43 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Grand Arcade Wigan | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wigan Bus Station | 170 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Apcoa Parking UK | 230 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 27.7 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mesnes View Surgery | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 200 m |
| Hospital | Wrightington Hospital Orthopaedic Centre Elective Surgical Hub | 7.2 km (4.4 miles) |
| Police station | Wigan Police Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 58-62 Market Place Halifax | 60 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gerrard Winstanley Gardens 1,910 m² | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Haigh Woodland Park 169 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 182 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m south-west. 97 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m south-west |
| War Memorial South of Church of All Saints With Encircling Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south-west |
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Mabs Cross on Standishgate, 20m west of Mabs Cross School building | Scheduled monument | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Mesnes Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park House | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Whalley's Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Bottling Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Whitley Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Pearson's Flash | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Danes Valley | Valley | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) east |
| Tucker's Hill | Hill | 4.8 km (3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 39 | 39 |
None of the street's 39 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wigan: see them on the Wigan page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigan and Leigh College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 280 m | No published inspection |
| St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 11–18 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Douglas Valley Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Mab's Cross Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Catharine's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Britannia Bridge Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Dean Trust Rose Bridge | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St William's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Little Kitchen WN1 1PJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Nuts About Health WN1 1PL | Retailers - other | 40 m | 4 Good | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Greenhalghs WN1 1UE | Retailers - other | 50 m | 5 Very good | 12 May 2026 |
| B & M Stores WN1 1UE | Retailers - other | 50 m | 4 Good | 10 Mar 2025 |
| Caffe Nero WN1 1UE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2025 |
| Poundbakery WN1 1PJ | Retailers - other | 60 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Admiral WN1 1PE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | Exempt | |
| Imagine That Wigan WN1 1UF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Food Box WN1 1PL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Health Rack WN1 1PL | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 18 May 2023 |
| Betelguese WN1 1PL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Toffee Ron's WN1 1PL | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Wigan News WN1 1PE | Retailers - other | 70 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 19 Feb 2026 |
| Cuppa WN1 1PL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Soul Time WN1 1YB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 12 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Library Street (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 8% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 56% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 29 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 29 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 26 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 26 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 26 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- WN1 1PE: 21 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- WN1 1PJ: 8 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- WN1 1JU: 5 addresses of 53 in the postcode
- WN1 1JR: 2 addresses
- WN1 1JS: 1 address of 34 in the postcode (postcode no longer in use)
- WN1 1NR: 1 address
- WN1 1QS: 1 address
Nearby streets
Market Place · Makinson Arcade · Market Place · The Grand Arcade · Royal Arcade · Crompton Street · The Wiend · Market Street · Marsden Street · Crofters Yard · Standishgate · Jaxons Court
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.