WN1 1QS
a large user postcode in Wigan
Coordinates
Latitude: 53.5461 / 53°32'45"N
Longitude: -2.6323 / 2°37'56"W
OS Eastings: 358200
OS Northings: 405683
OS Grid: SD582056
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR BW1F.XK
Mapcode Global: WH97Y.J4R9
Plus Code: 9C5VG9W9+C3
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83qn41
What Three Birds: blackbird.jackdaw.wren
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Market Place, Wigan WN1 1QS
Summary
WN1 1QS is a large user postcode in Wigan. It was first introduced in October 1987.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Barclays Bank Plc, 6 Market Place, Wigan WN1 1QS.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
Wigan is a town, which had a population of 103,608 in the 2011 census.
WN1 1QS is in the Warrington and Wigan travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Ashton, Leigh and Wigan Primary Care Trust.
WN1 1QS is approximately 52m (171ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WN1 1QS
7a2: Constrained City Dwellers - Challenged Diversity - Hampered Aspiration
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WN1 1QS
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
10/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near WN1 1QS include Asda, Iceland, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
WN1 1QS at other websites
- Air quality forecast for WN1 1QS at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at WN1 1QS at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near WN1 1QS at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near WN1 1QS at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near WN1 1QS at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to WN1 1QS at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near WN1 1QS at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near WN1 1QS at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near WN1 1QS at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of WN1 1QS are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Wigan Borough Council
Ward
Wigan Central
Councillors
Lawrence Hunt (Labour)
George Davies (Labour)
Michael McLoughlin (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Wigan
MP
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WN1 1QS.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WN1 1QS.
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