Hindley Green is a residential and former industrial neighbourhood in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, within Greater Manchester and historically part of Lancashire. It grew up around 19th‑century coal mining and small-scale industry, and traces of that heritage remain in the local street pattern and community memory even as the area has become largely suburban with pockets of green space and allotments.
The ward today feels like a village on the edge of town, with local shops, schools, churches and active community groups shaping everyday life. While employment patterns have shifted away from heavy industry, the area retains a working‑class identity and close‑knit social networks, and it benefits from relatively easy access to nearby urban centres and surrounding countryside.
Postcode districts covering Hindley Green
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 14.1 miles
- Liverpool 16.9 miles
- Birkenhead 23 miles
- Preston 18.4 miles
- Oldham 18.6 miles
- St. Helens 9.2 miles
- Wigan 3.9 miles
- Warrington 9.5 miles
- Burnley 22.4 miles
- Blackburn 16.3 miles
- Bolton 6.7 miles
- Stockport 18.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hindley Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Bickershaw Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Leigh West Ward 1.2 miles
- Westhoughton South Ward 1.5 miles
- Abram Ward 1.7 miles
- Platt Bridge and Abram Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Westhoughton Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Leigh Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Atherton South & Lilford Ward 2.2 miles
- Atherton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Ince-in-Makerfield Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Bamfurlong Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Hindley Green
WN2 4TL, WN2 4GG, WN2 4TY, WN2 3XG, WN2 4NS, WN7 5TF, WN7 5DA, WN2 4QD, WN2 4NX … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 16.4 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 18 miles
- Hindley Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Daisy Hill Railway Station 1.9 miles
Hotels near Hindley Green Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Leigh - Sports Village 3 2.5 miles
- The Bolton Stadium Hotel, a member of Radisson Individuals 3 3.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Leigh - Sports Village, an IHG Hotel 2.5 miles
- Mercure Haydock Hotel 3.5 5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Wigan 3 5.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Haydock 4 4.7 miles
- Premier Inn Bolton 3 3.9 miles
- Mercure Wigan Oak Hotel 3 3.5 miles
- Novotel Manchester West Hotel 3 7 miles
- OYO New Charles Dickens Hotel 3 3.7 miles
Schools in Hindley Green
- Hindley Green Community Primary School Primary
- Oakfield High School and College Special
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green Primary
- St John's C of E Primary School, Hindley Green Primary
Local points of interest
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 4 miles
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 4.3 miles
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 4.5 miles
- DW Stadium Stadium 4.5 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 6.2 miles
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 8.2 miles
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 9.2 miles
- School Stadium 10 miles
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 10.4 miles
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 11 miles
- Gigg Lane Stadium 11.3 miles
- Lathom House Estate 11.3 miles