Wigan West is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester. It contains a mix of residential streets, local shops and small-scale industry and forms part of the urban fabric of Wigan, with canal and rail links to surrounding areas. The ward lies close to well-known town landmarks such as Wigan Pier and Mesnes Park, and benefits from commuter connections into Manchester.
Like much of Wigan, the ward reflects an industrial past shaped by coal, cotton and the canal network, while recent years have seen regeneration projects, active community groups and a busy local scene of pubs, clubs and amateur sport. Socially it mixes long-established neighbourhoods with newer residents, and local priorities tend to centre on housing, jobs and improving public spaces.
Postcode districts covering Wigan West
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 18.7 miles
- Liverpool 14.9 miles
- Birkenhead 20.5 miles
- Preston 15.1 miles
- Oldham 22.7 miles
- St. Helens 8.3 miles
- Wigan 1 mile
- Warrington 12 miles
- Burnley 23.3 miles
- Blackburn 15.4 miles
- Blackpool 23.6 miles
- Bolton 9.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wigan Built-up area 1 mile
- Wigan Central Ward 1.1 miles
- Douglas Ward 1.1 miles
- Pemberton Ward 1.3 miles
- Shevington Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Standish Built-up area 2 miles
- Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor Ward 2 miles
- Standish with Langtree Ward 2.1 miles
- Worsley Mesnes Ward 2.1 miles
- Ince Ward 2.1 miles
- Haigh Parish 2.1 miles
- Worthington Built-up area 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Wigan West
WN6 7QL, WN6 7PG, WN6 7LQ, WN6 7AJ, WN6 8NQ, WN6 7BE, WN6 7AW, WN6 8NJ, WN6 7LU … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 17.4 miles
- Manchester Airport 20.9 miles
- Wigan Wallgate Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Wigan North Western Railway Station 1.3 miles
Hotels near Wigan West Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Wigan 3 0.6 miles
- Best Western Plus Lancashire Manor Hotel 4 4.1 miles
- The Hinds Head Hotel 4.9 miles
- The Wrightington Hotel & Health Club 4 3.3 miles
- The Bay Horse Hotel 4 5.1 miles
- The Bolton Stadium Hotel, A Member of Radisson Individuals 4 5.1 miles
- The Kirkfield Hotel 7.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Haydock M6 Jct23 4 5.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Leigh - Sports Village 3 6.8 miles
- Ramada Chorley South 4 5.3 miles
Schools in Wigan West
- Beech Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary
- St John Fisher Catholic High School Secondary
- Wigan St Andrew's C of E Junior and Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- DW Stadium Stadium 0.6 miles
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 0.8 miles
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 5.1 miles
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 5.6 miles
- Lathom House Estate 6.7 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 9.2 miles
- Meadow Hey Wood Forest 11.1 miles
- Dam Wood Forest 11.2 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 11.2 miles
- Such Hey Wood Forest 11.3 miles
- Old Wood Forest 11.6 miles
- Paddock Wood Forest 11.7 miles