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 miles30.1 km
- Liverpool 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Birkenhead 20.5 miles33 km
- Preston 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Oldham 22.7 miles36.5 km
- St. Helens 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Wigan 1 mile1.7 km
- Warrington 12 miles19.3 km
- Burnley 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Blackburn 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Blackpool 23.6 miles38.1 km
- Bolton 9.3 miles14.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Wigan Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Wigan Central Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Douglas Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Pemberton Ward 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Shevington Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Standish Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Standish with Langtree Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Worsley Mesnes Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Ince Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Haigh Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Worthington Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Wigan West
WN6 8RL, WN6 8PL, WN6 8RJ, WN6 7NQ, WN6 7AL, WN6 8RH, WN6 7NB, WN6 7SB, WN6 7PJ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 17.4 miles28 km
- Manchester Airport 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Wigan Wallgate Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Wigan North Western Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
Hotels near Wigan West Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Wigan 3 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Best Western Plus Lancashire Manor Hotel 4 4.1 miles6.5 km
- The Hinds Head Hotel 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The Wrightington Hotel & Health Club 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Bolton Stadium Hotel, A Member of Radisson Individuals 4 5.1 miles8.3 km
- The Kirkfield Hotel 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Holiday Inn Haydock M6 Jct23 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Leigh - Sports Village 3 6.8 miles11 km
- Macdonald Kilhey Court 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Ramada Chorley South 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
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 miles1 km
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 0.8 miles1.3 km
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 5.6 miles9 km
- Lathom House Estate 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Meadow Hey Wood Forest 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Dam Wood Forest 11.2 miles18 km
- Spring Wood Forest 11.2 miles18 km
- Such Hey Wood Forest 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Old Wood Forest 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Paddock Wood Forest 11.7 miles18.8 km