Measuring the distances…
These only choose where you start. Every page and every lens is still one tap away.
Sign in to keep them on every device →Measuring the distances…
Thinking of living at WN2 4AE? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and GP are further.
Answer a few questions in Where could I live? and this will use your own priorities. Until then, try a perspective.
Working out the fit…
here typical · scale 0–50%
0 crimes recorded on Bickershaw Lane in the last 12 months. The street →
here typical · scale 0–50%
here England and Wales · scale 0–100%
here England and Wales · scale 0–50%
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bickershaw CofE Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 27% met the expected standard |
| Hindley Green Community Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| Newton Westpark Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green | Primary | 1.5 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green | Primary | 1.8 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| The Westleigh School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 36.4 · 1.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Outwood Academy Hindley | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 40 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Golborne High School | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 50.1 · 14.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lowton Church of England High School | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 47.5 · 13.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Atherton High School | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 39.3 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Holden School | Independent | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 2.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Parks School | Independent | 3.0 km |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football | Pennington FC | 3.0 km | 13 |
| Cricket | Westleigh CC | 2.4 km | 10 |
| Bowls | St.Benedicts Crown Green Bowls Club | 2.9 km | 8 |
| Swimming | Body Image Fitness Centre (Wigan) | 1.9 km | 7 |
| Rugby league | Leigh East ARLFC | 2.8 km | 5 |
| Golf | Hart Common Golf Club | 2.8 km | 5 |
| Tennis | Pennington Hall Park | 3.6 km | 4 |
| Squash | Hindley Sports Centre | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Horse riding | Apple Tree Stables | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Leigh Miners | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Leigh Athletics Track | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Round Ash Park | 4.3 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Golborne Sports & Social Club | 4.7 km | 2 |
| Motocross | Abram Motopark | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Pool | Rowley's Pool Hall | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Snooker | Rowley's Pool Hall | 3.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 23. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Hindley, a drive away (3.5 km), with 240k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Bolton House Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 609, 946, 954, 662); 20 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Bickershaw CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 27% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Westleigh School, 2.0 km away; Attainment 8: 36.4 · 1.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Golborne High School (3.5 km) and St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield (5.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Heron Foods, 1.1 km away, with Bickershaw Off Licence closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Westleigh Medical Practice (2.1 km), with Wigan Road Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Claire's Beaute is 2.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 6.1 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 43% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Spinners Arms is the closest café or restaurant (1.5 km), and Bickershaw Village Community Club the nearest pub (1.2 km).
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 13% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Bickershaw Country Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Abram Motopark (1.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 27 km away.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
3 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
More for moving: Moving for a reason · Where could I live? · Places like Abram & Bickershaw · Compare a shortlist
| 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Green Meadow Independent Primary School | Independent | 4.1 km | – |
|---|
Every primary near WN2 4AE, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.