Wigan nearby infrastructure and amenity access

NearbyIndex scores access to mapped daily services. Walkability also depends on routes, street conditions, safety, and comfort.

Population: 175K

Score Range

22-78 (best: 82)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 16 sample points31% score 60+13% score 80+

Groceries

56

Restaurants & Cafes

39

Public Transit

40

Healthcare

82

Education

60

Parks & Recreation

37

Shopping

19

Entertainment

36

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Wigan

Calculated August 28, 2026

The median sampled point scores 43. A total of 31% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 2278, a 56-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (82). The weakest is Shopping (19).

Median access
43/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
31%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
44/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
37/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
16 analyzed of 16 points
Estimated scored area
27 km²
Mapped place records
660(24.4/km²)
Named-area coverage
13% of grid points
How to read this profile: it measures access to mapped destinations. It does not measure walking routes, crossings, pavements, slope, safety, accessibility, opening hours, or transit frequency. The scored area is a rectangle inferred from local place data. It is not an official city boundary.

Review every formula and source on the methodology page. Download the reviewed dataset as versioned JSON.

Nearby infrastructure across Wigan

31% of sampled points score 60 or more for nearby daily amenities. The model uses straight-line distance to groceries, food, transit, healthcare, education, parks, shopping, and entertainment.

This page is outside the reviewed city core. Use it for exploration, and verify the result with local sources.

Strongest categories

Healthcare (82)

Weakest categories

Entertainment (36), Shopping (19)

Scores range from 16 to 82 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Wigan

280 restaurants & cafes138 groceries97 healthcare42 shopping34 entertainment26 education26 parks & recreation17 public transit

Counted inside the area we score. Presence, not walking distance — the category scores above measure reachability.

Named-area data for Wigan

NearbyIndex matched 2 of 16 grid points (13%) to source neighborhood boundaries. That is not enough for a responsible area ranking, so this page does not generate neighborhood results from compass labels.

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