Map of WN5 8EG postcode

General information
Postcode WN5 8EG
Post Town Wigan
Nearest station Pemberton (1 km)
Bus stops
Kilshaw Street (W)
Major Street (W)
Major Street (E)
Remploy (S)
Chapel Street (W)
White Street (S)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 15 View
Known addresses
Unit 5, The Leopold Centre, Smethurst Lane, Wigan
Main property type Other
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.531735
Longitude -2.681252
Easting 354941
Northing 404114
Grid reference SD549041
UTM reference 30U 521127 5931471
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Plus code 9C5VG8J9+MF
Altitude 71 metres (234 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:24
Sunset (today) 18:17
Distance away
Distance to sea 23.3 KMs (14.5 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWigan, unparished areaE43000164
Ward Pemberton E05015006
Metropolitan District Wigan E08000010
County Greater Manchester E11000010
Constituency (2024) Wigan E14001585
MPLisa NandyLabour
Police forceGreater Manchester
Water companyUnited Utilities
NUTS/ITL 3 Greater Manchester North West
NUTS/ITL 2 Greater Manchester
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
6,705 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£35,000
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)WiganE63008282
Census output area (2021)E00032233
Census output area (2011)E00032233
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wigan 014DE01006358
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wigan 014DE01006358
Middle layer super output area (2021)Pemberton SouthE02001300
Middle layer super output area (2011)Pemberton SouthE02001300
Travel to work areaWarrington and WiganE30000284
Property sales
Average property price in Wigan £181,830
Annual change 5.9%
View all properties sold in the WN postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
Unit 5, The Leopold Centre, Smethurst Lane, WiganOther (freehold)Oct 2023£370,000


View all properties sold in the WN5 8 sector

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