5,495
Households
White Brit. · 97%
Ethnicity
Christian · 70%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
2 · 0.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£242,833
Median property price
244
Postcodes
Overview of Orrell
Coordinates53.5296, -2.7087
Postcodes
244
Population (Census)
12,451
Households (Census)
5,495
Recorded crime · May '26
2 · 0.2 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Orrell
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.68 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.68 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Orrell
Property sales · Orrell
HM Land Registry · Orrell
Average price
£251,070
YoY: +6.0%
Median price: £228,545
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £227,833
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£322k£260k£199k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Orrell
Crime trends · Orrell
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
ASB
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics in Orrell
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.5%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Christian70.0%
No religion25.0%
Not answered3.8%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6421.3%
35–4919.5%
65–7411.5%
25–3410.7%
75–848.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.3%
Any member 66+16.1%
Other13.0%
All members 66+12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.6%
+ 7 other households · 30.3%
Schools in Orrell
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Orrell Newfold Community Primary School
Wigan · WN5 7BD
Outstanding
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Orrell Holgate Academy
Wigan · WN5 8SJ
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell
Wigan · WN5 7AA
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan · WN5 8NU
Good
0.9 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Winstanley College
Wigan · WN5 7XF
0.5 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Orrell
Postcodes in Orrell
WN5 7AAWN5 7ABWN5 7ADWN5 7AEWN5 7AFWN5 7AGWN5 7AHWN5 7AJWN5 7ANWN5 7APWN5 7AQWN5 7ARWN5 7ASWN5 7ATWN5 7AUWN5 7AXWN5 7AYWN5 7AZWN5 7BAWN5 7BBWN5 7BDWN5 7BEWN5 7BFWN5 7BGWN5 7BHWN5 7BJWN5 7BLWN5 7BNWN5 7BPWN5 7BQWN5 7BSWN5 7BTWN5 7BUWN5 7BXWN5 7BYWN5 7BZWN5 7DAWN5 7DBWN5 7DDWN5 7DEWN5 7DFWN5 7DGWN5 7DHWN5 7DJWN5 7DLWN5 7DNWN5 7DPWN5 7DQWN5 7DRWN5 7DSWN5 7DTWN5 7DUWN5 7DWWN5 7DXWN5 7DYWN5 7DZWN5 7EAWN5 7EBWN5 7EDWN5 7EEWN5 7EFWN5 7EGWN5 7EHWN5 7EJWN5 7ELWN5 7ENWN5 7EPWN5 7EQWN5 7ERWN5 7EUWN5 7EWWN5 7EXWN5 7EYWN5 7EZWN5 7FPWN5 7FQWN5 7FRWN5 7FSWN5 7GAWN5 7GBWN5 7GEWN5 7GLWN5 7HZWN5 7JBWN5 7JDWN5 7JEWN5 7JFWN5 7JGWN5 7JHWN5 7JJWN5 7JLWN5 7JNWN5 7JPWN5 7JQWN5 7JRWN5 7JSWN5 7JTWN5 7JUWN5 7JWWN5 7JXWN5 7JYWN5 7JZWN5 7XAWN5 7XBWN5 7XDWN5 7XEWN5 7XFWN5 7XGWN5 7XHWN5 7XLWN5 7XNWN5 7XSWN5 7XXWN5 7XZWN5 7YBWN5 8DUWN5 8EEWN5 8HGWN5 8HHWN5 8HQ