Among the most deprived
IMD England
1
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WN2 5AH
Postcode
WN2 5AH
Coordinates
53.5210, -2.5993
Grid reference
SD603028
Easting
360,366
Northing
402,867
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VGCC2+97
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Platt Bridge and Abram
Travel to Work
Warrington and Wigan
ITL Region
Wigan
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
1489
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1489 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · WN2 5AH
HM Land Registry · Wigan
Average price
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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 near WN2 5AH
Crime trends · near WN2 5AH
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
ASB
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.5%
Other White3.9%
African1.8%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Christian51.0%
No religion38.7%
Not answered7.4%
Muslim2.2%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6420.1%
35–4918.7%
25–3414.2%
65–749.7%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.1%
Households
Other25.1%
Any member 66+14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.1%
+ 7 other households · 34.3%
Administrative Information
Wigan
Local Authority
Council AreaMakerfield E14001350
Constituency
E14001350Greater Manchester
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Abram
Constituency code
E14001350
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Wigan, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Wigan
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandGreater Manchester
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Ashton, Leigh and Wigan
Sub ICB Location
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 02H
Cancer Alliance
Greater Manchester
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wigan 024B E01006215
E01006215MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wigan 024 E02001310
E02001310LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wigan 024B E01006215
E01006215MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wigan 024 E02001310
E02001310Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:36 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:36 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2024
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~2 years
Active Duration
2024 -> PresentJuly 2024 — Introduced
Postcode WN2 5AH introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode WN2 5AH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2024
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~2 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WN2 5AH
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Platt Bridge Community School
Wigan · WN2 5NG
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan · WN2 3TL
Good
0.3 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Platt Bridge
Wigan · WN2 5JF
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Holy Family Catholic Academy
Wigan · WN2 5JF
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Wigan · WN2 3NX
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram
Wigan · WN2 5QE
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley
Wigan · WN2 3HY
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Abram Bryn Gates Primary School
Wigan · WN2 5JT
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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