Among the most deprived
IMD England
1
Crime · Apr '26
£120,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WN3 5LR
Postcode
WN3 5LR
Coordinates
53.5265, -2.6537
Grid reference
SD567035
Easting
356,764
Northing
403,509
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VG8GW+HG
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Wigan
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.
6343
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6343 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 · WN3 5LR
HM Land Registry · Wigan
Average price
£120,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £120,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '24 – Feb '26Feb '26: 1 sales · avg £90,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£150k£120k£90k
Sep '24Feb '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 near WN3 5LR
Crime trends · near WN3 5LR
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMay '24 – Apr '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
110
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
1
YoY stable
ASB
000
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.3%
Other White2.2%
White & Asian1.2%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Christian59.6%
No religion34.1%
Not answered3.8%
Muslim1.6%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
35–4918.9%
50–6418.7%
25–3414.4%
10–159.2%
65–748.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%
Households
Other14.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
Any member 66+9.6%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children9.6%
+ 8 other households · 40.9%
Administrative Information
Wigan
Local Authority
Council AreaMakerfield E14001350
Constituency
E14001350Greater Manchester
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Worsley Mesnes
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 020C E01006408
E01006408MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wigan 020 E02001306
E02001306LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wigan 020C E01006408
E01006408MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wigan 020 E02001306
E02001306Urban: 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
3:55 AM
Sunrise
8:36 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:55 AM
Sunset (today)
8:36 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WN3 5LR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 6343
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006408 and MSOA E02001306 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WN3 5LR is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WN3 5LR
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Wigan · WN3 6SB
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School
Wigan · WN3 5HN
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Hope School
Wigan · WN3 6SP
Outstanding
0.4 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19
Marus Bridge Primary School
Wigan · WN3 6SP
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan
Wigan · WN3 5AN
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
St James' Church of England Primary School
Wigan · WN3 5XE
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Expanse Learning Wigan School
Wigan · WN3 5XF
0.5 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan
Wigan · WN3 6EE
Not judged
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Hawkley Hall High School
Wigan · WN3 5NY
Not judged
0.8 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Wigan · WN3 6BL
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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