High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£85,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for WN5 0AG
Postcode
WN5 0AG
Coordinates
53.5379, -2.6873
Grid reference
SD545048
Easting
354,545
Northing
404,807
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VG8Q7+53
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Orrell
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.
9957
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9957 out of 33,755 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)
England & WalesProperty sales · WN5 0AG
HM Land Registry · Wigan
Average price
£86,714
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £85,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £45,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£125k£85k£45k
Sep '23Nov '23Nov '24Feb '26Mar '26
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 WN5 0AG
England & WalesCrime trends · near WN5 0AG
Counts are for Pemberton electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.0%
Other White2.9%
African1.2%
+ other · 2.9%
Religion
Christian61.5%
No religion32.6%
Not answered4.4%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 0.3%
Age groups
35–4921.6%
50–6418.8%
25–3414.4%
65–7410.6%
10–157.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%
Households
Other18.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.5%
Any member 66+12.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
+ 8 other households · 35.2%
Administrative Information
Wigan
Local Authority
Council AreaWigan E14001585
Constituency
E14001585Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
Pemberton
Constituency code
E14001585
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 EnglandGreater 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 011E E01006399
E01006399MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wigan 011 E02001297
E02001297LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wigan 011E E01006399
E01006399MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wigan 011 E02001297
E02001297Urban: 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
6:03 AM
Sunrise
6:01 PM
Sunset
11 hours 58 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:03 AM
Sunset (today)
6:01 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 58 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 WN5 0AG 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: 9957
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006399 and MSOA E02001297 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WN5 0AG is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WN5 0AG
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
71%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 57%
Attainment 8
33.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
48%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 11%
Attainment 8
51.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 59%
RWM expected
46%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
81%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
86%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 60%
RWM expected
50%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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