Around average
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · May '26
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for WN5 0AU
Postcode
WN5 0AU
Coordinates
53.5414, -2.6537
Grid reference
SD567051
Easting
356,778
Northing
405,175
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VG8RW+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.
15061
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15061 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near WN5 0AU
England & WalesCrime trends · near WN5 0AU
Counts are for Douglas electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY —
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.2%
Other White4.9%
Indian1.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.3%
Chinese1.1%
+ 1 other groups · 5.1%
Religion
Christian54.9%
No religion35.6%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim2.1%
Hindu1.4%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
25–3424.4%
50–6417.3%
35–4917.2%
20–249.8%
65–749.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.3%
Households
Other29.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children13.0%
Any member 66+10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.0%
+ 7 other households · 31.2%
Administrative Information
Wigan
Local Authority
Council AreaWigan E14001585
Constituency
E14001585Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
Douglas
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 015A E01006349
E01006349MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wigan 015 E02001301
E02001301LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wigan 015A E01006349
E01006349MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wigan 015 E02001301
E02001301Urban: 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
6:02 AM
Sunrise
6:01 PM
Sunset
11 hours 59 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:02 AM
Sunset (today)
6:01 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 59 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2012
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~14 years
Active Duration
2012 -> PresentJune 2012 — Introduced
Postcode WN5 0AU introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006349 and MSOA E02001301 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WN5 0AU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2012
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~14 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WN5 0AU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
44%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 59%
RWM expected
46%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 31%
Attainment 8
45.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
67%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
48%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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