Most deprived 10%
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
North West
Region
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.
758
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 758 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 0EH
England & WalesCrime trends · near WN5 0EH
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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
0
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.80.9%
Other White10.1%
African3.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.2%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
Christian50.8%
No religion41.9%
Not answered4.3%
Muslim2.0%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
35–4919.7%
50–6419.4%
25–3414.7%
10–159.4%
5–97.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.9%
Households
One person: other22.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.8%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children10.8%
One person: aged 66+9.0%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.2%
+ 9 other households · 37.2%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.5 km straight lineabout 19 min
Gathurst Rail Station
Rail · South East Entrance
- 2.1 km straight lineabout 27 min
Pemberton Rail Station
Rail · East Entrance
- 2.9 km straight lineabout 36 min
Orrell Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 106 m straight lineabout 1 min
Britannia Road
Bus · opp · east
- 143 m straight lineabout 2 min
Comet Road
Bus · opp · east
- 176 m straight lineabout 2 min
Comet Road
Bus · cnr · west
- 260 m straight lineabout 3 min
Smith Avenue
Bus · opp · south
- 261 m straight lineabout 3 min
Smith Avenue
Bus · nr · north
Coordinates & Location for WN5 0EH
Postcode
WN5 0EH
Coordinates
53.5490, -2.6788
Grid reference
SD551060
Easting
355,120
Northing
406,029
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VG8XC+HF
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
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 010D E01006360
E01006360MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wigan 010 E02001296
E02001296LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wigan 010D E01006360
E01006360MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wigan 010 E02001296
E02001296Urban: 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
7:39 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
10 hours 34 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 34 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 0EH 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006360 and MSOA E02001296 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 758
Present — Active
Postcode WN5 0EH 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
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Schools near WN5 0EH
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 60%
RWM expected
50%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 59%
RWM expected
46%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 57%
Attainment 8
33.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
71%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
55%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 11%
Attainment 8
51.1
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