Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for WN5 0LS
Postcode
WN5 0LS
Coordinates
53.5547, -2.6741
Grid reference
SD554066
Easting
355,440
Northing
406,662
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VH83G+V9
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.
1437
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1437 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 0LS
England & WalesCrime trends · near WN5 0LS
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.85.3%
Other White6.2%
African2.4%
+ other · 6.1%
Religion
Christian49.2%
No religion42.8%
Not answered4.9%
Muslim2.5%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
35–4919.1%
50–6417.4%
25–3415.4%
5–911.0%
10–159.0%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.2%
Households
Other20.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.4%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children9.5%
Any member 66+9.0%
+ 8 other households · 35.1%
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 010E E01006361
E01006361MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wigan 010 E02001296
E02001296LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wigan 010E E01006361
E01006361MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wigan 010 E02001296
E02001296Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
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
February 2012
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~14 years
Active Duration
2012 -> PresentFebruary 2012 — Introduced
Postcode WN5 0LS introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006361 and MSOA E02001296 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WN5 0LS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 2012
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~14 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WN5 0LS
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 4–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 59%
RWM expected
46%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 33%
Attainment 8
41.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
64%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
76%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 57%
Attainment 8
33.1
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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