Among the most deprived
IMD England
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Crime · Nov '25
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North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WN5 0LY
Postcode
WN5 0LY
Coordinates
53.5564, -2.6650
Grid reference
SD560068
Easting
356,041
Northing
406,841
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VH84M+GX
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.
1636
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1636 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 · WN5 0LY
HM Land Registry · Wigan
Average price
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Police Recorded Crime near WN5 0LY
Crime trends · near WN5 0LY
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearDec '23 – Nov '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
210
Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Nov '25
1
YoY +100%
ASB
000
Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Nov '25
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Nov '25
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Nov '25
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Nov '25
0
YoY stable
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
Scotland-wide
Ward
Wigan West
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 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 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
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 WN5 0LY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 1636
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 0LY 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 WN5 0LY
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School
Wigan · WN6 8JP
Not judged
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan · WN6 7RN
Good
0.5 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Infinite Schools Wigan
Wigan · WN5 0QL
0.5 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Wigan · WN6 7RH
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Marsh Green Primary School
Wigan · WN5 0EF
Requires improvement
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Beech Hill Community Primary School
Wigan · WN6 7PT
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School
Wigan · WN6 7AU
Requires improvement
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Westfield Community School
Wigan · WN5 9XN
Outstanding
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Progress Schools Wigan
Wigan · WN1 1RU
1.2 mi
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16
St Mark's CofE Primary School
Wigan · WN5 9DS
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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