Around average
IMD England
2
Crime · May '26
£232,750
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WN5 7ER
Postcode
WN5 7ER
Coordinates
53.5143, -2.7112
Grid reference
SD529021
Easting
352,938
Northing
402,196
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VG77Q+PG
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.
14699
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14699 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 7ER
HM Land Registry · Wigan
Average price
£237,375
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £232,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '25 – Oct '25Oct '25: 1 sales · avg £274,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£274k£242k£210k
Mar '25Apr '25Sep '25Oct '25
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 7ER
Crime trends · near WN5 7ER
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
ASB
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.5%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Christian67.7%
No religion28.0%
Not answered3.1%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6421.5%
35–4919.2%
25–3412.0%
65–7411.0%
75–849.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.8%
Households
Other18.8%
Any member 66+17.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.9%
All members 66+11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.7%
+ 6 other households · 30.2%
Administrative Information
Wigan
Local Authority
Council AreaMakerfield E14001350
Constituency
E14001350Greater Manchester
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Orrell
Constituency code
E14001350
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 018E E01006366
E01006366MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wigan 018 E02001304
E02001304LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wigan 018E E01006366
E01006366MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wigan 018 E02001304
E02001304Urban: 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 city and town C1
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 7ER 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 city and town C1. IMD England rank: 14699
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006366 and MSOA E02001304 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WN5 7ER 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 7ER
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Winstanley College
Wigan · WN5 7XF
0.8 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
Orrell Newfold Community Primary School
Wigan · WN5 7BD
Outstanding
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell
Wigan · WN5 7AA
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Up Holland High School
Lancashire · WN5 7AL
1.0 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Up Holland High School
Lancashire · WN5 7AL
Good
1.0 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge
St. Helens · WN5 7LS
Requires improvement
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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