WN3 5PF

Worsley Mesnes · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Makerfield
Postcode district
WN3
Postcode sector
WN3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN3 5NL 62 m
WN3 5JJ 74 m
WN3 5LZ 88 m
WN3 5JL 104 m
WN3 5JW 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN3 5PF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN3
Postcode sector
WN3 5
Latitude
53.524642
Longitude
-2.644047
British National Grid easting
357,400
British National Grid northing
403,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Makerfield · E14001350
Output area
E00032487
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 020B · E01006407
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 020 · E02001306

Postcode source versions

Explore WN3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
47
Secondary
10
  1. Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School

    Community school

    537 m
  2. Hawkley Hall High School

    Academy converter

    573 m
  3. St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    803 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WN3 5 residents
11,732

Age bands in WN3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

2,030 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,262 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.1%

2,964 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

3,424 residents

Age 65 and over
21.1%

2,596 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

29

within 5 km straight-line

  • KUMAR FAMILY PRACTICE

    CHANDLER HOUSE, WORSLEY MESNES HEALTH CENTRE, POOLSTOCK LANE, WIGAN, WN3 5HL

    ODS code P92024

    531 m

  • MARUS BRIDGE PRACTICE

    CHANDLER HOUSE, WORSLEY MESNES HEALTH CENTRE, POOLSTOCK LANE, WIGAN, WN3 5HL

    ODS code P92642

    531 m

  • SOUTH WIGAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHANDLER HOUSE, WORSLEY MESNES HEALTH CTR, POOLSTOCK LANE, WIGAN, WN3 5HL

    ODS code P92647

    531 m

  • ZAMAN

    CHANDLER HOUSE, WORSLEY MESNES HEALTH CENTRE, POOLSTOCK LANE, WIGAN, WN3 5HL

    ODS code P92005

    531 m

  • EXTENDED ACCESS

    BEVAN HSE, 17 BEECHAM COURT, SMITHY BROOK ROAD, WIGAN, WN3 6PR

    ODS code Y05088

    1.1 km

  • WIGAN BOROUGH SPECIALIST SERVICES

    WIGAN GP ALLIANCE LLP, BEVAN HOUSE, 17 BEECHAM COURT, WIGAN, WN3 6PR

    ODS code Y07697

    1.1 km

  • SAXENA L

    HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, WN3 6JN

    ODS code P92038

    1.7 km

  • INCE SURGERY

    CLARE HOUSE, PHOENIX WAY, INCE, WIGAN, WN3 4NW

    ODS code P92620

    2.3 km

  • RIVINGTON WAY SURGERY

    PHOENIX WAY, INCE, WIGAN, WN3 4NW

    ODS code Y02274

    2.3 km

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PEMBERTON PC RESOURCE CTR, SHERWOOD DRIVE, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92021

    2.3 km

  • PEMBERTON SURGERY

    SHERWOOD DRIVE, PEMBERTON, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92019

    2.3 km

  • BRYN CROSS SURGERY

    246 WIGAN ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, BRYN, WIGAN, WN4 0AR

    ODS code P92034

    2.7 km

  • THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE

    FROG LANE, WIGAN, WN6 7LB

    ODS code P92003

    2.8 km

  • MESNES VIEW SURGERY

    93 MESNES STREET, WIGAN, WN1 1ST

    ODS code P92634

    3.0 km

  • DR SEABROOK

    1 WRIGHTINGTON STREET, WIGAN, WN1 2AZ

    ODS code P92030

    3.1 km

  • SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY

    SULLIVAN WAY, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3TB

    ODS code P92011

    3.1 km

  • MARSH GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HARROW ROAD, MARSH GREEN, WIGAN, WN5 0QL

    ODS code Y02885

    3.1 km

  • DR AHMAD & PTNRS

    PLATT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE, RIVINGTON AVENUE, PLATT BRIDGE, WIGAN, WN2 5NG

    ODS code P92006

    3.2 km

  • PLATT HOUSE SURGERY

    PLATT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE, RIVINGTON AVENUE, PLATT BRIDGE, WIGAN, WN2 5NG

    ODS code P92031

    3.2 km

  • LONGSHOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGSHOOT HEALTH CENTRE, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3NH

    ODS code P92026

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 29 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Stewart Road

    BCT · Hawkley

    0.1 miles
  • Sutherland Road

    BCT · Hawkley

    0.1 miles
  • Sutherland Road

    BCT · Hawkley

    0.1 miles
  • St Pauls Avenue

    BCT · Hawkley

    0.2 miles
  • St Pauls Avenue

    BCT · Hawkley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 020B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,656 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

73 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 10 secondary schools. Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 537 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.