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WN3 5XW

Worsley Mesnes · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Worsley Mesnes
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Makerfield
Postcode district
WN3
Postcode sector
WN3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN3 5UJ 54 m
WN3 5XH 58 m
WN3 5XQ 61 m
WN3 5XL 70 m
WN3 5XN 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN3 5XW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN3
Postcode sector
WN3 5
Latitude
53.531783
Longitude
-2.653207
British National Grid easting
356,800
British National Grid northing
404,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Worsley Mesnes · E05015013
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Makerfield · E14001350
Output area
E00032470
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 015C · E01006404
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 015 · E02001301

Postcode source versions

Explore WN3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
67
Primary
45
Secondary
8

  1. St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan

    Voluntary aided school

    141 m

  2. Expanse Learning Wigan School

    Other independent special school

    200 m

  3. St James' Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    226 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Other crime 1

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

26

within 5 km straight-line

  • EXTENDED ACCESS

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

    ODS code Y05088

    467 m

  • WIGAN BOROUGH SPECIALIST SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y07697

    467 m

  • KUMAR FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92024

    679 m

  • MARUS BRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92642

    679 m

  • SOUTH WIGAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92647

    679 m

  • ZAMAN

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

    ODS code P92005

    679 m

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92021

    1.3 km

  • PEMBERTON SURGERY

    SHERWOOD DRIVE, PEMBERTON, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92019

    1.3 km

  • SAXENA L

    HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, WN3 6JN

    ODS code P92038

    1.6 km

  • THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE

    FROG LANE, WIGAN, WN6 7LB

    ODS code P92003

    2.0 km

  • MARSH GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HARROW ROAD, MARSH GREEN, WIGAN, WN5 0QL

    ODS code Y02885

    2.2 km

  • BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRADSHAW STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 0AB

    ODS code P92008

    2.4 km

  • MESNES VIEW SURGERY

    93 MESNES STREET, WIGAN, WN1 1ST

    ODS code P92634

    2.5 km

  • DR SEABROOK

    1 WRIGHTINGTON STREET, WIGAN, WN1 2AZ

    ODS code P92030

    2.6 km

  • INCE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92620

    2.6 km

  • RIVINGTON WAY SURGERY

    PHOENIX WAY, INCE, WIGAN, WN3 4NW

    ODS code Y02274

    2.6 km

  • BEECH HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    278 GIDLOW LANE, BEECH HILL, WIGAN, WN6 7PD

    ODS code P92010

    2.7 km

  • SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY

    SULLIVAN WAY, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3TB

    ODS code P92011

    2.8 km

  • LONGSHOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGSHOOT HEALTH CENTRE, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3NH

    ODS code P92026

    3.0 km

  • BRYN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92034

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • St Jude's Junior School

    BCT · Worsley Mesnes

    0.1 miles

  • St James Primary School

    BCT · Worsley Mesnes

    0.1 miles

  • Tyrer Avenue

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles

  • St James Primary School

    BCT · Worsley Mesnes

    0.1 miles

  • Tyrer Avenue

    BCT · Newtown

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 015C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,239 of 33,755

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

67 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan is the nearest published school at 141 m.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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