WN5 7HG

Billinge & Seneley Green · St. Helens · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens North
Postcode district
WN5
Postcode sector
WN5 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN5 7HF 529 m
WN5 7HQ 558 m
WN5 7UA 701 m
WN5 7NJ 727 m
WN5 7NL 749 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN5 7HG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2003
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN5
Postcode sector
WN5 7
Latitude
53.505326
Longitude
-2.716743
British National Grid easting
352,559
British National Grid northing
401,197

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
St. Helens · E08000013
Parish or community
E04000022
Westminster constituency
St Helens North · E14001509
Output area
E00034505
Lower layer super output area
St. Helens 002A · E01006802
Middle layer super output area
St. Helens 002 · E02001407

Postcode source versions

Explore WN5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
32
Secondary
6
  1. St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km
  2. Progress Arc Billinge School

    Other independent special school

    1.6 km
  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
198
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 89
  • Public order 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Other theft 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WN5 7 residents
11,327

Age bands in WN5 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.3%

1,647 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

993 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.7%

2,373 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

3,178 residents

Age 65 and over
28.7%

3,298 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • BILLINGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FIRST FLOOR GARSWOOD SURGERY, BILLINGE ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 0XD

    ODS code N83019

    2.5 km

  • GARSWOOD SURGERY

    BILLINGE ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 0XD

    ODS code Y00475

    2.5 km

  • SAXENA L

    HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, WN3 6JN

    ODS code P92038

    3.6 km

  • WINDERMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDERMERE AVENUE, ST. HELENS, WA11 7AF

    ODS code N83620

    3.7 km

  • BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRADSHAW STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 0AB

    ODS code P92008

    4.1 km

  • HALL GREEN SURGERY

    164 ORMSKIRK ROAD, UPHOLLAND, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 0AB

    ODS code P81084

    4.3 km

  • RAINFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    17 HIGHER LANE, RAINFORD, ST HELENS, WA11 8AZ

    ODS code N83041

    4.4 km

  • EXCEL PRIMARY CARE

    BIRLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, BIRLEYWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 9BW

    ODS code P81208

    4.6 km

  • BRYN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92034

    4.6 km

  • KENNETH MACRAE MED CENTRE

    32 CHURCH ROAD, RAINFORD, ST. HELENS, WA11 8HJ

    ODS code N83049

    4.7 km

  • EXTENDED ACCESS

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

    ODS code Y05088

    4.7 km

  • WIGAN BOROUGH SPECIALIST SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y07697

    4.7 km

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92021

    4.8 km

  • PEMBERTON SURGERY

    SHERWOOD DRIVE, PEMBERTON, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92019

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Beacon Road

    BCT · Chapel Brow

    0.4 miles
  • Beacon Road

    BCT · Chapel Brow

    0.4 miles
  • Longshaw House

    BCT · Chapel Brow

    0.4 miles
  • Wells Avenue

    BCT · Billinge

    0.5 miles
  • Longshaw Common

    BCT · Longshaw

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St. Helens 002A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,914 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

198 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 89 events.

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