WN5 7LW

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 7LZ 58 m
WN5 7NU 77 m
WN5 7HY 87 m
WN5 7NX 94 m
WN5 7LY 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN5 7LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN5
Postcode sector
WN5 7
Latitude
53.497313
Longitude
-2.708453
British National Grid easting
353,100
British National Grid northing
400,300

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
E00034490
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
51
Primary
33
Secondary
9
  1. St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge

    Voluntary aided school

    311 m
  2. Progress Arc Billinge School

    Other independent special school

    601 m
  3. Billinge Chapel End Primary School

    Academy converter

    802 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
208
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 92
  • Public order 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Other theft 16
  • Anti social behaviour 16

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.

GP practices

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • BILLINGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N83019

    1.8 km

  • GARSWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00475

    1.8 km

  • WINDERMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDERMERE AVENUE, ST. HELENS, WA11 7AF

    ODS code N83620

    3.1 km

  • SAXENA L

    HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, WN3 6JN

    ODS code P92038

    3.7 km

  • BRYN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92034

    4.1 km

  • ASHTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WIGAN ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9SU

    ODS code P92041

    4.4 km

  • BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRADSHAW STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 0AB

    ODS code P92008

    4.7 km

  • BRYN STREET SURGERY

    ASHTON HEALTH CENTRE, COUNCIL AVENUE, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9AZ

    ODS code Y02378

    4.7 km

  • MEDICENTRE

    COUNCIL AVENUE, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9AZ

    ODS code P92001

    4.7 km

  • MODALITY ST HELENS

    WOODSIDE HEALTHCARE CENTRE, WOODSIDE ROAD, HAYDOCK, ST. HELENS, WA11 0NA

    ODS code N83020

    4.7 km

  • EXTENDED ACCESS

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

    ODS code Y05088

    4.8 km

  • WIGAN BOROUGH SPECIALIST SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y07697

    4.8 km

  • RAINFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83041

    4.9 km

  • ATLAS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATLAS STREET, ST. HELENS, WA9 1LN

    ODS code N83023

    4.9 km

  • MILL STREET MEDICAL CTR.

    2 MILL STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2BD

    ODS code N83012

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Gorsey Brow

    BCT · Billinge

    0.0 miles
  • School Brow

    BCT · Billinge

    0.0 miles
  • Elm Drive

    BCT · Billinge

    0.1 miles
  • Picadilly

    BCT · Billinge Chapel End

    0.1 miles
  • Pingot Road

    BCT · Chapel Brow

    0.1 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

51 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 9 secondary schools. St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge is the nearest published school at 311 m.

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

Recorded crime

208 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 92 events.

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