WN5 8DS

Pemberton · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Wigan
Postcode district
WN5
Postcode sector
WN5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN5 8AX 41 m
WN5 8AT 47 m
WN5 8AY 72 m
WN5 8BF 77 m
WN5 8JP 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN5 8DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN5
Postcode sector
WN5 8
Latitude
53.536526
Longitude
-2.682778
British National Grid easting
354,845
British National Grid northing
404,646

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Pemberton · E05015006
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Wigan · E14001585
Output area
E00032221
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 014D · E01006358
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 014 · E02001300

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
38
Secondary
8
  1. St John's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    157 m
  2. Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy

    Academy converter

    432 m
  3. Dean Trust Wigan

    Academy sponsor led

    605 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 4
  • Drugs 1
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.0
WN5 8 residents
11,127

Age bands in WN5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

1,785 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,116 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

2,690 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

3,198 residents

Age 65 and over
21.9%

2,465 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WN5 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

24

within 5 km

  • BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRADSHAW STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 0AB

    ODS code P92008

    415 m

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92021

    894 m

  • PEMBERTON SURGERY

    SHERWOOD DRIVE, PEMBERTON, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92019

    894 m

  • MARSH GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HARROW ROAD, MARSH GREEN, WIGAN, WN5 0QL

    ODS code Y02885

    1.7 km

  • EXTENDED ACCESS

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

    ODS code Y05088

    1.8 km

  • WIGAN BOROUGH SPECIALIST SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y07697

    1.8 km

  • SAXENA L

    HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, WN3 6JN

    ODS code P92038

    1.9 km

  • KUMAR FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92024

    2.7 km

  • MARUS BRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92642

    2.7 km

  • SOUTH WIGAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92647

    2.7 km

  • ZAMAN

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

    ODS code P92005

    2.7 km

  • THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE

    FROG LANE, WIGAN, WN6 7LB

    ODS code P92003

    2.9 km

  • BEECH HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92010

    3.3 km

  • MESNES VIEW SURGERY

    93 MESNES STREET, WIGAN, WN1 1ST

    ODS code P92634

    3.7 km

  • DR SEABROOK

    1 WRIGHTINGTON STREET, WIGAN, WN1 2AZ

    ODS code P92030

    3.7 km

  • HALL GREEN SURGERY

    164 ORMSKIRK ROAD, UPHOLLAND, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 0AB

    ODS code P81084

    3.9 km

  • SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY

    SULLIVAN WAY, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3TB

    ODS code P92011

    4.2 km

  • SHEVINGTON SURGERY

    HOUGHTON LANE, SHEVINGTON, WIGAN, WN6 8ET

    ODS code P92017

    4.3 km

  • LONGSHOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGSHOOT HEALTH CENTRE, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3NH

    ODS code P92026

    4.4 km

  • BILLINGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FIRST FLOOR, GARSWOOD, MED CTR, BILLINGE ROAD, WIGAN, WN4 0XD

    ODS code N83019

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Woodford Street

    BCT · Lamberhead Green

    0.0 miles
  • Woodford Street

    BCT · Lamberhead Green

    0.0 miles
  • White Street

    BCT · Lamberhead Green

    0.1 miles
  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Lamberhead Green

    0.1 miles
  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Lamberhead Green

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 014D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,547 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

60 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 8 secondary schools. St John's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 157 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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