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WN5 8NN

Orrell · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Orrell
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Makerfield
Postcode district
WN5
Postcode sector
WN5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN5 8NJ 29 m
WN5 8NQ 48 m
WN5 8NL 88 m
WN5 8NG 98 m
WN5 8NE 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN5 8NN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN5
Postcode sector
WN5 8
Latitude
53.537793
Longitude
-2.703093
British National Grid easting
353,500
British National Grid northing
404,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Orrell · E05015005
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Makerfield · E14001350
Output area
E00032255
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 018C · E01006364
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 018 · E02001304

Postcode source versions

Explore WN5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
39
Secondary
7

  1. St Peter's Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    418 m

  2. Orrell Holgate Academy

    Academy converter

    572 m

  3. Dean Trust Wigan

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
58
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 27
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Public order 6
  • Burglary 3
  • Vehicle crime 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

21

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRADSHAW STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 0AB

    ODS code P92008

    961 m

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92021

    2.2 km

  • PEMBERTON SURGERY

    SHERWOOD DRIVE, PEMBERTON, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92019

    2.2 km

  • HALL GREEN SURGERY

    164 ORMSKIRK ROAD, UPHOLLAND, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 0AB

    ODS code P81084

    2.6 km

  • MARSH GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HARROW ROAD, MARSH GREEN, WIGAN, WN5 0QL

    ODS code Y02885

    2.7 km

  • SAXENA L

    HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, WN3 6JN

    ODS code P92038

    2.9 km

  • EXTENDED ACCESS

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

    ODS code Y05088

    3.1 km

  • WIGAN BOROUGH SPECIALIST SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y07697

    3.1 km

  • EXCEL PRIMARY CARE

    BIRLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, BIRLEYWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 9BW

    ODS code P81208

    3.7 km

  • KUMAR FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92024

    4.0 km

  • MARUS BRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92642

    4.0 km

  • SHEVINGTON SURGERY

    HOUGHTON LANE, SHEVINGTON, WIGAN, WN6 8ET

    ODS code P92017

    4.0 km

  • SOUTH WIGAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92647

    4.0 km

  • ZAMAN

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

    ODS code P92005

    4.0 km

  • THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE

    FROG LANE, WIGAN, WN6 7LB

    ODS code P92003

    4.1 km

  • MANOR PRIMARY CARE

    HILLSIDE HEALTH CENTRE, TANHOUSE ROAD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6DS

    ODS code P81039

    4.3 km

  • BEECH HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92010

    4.4 km

  • BILLINGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N83019

    4.8 km

  • GARSWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00475

    4.8 km

  • MESNES VIEW SURGERY

    93 MESNES STREET, WIGAN, WN1 1ST

    ODS code P92634

    4.9 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Abbey Drive

    BCT · Orrell Post

    0.1 miles

  • Orrell Gardens

    BCT · Orrell Post

    0.1 miles

  • Orrell Gardens

    BCT · Orrell Post

    0.1 miles

  • Abbey Drive

    BCT · Orrell Post

    0.2 miles

  • The Mount

    BCT · Orrell Post

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 018C, 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

14,044 of 33,755

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

58 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Peter's Catholic High School is the nearest published school at 418 m.

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

Recorded crime

58 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 27 events.

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