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WN5 9DZ

Douglas · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Douglas
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Wigan
Postcode district
WN5
Postcode sector
WN5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN5 0UB 38 m
WN5 0UD 56 m
WN5 0TZ 72 m
WN5 0AS 83 m
WN5 0UA 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN5 9DZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN5
Postcode sector
WN5 9
Latitude
53.542552
Longitude
-2.656391
British National Grid easting
356,600
British National Grid northing
405,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Douglas · E05014996
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Wigan · E14001585
Output area
E00032202
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 015B · E01006352
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 015 · E02001301

Postcode source versions

Explore WN5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
44
Secondary
8

  1. St Mark's CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    325 m

  2. Expanse Learning Wigan School

    Other independent special school

    1.0 km

  3. Infinite Schools Wigan

    Other independent special school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WN5 9 residents
13,288

Age bands in WN5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.6%

2,857 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

1,498 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.5%

3,638 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.4%

3,103 residents

Age 65 and over
16.3%

2,156 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

25

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92021

    992 m

  • PEMBERTON SURGERY

    SHERWOOD DRIVE, PEMBERTON, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92019

    992 m

  • MARSH GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HARROW ROAD, MARSH GREEN, WIGAN, WN5 0QL

    ODS code Y02885

    1.0 km

  • THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE

    FROG LANE, WIGAN, WN6 7LB

    ODS code P92003

    1.1 km

  • EXTENDED ACCESS

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

    ODS code Y05088

    1.5 km

  • WIGAN BOROUGH SPECIALIST SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y07697

    1.5 km

  • BEECH HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92010

    1.7 km

  • KUMAR FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92024

    1.7 km

  • MARUS BRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92642

    1.7 km

  • SOUTH WIGAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92647

    1.7 km

  • ZAMAN

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

    ODS code P92005

    1.7 km

  • MESNES VIEW SURGERY

    93 MESNES STREET, WIGAN, WN1 1ST

    ODS code P92634

    1.8 km

  • DR SEABROOK

    1 WRIGHTINGTON STREET, WIGAN, WN1 2AZ

    ODS code P92030

    1.9 km

  • BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRADSHAW STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 0AB

    ODS code P92008

    2.2 km

  • SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY

    SULLIVAN WAY, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3TB

    ODS code P92011

    2.4 km

  • SAXENA L

    HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, WN3 6JN

    ODS code P92038

    2.5 km

  • LONGSHOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGSHOOT HEALTH CENTRE, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3NH

    ODS code P92026

    2.5 km

  • INCE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92620

    2.9 km

  • RIVINGTON WAY SURGERY

    PHOENIX WAY, INCE, WIGAN, WN3 4NW

    ODS code Y02274

    2.9 km

  • SHEVINGTON SURGERY

    HOUGHTON LANE, SHEVINGTON, WIGAN, WN6 8ET

    ODS code P92017

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • St Mark's Avenue

    BCT · Laithwaite

    0.0 miles

  • St Mark's Avenue

    BCT · Laithwaite

    0.0 miles

  • Laurus Mews

    BCT · Laithwaite

    0.1 miles

  • Robin Retail Park

    BCT · Robin Park

    0.1 miles

  • Asda

    BCT · Laithwaite

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 015B, 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

7,032 of 33,755

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

66 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Mark's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 325 m.

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

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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