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WN6 9HW

Orrell · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Orrell
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Makerfield
Postcode district
WN6
Postcode sector
WN6 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN5 8QE 442 m
WN5 8QF 486 m
WN8 0QY 678 m
WN5 0LJ 733 m
WN5 8QB 738 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN6 9HW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN6
Postcode sector
WN6 9
Latitude
53.552409
Longitude
-2.709221
British National Grid easting
353,110
British National Grid northing
406,430

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
E00032278
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 018A · E01006362
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 018 · E02001304

Postcode source versions

Explore WN6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
42
Secondary
7

  1. St John Rigby RC Sixth Form College

    Further education

    771 m

  2. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

  3. St Peter's Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
55
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Burglary 7
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Other crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WN6 9 residents
5,338

Age bands in WN6 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

707 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

446 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.2%

909 residents

Age 45 to 64
31%

1,545 residents

Age 65 and over
27.6%

1,374 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

  • BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRADSHAW STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 0AB

    ODS code P92008

    2.1 km

  • HALL GREEN SURGERY

    164 ORMSKIRK ROAD, UPHOLLAND, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 0AB

    ODS code P81084

    2.5 km

  • SHEVINGTON SURGERY

    HOUGHTON LANE, SHEVINGTON, WIGAN, WN6 8ET

    ODS code P92017

    2.5 km

  • MARSH GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HARROW ROAD, MARSH GREEN, WIGAN, WN5 0QL

    ODS code Y02885

    2.8 km

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92021

    3.0 km

  • PEMBERTON SURGERY

    SHERWOOD DRIVE, PEMBERTON, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92019

    3.0 km

  • EXCEL PRIMARY CARE

    BIRLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, BIRLEYWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 9BW

    ODS code P81208

    3.6 km

  • MANOR PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81039

    3.7 km

  • EXTENDED ACCESS

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

    ODS code Y05088

    4.3 km

  • WIGAN BOROUGH SPECIALIST SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y07697

    4.3 km

  • THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE

    FROG LANE, WIGAN, WN6 7LB

    ODS code P92003

    4.3 km

  • BEECH HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92010

    4.3 km

  • SAXENA L

    HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, WN3 6JN

    ODS code P92038

    4.4 km

  • ASHURST PRIMARY CARE

    ASHURST HEALTH CENTRE, LULWORTH, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6QS

    ODS code P81201

    4.4 km

  • STANDISH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49 HIGH STREET, STANDISH, WIGAN, WN6 0HD

    ODS code P92014

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Deanwood Avenue

    BCT · Gathurst

    0.3 miles

  • Deanwood Avenue

    BCT · Gathurst

    0.3 miles

  • Vale Royal

    BCT · Gathurst

    0.4 miles

  • St John Rigby College

    BCT · Gathurst

    0.4 miles

  • St John Rigby College

    BCT · Gathurst

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 018A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,430 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 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

59 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 7 secondary schools. St John Rigby RC Sixth Form College is the nearest published school at 771 m.

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

Recorded crime

55 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 23 events.

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