| Postcode | WN5 8NS |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Wigan |
| Nearest station | Orrell (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
Rydal Avenue (N)
Orrell Post (S)
Orrell Post (E)
Orrell Post (N)
Orrell Council Offices (W)
Derwent Road (N)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 18 View |
| Known addresses |
3 Thames Drive, Orrell
5 Thames Drive, Orrell
8 Thames Drive, Orrell
9 Thames Drive, Orrell
10 Thames Drive, Orrell
11 Thames Drive, Orrell
12 Thames Drive, Orrell
13 Thames Drive, Orrell
14 Thames Drive, Orrell
16 Thames Drive, Orrell
|
| Main property type | Semi-detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 53.542781 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.701651 | |
| Easting | 353601 | |
| Northing | 405356 | |
| Grid reference | SD536053 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 519770 5932694 | |
| what3words | reshaping.driver.replying | |
| FixPhrase | crown lushness sliding verify | |
| Plus code | 9C5VG7VX+48 | |
| Altitude | 78 metres (257 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:05 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:46 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 22.7 KMs (14.1 miles) |
| Parish | Wigan, unparished area | E43000164 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Orrell | E05015005 |
| Metropolitan District | Wigan | E08000010 |
| County | Greater Manchester | E11000010 |
| Constituency (2024) | Makerfield | E14001350 |
| MP | Josh Simons | Labour |
| Police force | Greater Manchester | |
| Water company | United Utilities | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Greater Manchester North West | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Greater Manchester | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Population (2011) | 29 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 16 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Orrell | E63008287 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00032282 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Wigan 018B | E01006363 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Wigan 018B | E01006363 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Orrell & Longshaw | E02001304 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Orrell & Longshaw | E02001304 |
| Travel to work area | Warrington and Wigan | E30000284 |
| Average property price in Wigan | £189,277 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 4.9% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Thames Drive, Orrell | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Feb 2020 | £147,500 |
| 11 Thames Drive, Orrell | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Jan 2020 | £136,540 |
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Apr 2000 | £57,000 | |
| 10 Thames Drive, Orrell | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Nov 2014 | £115,000 |
| 16 Thames Drive, Orrell | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Feb 2014 | £115,000 |
| 8 Thames Drive, Orrell | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Aug 2013 | £90,000 |
| 13 Thames Drive, Orrell | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Jan 2011 | £118,000 |
| 14 Thames Drive, Orrell | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Oct 2010 | £111,000 |
| 9 Thames Drive, Orrell | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Nov 2007 | £137,000 |
| 12 Thames Drive, Orrell | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Aug 2000 | £53,500 |
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Nov 1995 | £50,000 | |
| 3 Thames Drive, Orrell | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Feb 1997 | £57,000 |