Map of WN5 8QU postcode

General information
Postcode WN5 8QU
Post Town Wigan
Nearest station Orrell (1 km)
Bus stops
Linden Avenue (NE)
Heyes Road (E)
Orrell Post (N)
Orrell Post (S)
Heyes Road (W)
Orrell Post (E)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 53 View
Known addresses
228 Orrell Road, Orrell
238 Orrell Road, Orrell
250 Orrell Road, Orrell
254 Orrell Road, Orrell
263 Orrell Road, Orrell
265 Orrell Road, Orrell
267 Orrell Road, Orrell
269 Orrell Road, Orrell
271 Orrell Road, Orrell
273 Orrell Road, Orrell
275 Orrell Road, Orrell
277 Orrell Road, Orrell
287 Orrell Road, Orrell
287A Orrell Road, Orrell
289 Orrell Road, Orrell
291 Orrell Road, Orrell
293 Orrell Road, Orrell
295 Orrell Road, Orrell
299 - 301 Orrell Road, Orrell
299 Orrell Road, Orrell
301 Orrell Road, Orrell
305 Orrell Road, Orrell
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.539742
Longitude -2.706475
Easting 353278
Northing 405021
Grid reference SD532050
UTM reference 30U 519452 5932355
what3words cascade.passages.searching
Plus code 9C5VG7QV+VC
Altitude 87 metres (287 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:49
Sunset (today) 21:30
Distance away
Distance to sea 22.3 KMs (13.9 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWigan, unparished areaE43000164
Ward Orrell E05015005
Metropolitan District Wigan E08000010
County Greater Manchester E11000010
Constituency (2024) Makerfield E14001350
MPJosh SimonsLabour
Police forceGreater Manchester
Water companyUnited Utilities
NUTS/ITL 3 Greater Manchester North West
NUTS/ITL 2 Greater Manchester
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 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
Demographics
Population (2011) 71
Households (2011) 30
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
16,836 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£43,800
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)OrrellE63008287
Census output area (2021)E00032251
Census output area (2011)E00032251
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wigan 018CE01006364
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wigan 018CE01006364
Middle layer super output area (2021)Orrell & LongshawE02001304
Middle layer super output area (2011)Orrell & LongshawE02001304
Travel to work areaWarrington and WiganE30000284
Property sales
Average property price in Wigan £185,708
Annual change 5.0%
View all properties sold in the WN postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
287A Orrell Road, OrrellTerraced (leasehold)Oct 2024£195,000
Terraced (leasehold)Dec 2005£220,000
Terraced (leasehold)Jun 2000£95,000
299 Orrell Road, OrrellOther (leasehold)Oct 2024£400,000
301 Orrell Road, OrrellSemi-detached (leasehold)Apr 2024£420,000
277 Orrell Road, OrrellTerraced (leasehold)Mar 2024£130,000
Terraced (leasehold)Dec 2005£95,500
Terraced (leasehold)Jul 1999£25,000
299 - 301 Orrell Road, OrrellOther (leasehold)Mar 2023£400,000
275 Orrell Road, OrrellTerraced (leasehold)Aug 2022£141,000
Terraced (leasehold)Jan 2008£119,950
Terraced (leasehold)May 2004£94,000
Terraced (leasehold)May 2002£53,000
291 Orrell Road, OrrellTerraced (leasehold)Jul 2020£270,000
305 Orrell Road, OrrellDetached (leasehold)Mar 2020£240,000
228 Orrell Road, OrrellTerraced (freehold)Mar 2019£150,000
Terraced (freehold)Feb 2016£105,000
263 Orrell Road, OrrellDetached (freehold)Oct 2018£195,000


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