| Postcode | WN6 9HW | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Wigan | 
| Nearest station | Gathurst (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Spring Road (N) 
Gathurst Road (NE) 
Gathurst Road (SW) 
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| Known addresses | 
                       
                          No addresses found
                       
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| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 53.552409 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.709221 | |
| Easting | 353110 | |
| Northing | 406432 | |
| Grid reference | SD531064 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 519264 5933763 | |
| what3words | ignore.minder.besotted | |
| FixPhrase | crown lushness snugly unclog | |
| Plus code | 9C5VH72R+X8 | |
| Altitude | 65 metres (212 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:17 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:34 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 22.5 KMs (14 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 | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Greater Manchester North West | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Greater Manchester | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | December 1994 | 
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| Date usage ended | January 1995 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
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| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00032278 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Wigan 018A | E01006362 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Wigan 018A | E01006362 | 
| 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 |