Postcode WN3 5UU (Wigan)

Map showing WN3 5UU and nearby postcodes

The postcode WN3 5UU is located in Wigan, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WN3 5UU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WN3 5UU is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of WN3 5UU as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to WN3 5UU is Cheetham Grove which is centered 36 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Cornwallis Road and is 72 m away. The closest railway station is Pemberton Rail Station, 1.23 km away.

The closest primary school to WN3 5UU (for ages 11 and under) is St James' Church of England Primary School. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College. The last OFSTED inspection on September 29, 2016 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of WN3 5UU is Houghwood Golf Ltd and is 5.9 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 30, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Oh So British Shed and is 6.24 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on June 8, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 125.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.3 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WN3 5UU is covered by the Greater Manchester police force association and Ashton, Leigh and Wigan is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WN3 5UU and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WN3 5UU, and the approximate distance away.

Cheetham Grove 36 m
Fisher Close 86 m
Kildare Street 153 m
Cornwallis Road 168 m
Tyrer Avenue 169 m
Horne Grove 185 m
Mere Street 206 m
Argyll Street 217 m
Baucher Road 220 m
Prestt Grove 245 m
Hildyard Street 247 m
Victoria Street 285 m
Winstanley Street 289 m
Arundel Street 311 m
Woolden Street 321 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WN3 5UU

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WN3 5UU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St James' Church of England Primary School 284 m
Expanse Learning Wigan School Requires improvement
(January 24, 2019)
284 m
St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan Requires improvement
(November 7, 2019)
301 m
St Mark's CofE Primary School Requires improvement
(September 15, 2021)
563 m
Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School Good
(February 14, 2018)
825 m
St Paul's Church of England Primary School 1.02 km
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan Good
(November 27, 2018)
1.44 km
Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School 1.45 km
Westfield Community School Outstanding
(May 10, 2013)
1.5 km
Hope School Outstanding
(September 27, 2018)
1.54 km
Marus Bridge Primary School Good
(September 18, 2019)
1.54 km
Hawkley Hall High School Good
(February 13, 2019)
1.73 km
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan Outstanding
(January 15, 2014)
1.75 km
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College Good
(September 29, 2016)
1.82 km
Wigan and Leigh College Good
(November 11, 2016)
1.82 km
Marsh Green Primary School Good
(September 12, 2017)
1.97 km
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School Good
(September 20, 2017)
2.06 km
St John's CofE Primary School Good
(May 1, 2018)
2.06 km
Progress Schools Wigan Good
(September 13, 2018)
2.08 km
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy 2.23 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WN3 5UU - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Houghwood Golf Ltd Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 30, 2019
5.9 km
Dine Contract Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 14, 2022
6.18 km
Haydock Park Racecourse Other catering premises 3
Satisfactory
July 1, 2021
6.24 km
Oh So British Shed Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 8, 2019
6.24 km
Pickles Deli & Sandwich Bar Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 18, 2018
6.35 km
Holiday Inn Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
April 30, 2018
6.48 km
Elior UK Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 21, 2018
6.48 km
Willow Park Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 22, 2021
6.51 km
Booker Cash & Carry Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2022
6.68 km
CFC (Manheim Motor Auctions) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 21, 2018
6.68 km
Law Distribution Ltd Distributors/Transporters Exempt
February 21, 2020
6.68 km
Oxford Fields Limited Distributors/Transporters Exempt
October 21, 2021
6.68 km
Rob's Rolls Mobile caterer 4
Good
July 29, 2019
6.68 km
Feed Your Soul Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 8, 2021
6.72 km
Margaret House (Tru Ltd) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 3, 2019
6.72 km
Debs Kitchen Creations Distributors/Transporters Exempt
September 5, 2019
6.72 km
Costco Uk Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 24, 2021
6.76 km
Fizz Experience Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 18, 2018
6.76 km
Slimming World - Karen Sharp Retailers - other Exempt
6.81 km
Baxter Storey @ Amazon MAN8 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 25, 2022
6.89 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WN3 5UU - Data from Apr 2022

Cornwallis Road Bus Stop/Station 72 m
Cornwallis Road Bus Stop/Station 78 m
Tyrer Avenue Bus Stop/Station 127 m
Alexandra Park Bus Stop/Station 179 m
Tyrer Avenue Bus Stop/Station 195 m
Wigan - Morrison's Supermarket Taxi Rank 1.97 km
Pemberton Rail Station Rail 1.23 km
Pemberton Rail Station Rail 1.23 km
Wigan North Western Rail Station Rail 1.67 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 25.7 km
Terminal Two Access Air 31.02 km
Terminal Two Access Air 31.08 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WN3 5UU - Data from Dec 2021

Scotman's Flash Inland Water 1.37 km
Pearson's Flash Inland Water 1.66 km
Blundell's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.75 km
Barton's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.85 km
Tan Pit Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.04 km
Rough Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.05 km
Colliery Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.13 km
Delph Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.18 km
New Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.23 km
Lea Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.42 km
Captain's Clough Valley 2.54 km
Workshop Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.54 km
Little Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.63 km
Duke's Woods Woodland Or Forest 2.63 km
Whalley's Basin Inland Water 2.64 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WN3 5UU - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 53.8 Mbps 125.8 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 13.4 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8.4 0.8
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 79.7 10.5
300+ Mbps 100% 409.2 36.6

Gas Consumption

31 meters consuming 262,018 kWh - mean 8,452 kWh : median 8,494 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

31 meters consuming 98,368 kWh - mean 3,173 kWh : median 2,566 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WN3 5UU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Greater Manchester
Latitude 53.53475200
Longitude -2.65341900
OS Easting 356789
OS Northing 0404432
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
356
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Greater Manchester

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Makerfield
Electoral Ward Worsley Mesnes
Local Authority District Wigan
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Greater Manchester
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Greater Manchester

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000010
Travel To Work Area Warrington and Wigan

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Ashton, Leigh and Wigan
Cancer Alliance Greater Manchester
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Wigan Borough CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Young hard-pressed families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Wigan BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Wigan BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006048
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wigan 015
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wigan 015E
Output Area / Small Area 8D1