Postcode WN5 9LS (Wigan)

Map showing WN5 9LS and nearby postcodes

The postcode WN5 9LS is located in Wigan, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WN5 9LS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WN5 9LS 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 WN5 9LS as Constrained city dwellers > White communities > Constrained young families.

The closest road name to WN5 9LS is Derwent Place which is centered 65 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Norley Hall Post Office and is 44 m away. The closest railway station is Pemberton Rail Station, 1.19 km away.

The closest primary school to WN5 9LS (for ages 11 and under) is St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 27, 2018.

The local pub for residents of WN5 9LS is Houghwood Golf Ltd and is 5.06 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 7.39 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on June 8, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 96 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 96.4% 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 1.8 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WN5 9LS 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 WN5 9LS and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WN5 9LS, and the approximate distance away.

Derwent Place 65 m
Humber Place 96 m
Trent Road 106 m
Calder Place 123 m
Norley Hall Avenue 134 m
Buttermere Road 135 m
Somerset Road 157 m
Grasmere Road 174 m
Ambleside 177 m
Ribble Drive 186 m
Severn Drive 189 m
Levens Place 195 m
Irwell Place 201 m
Avon Road 212 m
Thirlmere Road 232 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WN5 9LS

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 WN5 9LS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan Good
(November 27, 2018)
234 m
Westfield Community School Outstanding
(May 10, 2013)
340 m
St John's CofE Primary School Good
(May 1, 2018)
651 m
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy 696 m
Dean Trust Wigan Serious Weaknesses
(February 13, 2020)
730 m
Marsh Green Primary School Good
(September 12, 2017)
952 m
Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School 1.29 km
St Mark's CofE Primary School Requires improvement
(September 15, 2021)
1.37 km
St Peter's Catholic High School Good
(February 27, 2019)
1.62 km
St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan Requires improvement
(November 7, 2019)
1.89 km
St James' Church of England Primary School 1.91 km
Expanse Learning Wigan School Requires improvement
(January 24, 2019)
1.91 km
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan Outstanding
(January 15, 2014)
2.09 km
St John Rigby RC Sixth Form College Outstanding
(February 17, 2017)
2.13 km
St Paul's Church of England Primary School 2.15 km
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School Good
(September 20, 2017)
2.25 km
Orrell Holgate Academy Good
(September 26, 2019)
2.34 km
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
2.37 km
Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School Good
(February 14, 2018)
2.4 km
St John Fisher Catholic High School Good
(November 11, 2021)
2.47 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WN5 9LS - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Houghwood Golf Ltd Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 30, 2019
5.06 km
Mrs B's Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 10, 2017
6.08 km
The Colliers Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 22, 2019
6.08 km
The Barn @ Fir Tree Farm Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1
Needs Major Improvement
November 1, 2021
6.1 km
Willow Park Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 22, 2021
6.95 km
Pickles Deli & Sandwich Bar Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 18, 2018
7.05 km
Dine Contract Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 14, 2022
7.18 km
The Red Cat Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
June 10, 2021
7.2 km
Crank Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 6, 2021
7.22 km
Elior UK Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 21, 2018
7.27 km
Feed Your Soul Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 8, 2021
7.33 km
Margaret House (Tru Ltd) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 3, 2019
7.33 km
Shoots Delph Farm Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 10, 2019
7.35 km
Baxter Storey @ Amazon MAN8 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 25, 2022
7.35 km
Kellogg's Distributors/Transporters Exempt
September 13, 2021
7.35 km
Kellogg's (staff canteen) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 5, 2021
7.35 km
Debs Kitchen Creations Distributors/Transporters Exempt
September 5, 2019
7.38 km
Haydock Park Racecourse Other catering premises 3
Satisfactory
July 1, 2021
7.39 km
Oh So British Shed Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 8, 2019
7.39 km
Costco Uk Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 24, 2021
7.47 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WN5 9LS - Data from Apr 2022

Norley Hall Post Office Bus Stop/Station 44 m
Post Office Bus Stop/Station 45 m
Ambleside Bus Stop/Station 142 m
Thorburn Road Bus Stop/Station 177 m
Thorburn Road Bus Stop/Station 206 m
Wigan - Morrison's Supermarket Taxi Rank 2.93 km
Pemberton Rail Station Rail 1.19 km
Pemberton Rail Station Rail 1.19 km
Gathurst Rail Station Rail 2.38 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 25.52 km
Terminal Two Access Air 32.62 km
Terminal Two Access Air 32.67 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WN5 9LS - Data from Dec 2021

Captain's Clough Valley 1.36 km
New Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.49 km
Duke's Woods Woodland Or Forest 1.59 km
Little Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.69 km
Blundell's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.69 km
Workshop Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.75 km
Delph Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.81 km
Porter's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.83 km
Garden Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.96 km
Captain's Clough Valley 2 km
Colliery Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.04 km
Lea Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.07 km
Barton's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.07 km
Gorsey Hill Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.24 km
Mossey Croft Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.32 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WN5 9LS - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 75 Mbps 96 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 12.5 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 17 1
30-300 Mbps 3.6% 95.7 14.8
300+ Mbps 96.4% 593 39

Gas Consumption

31 meters consuming 358,239 kWh - mean 11,556 kWh : median 10,303 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

24 meters consuming 69,110 kWh - mean 2,880 kWh : median 2,476 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WN5 9LS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Greater Manchester
Latitude 53.54059400
Longitude -2.67605300
OS Easting 355295
OS Northing 0405096
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
300
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Greater Manchester

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Wigan
Electoral Ward Pemberton
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: Constrained city dwellers
Group: White communities
Subgroup: Constrained young families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Wigan BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Wigan BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006023
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wigan 010
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wigan 010C
Output Area / Small Area 7C2