WN5
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Billinge, Wigan and Orrell, in Wigan and St. Helens.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WN5 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WN5, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WN5 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of WN5?
WN5 had 44,505 usual residents at the census.
WN5 is the 321st most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in WN5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WN5 has no single figure. Of its 27 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WN5
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helens 002A | 1,590 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.9% |
| St. Helens 002B | 1,512 | 20.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.1% |
| St. Helens 002C | 1,411 | 47.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.1% |
| St. Helens 002D | 1,321 | 16.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.0% |
| Wigan 010A | 1,858 | No figure | 1 | 98.8% |
| Wigan 010B | 2,020 | No figure | 1 | 98.5% |
| Wigan 010C | 1,830 | No figure | 1 | 99.9% |
| Wigan 010D | 1,680 | No figure | 1 | 98.9% |
| Wigan 010E | 1,661 | No figure | 1 | 97.3% |
| Wigan 011A | 1,434 | No figure | 2 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 011B | 1,480 | No figure | 8 | 97.6% |
| Wigan 011C | 1,080 | No figure | 1 | 91.7% |
| Wigan 011D | 1,007 | No figure | 2 | 97.3% |
| Wigan 011E | 1,603 | No figure | 3 | 97.4% |
| Wigan 014A | 1,458 | No figure | 4 | 99.6% |
| Wigan 014B | 1,442 | No figure | 2 | 99.6% |
| Wigan 014C | 1,473 | No figure | 4 | 98.8% |
| Wigan 014D | 2,133 | No figure | 3 | 90.2% |
| Wigan 014E | 1,384 | No figure | 2 | 96.2% |
| Wigan 015B | 2,034 | No figure | 3 | 94.2% |
| Wigan 018A | 1,634 | No figure | 9 | 97.2% |
| Wigan 018B | 1,516 | No figure | 8 | 94.2% |
| Wigan 018C | 1,831 | No figure | 5 | 98.3% |
| Wigan 018D | 2,266 | No figure | 9 | 99.7% |
| Wigan 018E | 1,850 | No figure | 6 | 96.5% |
| Wigan 018F | 1,783 | No figure | 9 | 98.9% |
| Wigan 018G | 1,884 | No figure | 7 | 91.5% |
MPs for WN5
- Lisa NandyLabourMP for Wigan59% of WN5’s postcodes
- Andy BurnhamLabour (Co-op)MP for Makerfield26% of WN5’s postcodes
- David BainesLabourMP for St Helens North13% of WN5’s postcodes
- Ashley DaltonLabourMP for West Lancashire1.6% of WN5’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in WN55
Postcode sectors in WN54
Councils WN5 covers2
Towns in WN52
Postcode districts next to WN55
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WN postcode area2
WN5 in brief
WN5 is a postcode district covering Billinge, Wigan and Orrell, in Wigan and St. Helens.
About 45,609 people lived in WN5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £194,000 in 2025 across 580 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in WN5 was £194,000 in 2025.
WN5 had 44,505 usual residents at the census.
In WN5, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WN5, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.