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WN5 8

Postcode sector

243 live postcodes: 231 in Wigan, 12 in West Lancashire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wigan, which holds 95% of WN5 8’s postcodes. Open the map at WN5 8 for neighbourhoods and points. Open the map at WN5 8

MPs for WN5 8

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

58 of Wigan’s 200 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.

Wigan, the council that holds 95% of WN5 8

Average house price
£194,551
Up 3.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,377
137th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.2×
52nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.2
78th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only

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Councils in WN5 8

Postcodes in WN5 8