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WN5 8JE

Postcode

A postcode in Wigan 011E, Pemberton ward, Wigan.

This report describes the area around WN5 8JE, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around WN5 8JE

Schools near WN5 8JE

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
St John's CofE Primary School
Primary. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
480 m
6 minutes on foot
School remains Good, May 2023
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy
Primary. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
640 m
8 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
Dean Trust Wigan
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 37.5 (2025/26, provisional)
740 m
9 minutes on foot
Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan
Primary. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
School remains Good, January 2024
Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Primary. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Good (overall), March 2023
St Peter's Catholic High School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional)
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Good (overall), March 2024
Westfield Community School
Primary. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.4 km
17 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
Orrell Holgate Academy
Primary. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.5 km
18 minutes on foot
Improved significantly, January 2025

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near WN5 8JE

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £185,000Brook Lane, WN5 8JGSeptember 2024, semi-detached, established, leasehold100 m
  • £175,000Beaford Close, WN5 8LBOctober 2024, detached, established, freehold110 m
  • £205,000Cromford Drive, WN5 8JUJuly 2025, semi-detached, established, leasehold150 m
  • £200,000Redwood Avenue, WN5 8JBOctober 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold160 m
  • £230,000Baldwin Street, WN5 8JDJune 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold180 m
  • £160,000Chapel Street, WN5 8JRMay 2024, semi-detached, established, leasehold200 m
  • £250,000Chapel Street, WN5 8JTAugust 2024, semi-detached, established, leasehold200 m
  • £150,000New Street, WN5 8BYFebruary 2026, terraced, established, freehold250 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of WN5 8JE

In a straight line

GP practices

  • BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE440 m

Pharmacies

  • BRADSHAW STREET PHARMACY440 m

Dental practices

  • BARTON AND TAYLOR670 m

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Pemberton ExpressTesco380 m
  • Heron Pemberton WiganHeron410 m
  • Asda Pemberton Express PetrolAsda660 m
  • Lidl Pemberton WiganLidl760 m

The neighbourhood: Wigan 011E

Everything about Wigan 011E
Deprivation score
26.9
Joint 9,913th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£227,750
9,311th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,603
Joint 17,961st most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: WN5

Everything about WN5
Median sale price
£194,000
338th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
44,505
321st most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
46%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.