# WN5 8TQ: area report for a postcode in Wigan

WN5 8TQ is a postcode in Wigan.

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. Open the map at WN5 8TQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) › [WN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5) › [WN5 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5-8)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7098,53.5311,WN58TQ
- **Orrell, 110 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7098,53.5311,WN58TQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7098,53.5311,WN58TQ
- **No property in WN5 8TQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7098,53.5311,WN58TQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Wigan 018C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7098,53.5311,WN58TQ
- **£194,551 average price**: For the whole of Wigan, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7098,53.5311,WN58TQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7098,53.5311,WN58TQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7098,53.5311,WN58TQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WN5 8TQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7098,53.5311,WN58TQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WN5 8TQ**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7098,53.5311,WN58TQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.7098,53.5311,WN58TQ
- **15.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7098,53.5311,WN58TQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Orrell Holgate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orrell-holgate-academy-e143389) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, January 2025 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-catholic-primary-school-orrell-e106492) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Orrell Newfold Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orrell-newfold-community-primary-school-e106412) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Up Holland High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/up-holland-high-school-e149983) | Secondary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 50.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Winstanley College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winstanley-college-e130522) | Sixth form and further education | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Peter's Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-high-school-e106537) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Dean Trust Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dean-trust-wigan-e144519) | Secondary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 37.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orrell-lamberhead-green-academy-e143388) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £237,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| January 2025 | £232,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £595,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £405,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £262,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2024 | £300,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Orrell (110 m, 1 minute on foot)
- Pharmacies: WELL (10 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (10 m); RED ROSE DENTAL GROUP (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Church Street - Orrell (160 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Billinge Express Petrol (920 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £194,551** (July 2026). Wigan’s average house price was £194,551 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,377** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wigan earned a median of £37,377 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 137th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.2×** (2025). A home in Wigan costs 5.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 52nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.2** (2025). Wigan has a deprivation score of 25.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 78th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wigan 018C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.8** (2025). Wigan 018C has a deprivation score of 20.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,039th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £193,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wigan 018C was £193,000 in 2025. Joint 5,972nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,831** (2021). Wigan 018C had 1,831 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,965th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.3%** (January 2026). In Wigan 018C, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WN5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £194,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WN5 was £194,000 in 2025. 338th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 44,505** (2021). WN5 had 44,505 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 321st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 46%** (2022). About 46% of people in WN5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.9%** (January 2026). In WN5, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)
- Centre: 53.5311, -2.7098

Council: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Makerfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/makerfield): Andy Burnham (Labour (Co-op)), MP since June 2026.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.7098,53.5311,WN58TQ

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