# WN5

Postcode district covering Billinge, Wigan and Orrell, in Wigan and St. Helens.

WN5 is a postcode district covering Billinge, Wigan and Orrell, in Wigan and St. Helens. Median sale price £194,000 in 2025. About 45,609 people.

Postcode district. Code WN5. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WN5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 46% of people in WN5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WN5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 580 homes were sold in WN5 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WN5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WN5 had 44,505 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=WN5) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wigan, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is WN5.

## How WN5 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | WN5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £194,000 | 3rd most expensive | 8 postcode districts, WN · 2025 |
| Population | 44,505 | 4th most populated | 8 postcode districts, WN · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 46% | 4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 8 postcode districts, WN · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.9% | 2nd highest | 8 postcode districts, WN · Jan 2026 |

## 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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in WN5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St. Helens 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/neighbourhood/e01006802) | 1,590 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.9% |
| [St. Helens 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/neighbourhood/e01006804) | 1,512 | 20.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.1% |
| [St. Helens 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/neighbourhood/e01006806) | 1,411 | 47.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.1% |
| [St. Helens 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/neighbourhood/e01006807) | 1,321 | 16.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.0% |
| [Wigan 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006350) | 1,858 | – | 1 | 98.8% |
| [Wigan 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006351) | 2,020 | – | 1 | 98.5% |
| [Wigan 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006357) | 1,830 | – | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Wigan 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006360) | 1,680 | – | 1 | 98.9% |
| [Wigan 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006361) | 1,661 | – | 1 | 97.3% |
| [Wigan 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006356) | 1,434 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Wigan 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006396) | 1,480 | – | 8 | 97.6% |
| [Wigan 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006397) | 1,080 | – | 1 | 91.7% |
| [Wigan 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006398) | 1,007 | – | 2 | 97.3% |
| [Wigan 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006399) | 1,603 | – | 3 | 97.4% |
| [Wigan 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006353) | 1,458 | – | 4 | 99.6% |
| [Wigan 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006354) | 1,442 | – | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Wigan 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006355) | 1,473 | – | 4 | 98.8% |
| [Wigan 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006358) | 2,133 | – | 3 | 90.2% |
| [Wigan 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006359) | 1,384 | – | 2 | 96.2% |
| [Wigan 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006352) | 2,034 | – | 3 | 94.2% |
| [Wigan 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006362) | 1,634 | – | 9 | 97.2% |
| [Wigan 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006363) | 1,516 | – | 8 | 94.2% |
| [Wigan 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006364) | 1,831 | – | 5 | 98.3% |
| [Wigan 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006365) | 2,266 | – | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Wigan 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006366) | 1,850 | – | 6 | 96.5% |
| [Wigan 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006367) | 1,783 | – | 9 | 98.9% |
| [Wigan 018G](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/neighbourhood/e01006368) | 1,884 | – | 7 | 91.5% |

## Your MP

- [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wigan): Lisa Nandy (Labour), MP since July 2024. 59% of the people here.
- [Makerfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/makerfield): Andy Burnham (Labour (Co-op)), MP since June 2026. 26% of the people here.
- [St Helens North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-helens-north): David Baines (Labour), MP since July 2024. 13% of the people here.
- [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-lancashire): Ashley Dalton (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.6% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in WN5

[Billinge](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/billinge), [Laithwaite & Marsh Green](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/laithwaite-and-marsh-green), [Orrell & Longshaw](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/orrell-and-longshaw), [Pemberton North](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/pemberton-north), [Pemberton South](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/pemberton-south)

## Postcode sectors in WN5

[WN5 0 (196 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5-0), [WN5 7 (240 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5-7), [WN5 8 (243 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5-8), [WN5 9 (255 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5-9)

## Councils WN5 covers

[Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan), [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens)

## Towns in WN5

[Orrell](https://openindex.co.uk/town/orrell), [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wigan)

## Postcode districts next to WN5

[WA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa11), [WN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn3), [WN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn4), [WN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn6), [WN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn8)

## Nearest rail stations

[Pemberton (1.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6704,53.5304), [Gathurst (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6944,53.5594), [Orrell (2.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7088,53.5303), [Wigan North Western (3.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6333,53.5437)

## More in the WN postcode area

[All WN postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 46% of people in WN5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WN5, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WN5
- Postcode area: [WN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn)
- Constituency: [Wigan †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wigan)
- Council: [Wigan †](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)
- Area: 24.21 km²
- People, mid-2024: 45,609*
- Neighbourhoods: 27
- Output areas: 149

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[WN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn4), [WN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn3), [WA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa11), [WN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn8), [WN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn6)

## Latest updates for WN5

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WN5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5