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Orrell

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West Wigan. About 12,173 people in 8.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 33% of people in Orrell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,086
1,566th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
33%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Orrell compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

OrrellMiddle
Population25 wards, Wigan · 2021
Population: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 11,433 to 15,691. The middle area is 13,166. Orrell is 12,086.
12,0866th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares25 wards, Wigan · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 62.0%. Orrell is 33.0%.
33%8th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, Wigan · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 93.1% to 99.1%. The middle area is 97.1%. Orrell is 97.0%.
97.0%12th lowest
Claimant rate25 wards, Wigan · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Wigan25 areas from 1.5% to 6.6%. The middle area is 3.6%. Orrell is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 4th lowest

What is the population of Orrell?

Orrell had 12,086 usual residents at the census.

Orrell is the 1,566th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Wigan

These figures are published for the whole of Wigan, not for each ward, so they describe all of Wigan and not Orrell alone. See Wigan

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×
Joint 52nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.2
Joint 78th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Orrell in brief

Orrell had 12,086 usual residents at the census.

About 33% of people in Orrell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Orrell, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Orrell, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.