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WN5 postcode area · Wigan

The WN5 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in St. Helens, West Lancashire, Wigan. Area Scores range from 0 to 94 across them. Every full WN5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WN5 district: Winstanley scores 95 out of 100 (#361 of 6,856 nationally) while Laithwaite & Marsh Green sits at 1 — neighbours on the map, 94 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £137,000 in Laithwaite & Marsh Green to £237,500 in Billinge — a 1.7× gap within the WN5 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — St. Helens, West Lancashire and Wigan — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,467a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime37per 1,000 residents, 12m · excludes areas without published data
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied67%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WN5 district

£190,000median home sold over the past year · +34.8% over 5 years · +6.7% over the year · 485 sales
Detached£320,000
Semi-detached£200,000
Terraced£150,000
Flat£105,000
Wigan£198,750
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
WinstanleyWigan 36195 £220,000
Orrell & LongshawWigan 1,62376 £225,000
BillingeSt. Helens 2,09669 £237,500
UphollandWest Lancashire 2,20568 £230,000
Wigan CentralWigan 5,13925 £157,500
Pemberton SouthWigan 5,42721 £150,000
Pemberton NorthWigan 5,49620 £190,000
Wigan SouthWigan 5,79715 £147,750
Laithwaite & Marsh GreenWigan 6,7911 £137,000

People living in WN5 Census 2021

Residents78,386
Median age (est.)43
Density1,478per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above27%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 18%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 30%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional12%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure11%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 65% · No religion 29% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in WN5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WN5 district.

Pemberton Wigan

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WN5.

WN3 WN6 WN4 WN1 WN8 WN2 WA11 WA12

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.