The UK Postcode Database

M29 0LJ

a terminated postcode in Wigan

Introduced in January 1980, terminated in May 1994
M29 0LJ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5265 / 53°31'35"N

Longitude: -2.5006 / 2°30'2"W

UTM Reference: 30U 533104 5930962

OS Easting: 366910

OS Northing: 403435

OS Grid: SD669034

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR BWZN.FK

Mapcode Global: WH980.KMFB

Open Location Code: 9C5VGFGX+JQ

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83rm96

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 7b2

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Young Families in Industrial Towns
  • Families and Later Life

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 12555 / 32844

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for M29 0LJ on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:29
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:54
Sunrise 04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:31
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:22
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:47
Hours of daylight today04:14 to 22:01
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:01 to 04:14
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 05:38
Moon Rises 23:36

For a full sun and moon calendar for M29 0LJ, go to The Time and Place

Elected Representatives for M29 0LJ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Leigh and Atherton

MP

Jo Platt Labour/Co-operative

Wigan Borough Council
Metropolitan district ward

Atherton North

Councillors

Stuart Gerrard Independent Network

Jamie Hodgkinson Independent Network

James Watson Independent Network

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for M29 0LJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00031653 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01006242 Wigan 023A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02001309 Wigan 023 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05014993 Atherton North Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E08000010 Wigan Metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000002 North West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001329 Leigh and Atherton Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000005 Greater Manchester Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000239 Manchester Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33006077 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000015 Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000205 NHS Wigan Borough CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2020 ODS
E40000010 North West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E43000164 Wigan, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E54000057 NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2024 ODS
E56000032 Greater Manchester Cancer Alliances Health 1 July 2023 NHS England
E63008308 Atherton Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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