The UK Postcode Database

WN2 5BG

a terminated postcode in Wigan

Introduced in January 1980, terminated in August 2010
WN2 5BG Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5216 / 53°31'17"N

Longitude: -2.5962 / 2°35'46"W

UTM Reference: 30U 526771 5930377

OS Easting: 360569

OS Northing: 402938

OS Grid: SD605029

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR BW9Q.Q9

Mapcode Global: WH97Z.2RZ3

Open Location Code: 9C5VGCC3+MG

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83qm85

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 6b2

  • Baseline UK
  • Legacy Industrial and Coastal Communities
  • Traditional Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 4434 / 32844

  • 2nd decile
  • much more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WN2 5BG on Friday 5 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:27
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:53
Sunrise 04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:33
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:24
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:49
Hours of daylight today04:14 to 22:03
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:03 to 04:13
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 08:11

For a full sun and moon calendar for WN2 5BG, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WN2 5BG

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
24 November 2008 1 Green Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £60,000
6 November 2007 3 Green Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £48,000
30 November 2006 4 Green Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £60,000
24 November 2006 8 Green Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £60,000
15 November 2006 6 Green Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £60,000
11 April 2006 8 Green Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £53,500
18 February 2005 6 Green Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £44,000
15 January 2004 6 Green Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £28,000
14 November 2003 4 Green Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £19,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for WN2 5BG

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Makerfield

MP

Josh Simons Labour

Wigan Borough Council
Metropolitan district ward

Abram

Councillors

Martyn Smethurst Labour

Eunice Smethurst Labour

Nazia Rehman Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WN2 5BG

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00031514 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01006218 Wigan 024D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02001310 Wigan 024 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05014989 Abram 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
E14001350 Makerfield Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000005 Greater Manchester Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000284 Warrington and Wigan Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33006085 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
E63008332 Platt Bridge and Abram 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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