The UK Postcode Database

WN5 7AB

a postcode in Wigan

Introduced in December 1998
WN5 7AB Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WN5 7AB

St James Road - 10 properties, USRN 44103787

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5278 / 53°31'40"N

Longitude: -2.7142 / 2°42'51"W

UTM Reference: 30U 518947 5931022

OS Easting: 352754

OS Northing: 403693

OS Grid: SD527036

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9WHN.53

Mapcode Global: WH86S.8LSD

Open Location Code: 9C5VG7HP+48

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83pm46

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
  • Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27996 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WN5 7AB on Friday 10 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:42
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:04
Sunrise 04:54
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:16
Sunset 21:37
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:27
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:49
Hours of daylight today04:24 to 22:07
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:07 to 04:26
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Sets 17:12

For a full sun and moon calendar for WN5 7AB, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WN5 7AB

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
16 September 2016 141 St James Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 7AB Detached Freehold £290,000
14 September 2012 143 St James Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 7AB Detached Freehold £280,000
11 September 2009 137 St James Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 7AB Detached Freehold £255,000
12 December 2005 147 St James Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 7AB Detached Freehold £290,000
9 August 2004 139 St James Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 7AB Detached Freehold £284,000
24 August 2001 149 St James Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 7AB Detached Freehold £137,500
24 March 2000 149 St James Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 7AB Detached Freehold £134,950
20 December 1999 151 St James Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 7AB Detached Freehold £154,950
5 November 1999 139 St James Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 7AB Detached Freehold £155,000
29 October 1999 137 St James Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 7AB Detached Freehold £161,950
28 May 1999 147 St James Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 7AB Detached Freehold £143,950
14 December 1998 141 St James Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 7AB Detached Freehold £137,000
20 November 1998 145 St James Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 7AB Detached Freehold £147,950
20 November 1998 143 St James Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 7AB Detached Freehold £152,950

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 WN5 7AB

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Makerfield

MP

Josh Simons Labour

Wigan Borough Council
Metropolitan district ward

Orrell

Councillors

Mark Tebbutt Labour

Jim Nicholson Labour

Anne Collins Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WN5 7AB

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00032265 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01006365 Wigan 018D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02001304 Wigan 018 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05015005 Orrell 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
E33006055 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
E63008287 Orrell 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

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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