The UK Postcode Database

WN5 8QJ

a postcode in Wigan

Introduced in January 1980
WN5 8QJ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WN5 8QJ

Gathurst Lane - 64 properties, USRN 44101321

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5426 / 53°32'33"N

Longitude: -2.7038 / 2°42'13"W

UTM Reference: 30U 519627 5932675

OS Easting: 353457

OS Northing: 405336

OS Grid: SD534053

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9WKG.FS

Mapcode Global: WH86S.F7P0

Open Location Code: 9C5VG7VW+2F

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83pn50

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): 25128 / 32844

  • 8th decile
  • less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WN5 8QJ on Wednesday 29 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 03:34
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:37
Sunrise 05:21
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:17
Sunset 21:12
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 21:57
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:00
Hours of daylight today04:51 to 21:42
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:42 to 04:53
Moon Phase Full Moon
Moon Sets 03:38
Moon Rises 20:24

For a full sun and moon calendar for WN5 8QJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WN5 8QJ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
8 August 2024 43 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £263,500
15 February 2024 111 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Freehold £265,000
20 December 2023 9 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £88,500
28 June 2023 65 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Freehold £282,500
6 April 2023 35 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £267,000
6 April 2023 39a Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £185,000
18 November 2022 27 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £127,000
17 August 2022 63 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Freehold £230,000
24 June 2022 69 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Detached Freehold £525,000
26 November 2021 63 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Freehold £144,000
23 September 2021 17 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £106,500
7 June 2021 11 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £89,000
29 January 2021 125 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £194,000
2 October 2020 67 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Detached Freehold £215,000
18 December 2019 85 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £217,000
8 November 2019 61 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Detached Freehold £158,000
27 September 2019 Cunliffs Barn, Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Other property type Freehold £210,000
13 June 2018 119 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £195,000
8 June 2018 21 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £119,000
3 November 2017 43 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £181,000
17 August 2017 93 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £315,000
18 January 2017 31 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £87,500
16 August 2016 41 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £167,500
9 May 2016 39a Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £140,000
22 April 2016 115 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Detached Freehold £285,000
11 December 2015 37 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Detached Leasehold £150,000
8 May 2015 69 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Detached Freehold £265,000
8 January 2015 113 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Freehold £207,500
8 December 2014 83 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Detached Freehold £285,000
3 September 2014 39a Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £100,000
14 February 2014 101 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £145,000
6 November 2013 65 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Freehold £116,000
16 August 2013 11 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £76,000
7 March 2011 47 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £127,500
24 September 2010 55 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £342,250
27 August 2010 85 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £175,000
16 April 2010 101 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £121,000
21 November 2008 25 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £118,000
2 April 2008 19 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £124,500
20 December 2007 125 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £204,203
8 November 2007 123 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £209,950
20 August 2007 121 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Freehold £204,203
23 February 2007 41 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £185,000
2 February 2007 35 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £195,000
11 August 2006 39 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Detached Leasehold £150,000
14 July 2006 79 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £136,000
26 May 2006 23 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £94,000
25 November 2005 99 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £193,000
1 September 2005 95 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £119,000
2 March 2005 17 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £100,000
14 January 2005 65 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
12 March 2004 11 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £74,000
25 July 2003 13 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £75,000
13 June 2003 13 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £61,500
3 February 2003 21 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £67,500
6 June 2002 17 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £59,950
24 October 2001 77 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £60,000
27 July 2001 19 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £40,000
29 September 2000 45 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Semi-detached Leasehold £76,000
29 June 2000 25 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £52,000
28 March 2000 17 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £19,000
16 July 1999 23 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £40,000
30 April 1999 83 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Detached Freehold £127,500
18 December 1998 81 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £42,000
14 December 1998 13 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £39,000
11 December 1998 79 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £45,000
14 April 1998 11 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £17,000
12 December 1997 53 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Detached Leasehold £87,750
27 May 1997 61 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Detached Freehold £77,000
21 January 1997 33 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Detached Leasehold £73,000
27 August 1996 95 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £45,000
20 August 1996 19 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £37,000
4 April 1996 13 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £38,000
1 March 1996 83 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Detached Freehold £59,950
7 November 1995 61 Gathurst Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QJ Detached Freehold £69,650

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 8QJ

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 8QJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00032279 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01006362 Wigan 018A 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
E33006059 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

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