The UK Postcode Database

WN5 8QZ

a postcode in Wigan

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

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with WN5 8QZ

Orrell Road - 67 properties, USRN 44102489

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 44121733

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5403 / 53°32'25"N

Longitude: -2.7134 / 2°42'48"W

UTM Reference: 30U 518992 5932413

OS Easting: 352819

OS Northing: 405083

OS Grid: SD528050

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9WHH.BM

Mapcode Global: WH86S.984S

Open Location Code: 9C5VG7RP+4J

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83pm49

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 1b1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Small Town Suburbia
  • Younger Established Suburban Communities

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 8QZ on Friday 28 August 2026

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 03:55
Nautical twilight begins (First light) 04:49
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 05:35
Sunrise 06:13
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:12
Sunset 20:10
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 20:48
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 21:34
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts) 22:28
Hours of daylight today05:43 to 20:40
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
20:40 to 05:44
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 05:18
Moon Rises 19:06

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

Residential Property Sales in WN5 8QZ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
8 March 2024 268 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Freehold £180,000
28 July 2023 270 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £320,000
25 June 2021 292 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £165,000
7 December 2020 288 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £185,000
20 November 2020 357 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £263,000
31 July 2020 391 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Other property type Freehold £435,000
17 July 2020 276 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Freehold £390,000
19 June 2020 260e Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Freehold £550,000
1 June 2020 276d Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £253,000
15 November 2019 262a Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Leasehold £260,000
14 March 2019 391 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Other property type Freehold £482,826
18 June 2018 387 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £258,000
29 September 2017 280 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £190,000
25 September 2017 290 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £143,650
13 September 2017 286 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Leasehold £400,000
23 June 2017 361 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Leasehold £345,000
21 April 2017 270 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
30 November 2016 266 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Freehold £435,000
10 June 2016 278 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £183,500
26 February 2016 260b Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Leasehold £340,000
6 November 2015 357 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £196,000
28 September 2015 262 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Freehold £230,000
5 June 2015 292 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £104,000
5 June 2015 292 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £98,000
11 April 2014 278a Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £145,000
26 September 2013 367 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Leasehold £124,950
1 February 2013 298 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Freehold £567,000
7 June 2012 282 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £173,500
23 September 2011 280 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £168,000
8 July 2011 387 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £209,750
20 May 2011 262a Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Leasehold £230,000
1 December 2010 278a Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £140,000
29 October 2010 288 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £140,000
29 October 2010 290 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £140,000
12 July 2010 296 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Leasehold £85,000
29 May 2009 296b Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
28 May 2008 260b Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Leasehold £340,000
3 December 2007 292 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £117,500
22 November 2007 294 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £125,500
4 September 2007 298 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Freehold £499,950
21 August 2007 268 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Freehold £112,400
6 June 2007 266 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Freehold £420,000
11 October 2006 286 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £150,000
14 July 2006 268 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
12 May 2006 278 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £202,000
12 January 2006 278a Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £142,500
1 August 2005 347 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £197,000
5 October 2004 282 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £163,000
23 September 2004 266 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Leasehold £190,000
16 April 2004 280 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £134,000
15 January 2004 260b Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Leasehold £285,000
2 December 2003 379 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Leasehold £170,000
29 October 2003 373 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £180,000
26 September 2003 268 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Freehold £90,000
3 May 2002 280 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £89,000
13 December 2001 278a Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £77,500
19 October 2001 264 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Leasehold £159,950
15 June 2001 345 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Leasehold £118,000
15 June 2001 278 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £98,500
2 March 2001 264 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Leasehold £95,000
29 September 2000 282 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £91,000
4 August 2000 385 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £77,995
30 June 2000 347 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £85,000
11 May 2000 260f Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Freehold £180,000
17 June 1999 284 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Leasehold £92,000
31 March 1999 280 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £65,000
3 September 1998 260b Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Leasehold £97,500
31 July 1998 381 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Semi-detached Leasehold £86,000
30 June 1998 262a Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Leasehold £50,000
23 January 1998 351 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Leasehold £72,350
1 October 1996 284 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Leasehold £80,000
19 August 1996 262 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Detached Freehold £73,000
15 February 1996 375 Orrell Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8QZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £57,000

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 WN5 8QZ

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 8QZ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00032284 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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