The UK Postcode Database

WN5 8SJ

a postcode in Wigan

Introduced in January 1980
WN5 8SJ 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 8SJ

Moor Road - 47 properties, USRN 44102330

Beeford Drive - 3 properties, USRN 44120746

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5345 / 53°32'4"N

Longitude: -2.7098 / 2°42'35"W

UTM Reference: 30U 519233 5931774

OS Easting: 353051

OS Northing: 404442

OS Grid: SD530044

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9WJK.4P

Mapcode Global: WH86S.BFV6

Open Location Code: 9C5VG7MR+R3

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83pm48

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 6a2

  • Baseline UK
  • Challenged Communities
  • Semi Detached Strivers

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 16836 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WN5 8SJ on Sunday 23 August 2026

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 03:40
Nautical twilight begins (First light) 04:37
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 05:26
Sunrise 06:04
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:13
Sunset 20:22
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 21:00
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 21:49
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts) 22:46
Hours of daylight today05:34 to 20:52
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
20:52 to 05:36
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Rises 17:42

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

Residential Property Sales in WN5 8SJ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
23 June 2023 199 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £148,000
3 March 2023 147 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Semi-detached Leasehold £292,000
31 October 2022 125 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Detached Freehold £261,000
9 September 2022 185 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £177,600
28 February 2022 127 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Detached Freehold £260,000
19 November 2021 163 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
5 August 2020 203 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £129,995
13 February 2020 191 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Semi-detached Leasehold £112,000
19 December 2019 181 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £120,000
31 May 2019 137 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Semi-detached Leasehold £80,000
15 January 2019 193 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £110,000
26 September 2018 197 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £120,000
29 March 2018 143 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
9 November 2017 139b Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Semi-detached Freehold £196,500
31 March 2017 143 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Semi-detached Freehold £96,500
4 July 2016 185 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £125,000
26 September 2014 173 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Detached Freehold £60,000
24 June 2014 175 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £90,000
20 June 2014 197 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £104,500
12 June 2014 199 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £78,000
11 April 2014 147 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Semi-detached Leasehold £141,000
20 February 2014 151a Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Detached Freehold £270,000
7 February 2014 127 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Detached Freehold £177,500
7 February 2014 125 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Detached Freehold £179,000
31 July 2013 129 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Detached Freehold £175,000
20 March 2013 139a Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Semi-detached Freehold £152,500
6 August 2012 189 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £88,500
25 March 2011 147 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Semi-detached Leasehold £117,000
30 July 2010 185 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £102,500
22 June 2010 195 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £100,000
30 September 2009 183 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £105,000
1 August 2008 151 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Semi-detached Leasehold £140,000
21 August 2007 163 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Semi-detached Freehold £110,000
2 August 2007 203 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £91,000
18 January 2007 199 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £112,000
31 March 2006 159 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £114,900
26 August 2005 163 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Semi-detached Freehold £87,500
13 June 2005 149 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Detached Freehold £142,000
22 April 2005 197 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £95,000
12 November 2004 191 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Semi-detached Leasehold £85,000
15 October 2004 181 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £98,000
9 January 2004 159 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £85,000
1 December 2003 137 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Semi-detached Leasehold £93,000
29 August 2003 151a Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Detached Freehold £186,000
8 August 2003 137 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Semi-detached Leasehold £62,000
17 May 2002 199 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £46,000
21 December 2001 183 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £55,500
5 October 2001 163 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Semi-detached Freehold £40,000
21 September 2001 181 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £50,000
30 March 2001 189 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £52,950
27 September 1999 183 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £48,950
4 June 1999 201 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £17,000
30 April 1999 155 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £49,000
3 March 1999 207 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £22,500
30 June 1998 199 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £32,950
6 October 1997 145 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Semi-detached Leasehold £55,000
3 June 1997 155 Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8SJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £44,500

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 8SJ

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 8SJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00032258 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01006364 Wigan 018C 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
E33006060 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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