The UK Postcode Database

WN5 8UQ

a postcode in Lancashire

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

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Streets Associated with WN5 8UQ

Lawns Avenue - 40 properties, USRN 43300435

Tontine Road - 1 property, USRN 43300579

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5332 / 53°31'59"N

Longitude: -2.7205 / 2°43'13"W

UTM Reference: 30U 518526 5931618

OS Easting: 352342

OS Northing: 404295

OS Grid: SD523042

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9WFL.T6

Mapcode Global: WH86S.5GS8

Open Location Code: 9C5VG7MH+7R

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83pm37

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 21248 / 32844

  • 7th decile
  • somewhat less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WN5 8UQ on Thursday 3 September 2026

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 04:12
Nautical twilight begins (First light) 05:02
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 05:47
Sunrise 06:23
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:10
Sunset 19:56
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 20:33
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 21:18
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts) 22:08
Hours of daylight today05:53 to 20:26
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
20:26 to 05:55
Moon Phase Last Quarter
Moon Sets 13:52
Moon Rises 20:45

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

Residential Property Sales in WN5 8UQ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
25 March 2022 29 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £153,000
29 September 2021 30 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £285,000
30 September 2020 25 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
29 September 2020 26 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £100,000
1 February 2018 4 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £153,000
18 July 2017 7 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
22 July 2016 36 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £137,000
30 June 2014 18 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £149,000
5 November 2010 8 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £140,000
17 July 2009 38 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £98,000
11 January 2008 10 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £194,000
12 January 2007 19 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £171,000
29 September 2006 1 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £153,000
8 December 2003 28 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
15 November 2002 32 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £90,000
11 March 2002 29 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £73,000
1 February 2002 14 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £84,950
17 August 2001 21 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £80,000
11 January 2000 1 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £59,950
29 October 1999 12 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £64,950
10 October 1998 18 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £68,000
28 November 1997 30 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £72,500
5 November 1997 21 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £69,950
25 January 1995 17 Lawns Avenue, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8UQ Semi-detached Freehold £52,000

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 8UQ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

West Lancashire

MP

Ashley Dalton Labour

Lancashire County Council
County council electoral division

Skelmersdale East

Councillor

Nigel Swales Reform UK

West Lancashire Borough Council
District council ward

Up Holland

Councillors

John Fillis Labour

Suresh Patel Labour

Gaynar Owen Labour

WN5 8UQ also falls within the Civil Parish of Up Holland, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WN5 8UQ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00129574 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01025537 West Lancashire 015D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005318 West Lancashire 015 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04005316 Up Holland Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05014943 Up Holland Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E07000127 West Lancashire Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000017 Lancashire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000002 North West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001577 West Lancashire Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000003 Lancashire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000284 Warrington and Wigan Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33008797 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000019 Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 13 April 2011 BEIS
E38000200 NHS West Lancashire CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2016 ODS
E40000010 North West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000048 NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000018 Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliances Health 14 February 2017 NHS England
E58000819 Skelmersdale East ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
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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