The UK Postcode Database

WN7 5AF

a postcode in Wigan

Introduced in January 1980
WN7 5AF Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WN7 5AF

Cotton Street - 26 properties, USRN 44100850

Sportsman Street - 2 properties, USRN 44103081

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4986 / 53°29'54"N

Longitude: -2.5315 / 2°31'53"W

UTM Reference: 30U 531080 5927835

OS Easting: 364842

OS Northing: 400335

OS Grid: SD648003

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR BWRZ.RL

Mapcode Global: WH986.2BT8

Open Location Code: 9C5VFFX9+CC

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83rl69

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 6b2

  • Baseline UK
  • Legacy Industrial and Coastal Communities
  • Traditional Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 2389 / 32844

  • 1st decile
  • most deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WN7 5AF on Wednesday 1 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:22
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:53
Sunrise 04:45
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:14
Sunset 21:42
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:34
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:05
Hours of daylight today04:15 to 22:12
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:12 to 04:16
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 04:37
Moon Rises 22:02

For a full sun and moon calendar for WN7 5AF, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WN7 5AF

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
19 July 2024 1 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £82,500
28 October 2022 3 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £110,000
11 October 2019 26 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £72,000
2 July 2019 20 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £81,000
24 November 2017 16 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Semi-detached Leasehold £68,000
7 July 2017 10 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £55,000
6 April 2017 28 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £77,000
31 March 2016 28 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £52,500
31 December 2015 28 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £75,000
7 December 2015 19 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £76,500
24 July 2015 19 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £44,000
10 July 2014 28 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £46,000
5 October 2012 20 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £64,500
10 August 2007 28 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £69,500
31 May 2007 28 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £66,000
27 April 2007 18 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £79,950
10 March 2006 3 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £76,000
29 April 2005 16 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Semi-detached Leasehold £61,500
30 September 2004 18 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £55,000
7 July 2003 1 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £29,000
10 October 2002 15 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £32,995
6 September 2002 19 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £32,950
10 July 2002 17 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £32,000
10 July 2000 5 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £21,000
30 June 2000 7 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £25,500
30 May 1997 30 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £26,000
16 May 1997 24 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £33,500
11 December 1996 24 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £18,000
20 November 1996 30 Cotton Street, Leigh WN7 5AF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £29,250

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 WN7 5AF

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Leigh and Atherton

MP

Jo Platt Labour/Co-operative

Wigan Borough Council
Metropolitan district ward

Leigh West

Councillors

Dane Anderton Labour

Samantha Brown Labour

Susan Greensmith Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WN7 5AF

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00032075 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01006326 Wigan 033D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02001319 Wigan 033 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05015003 Leigh West 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
E14001329 Leigh and Atherton 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
E33006124 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
E63008365 Leigh (Wigan) 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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