Orrell

Orrell is covered by postcode districts WN5 and WN8. It is mostly in the Wigan council area: 326 of its 461 postcodes. The others are in West Lancashire. 135 of its 461 postcodes are in Lancashire. ONS lists no county for the other 326.

Typical price £230,000 Homes sold in Orrell, last 12 months. ▲ 5% on the year before Gigabit broadband 393 of 461 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 3 of 461 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 2 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 9 6 primary schools and 3 secondary schools at its postcodes

Every postcode in Orrell, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Orrell, by flood risk Of the 461 postcodes in Orrell that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 2 are at low risk at worst and 458 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Orrell. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. M6M58 WN5 0AA: not on the flood risk listWN5 0AB: not on the flood risk listWN5 0AD: not on the flood risk listWN5 0AE: not on the flood risk listWN5 0AF: not on the flood risk listWN5 0AG: not on the flood risk listWN5 0AH: not on the flood risk listWN5 0AJ: not on the flood risk listWN5 0AN: not on the flood risk listWN5 0AQ: not on the flood risk listWN5 0AW: not on the flood risk listWN5 0BD: not on the flood risk listWN5 0BG: not on the flood risk listWN5 0BJ: not on the flood risk listWN5 0BN: not on the flood risk listWN5 0BP: not on the flood risk listWN5 0BS: not on the flood risk listWN5 0BT: not on the flood risk listWN5 0BW: not on the flood risk listWN5 0DA: not on the flood risk listWN5 0DB: not on the flood risk listWN5 0DD: not on the flood risk listWN5 0DE: not on the flood risk listWN5 0DF: not on the flood risk listWN5 0DG: not on the flood risk listWN5 0DH: not on the flood risk listWN5 0DJ: not on the flood risk listWN5 0DL: not on the flood risk listWN5 0DN: not on the flood risk listWN5 0DQ: not on the flood risk listWN5 0DW: not on the flood risk listWN5 0DY: not on the flood risk listWN5 0DZ: not on the flood risk listWN5 0EA: not on the flood risk listWN5 0EB: not on the flood risk listWN5 0ED: not on the flood risk listWN5 0EX: not on the flood risk listWN5 0FH: not on the flood risk listWN5 0HA: not on the flood risk listWN5 0HB: not on the flood risk listWN5 0HD: not on the flood risk listWN5 0HE: not on the flood risk listWN5 0HN: not on the flood risk listWN5 0HP: not on the flood risk listWN5 0HR: not on the flood risk listWN5 0HS: not on the flood risk listWN5 0HT: not on the flood risk listWN5 0HU: not on the flood risk listWN5 0HW: not on the flood risk listWN5 0HX: not on the flood risk listWN5 0HY: not on the flood risk listWN5 0HZ: not on the flood risk listWN5 0JA: not on the flood risk listWN5 0JB: not on the flood risk listWN5 0JD: not on the flood risk listWN5 0JF: not on the flood risk listWN5 0JG: not on the flood risk listWN5 0JH: not on the flood risk listWN5 0JJ: not on the flood risk listWN5 0JN: not on the flood risk listWN5 0JP: not on the flood risk listWN5 0JQ: not on the flood risk listWN5 0JR: not on the flood risk listWN5 0JS: not on the flood risk listWN5 0JT: not on the flood risk listWN5 0JU: not on the flood risk listWN5 0JW: not on the flood risk listWN5 0JX: not on the flood risk listWN5 0JY: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AA: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AB: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AD: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AE: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AF: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AG: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AH: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AJ: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AL: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AN: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AP: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AQ: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AR: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AS: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AT: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AU: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AW: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AX: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AY: not on the flood risk listWN5 7AZ: not on the flood risk listWN5 7BA: not on the flood risk listWN5 7BB: not on the flood risk listWN5 7BD: not on the flood risk listWN5 7BE: not on the flood risk listWN5 7BF: not on the flood risk listWN5 7BG: not on the flood risk listWN5 7BH: not on the flood risk listWN5 7BJ: not on the flood risk listWN5 7BL: not on the flood risk listWN5 7BN: not on the flood risk listWN5 7BP: not on the flood risk listWN5 7BQ: not on the flood risk listWN5 7BS: not on the flood risk listWN5 7BT: not on the flood risk listWN5 7BU: not on the flood risk listWN5 7BX: not on the flood risk listWN5 7BY: not on the flood risk listWN5 7BZ: not on the flood risk listWN5 7DA: not on the flood risk listWN5 7DB: not on the flood risk listWN5 7DD: not on the flood risk listWN5 7DE: not on the flood risk listWN5 7DF: not on the flood risk listWN5 7DG: not on the flood risk listWN5 7DH: not on the flood risk listWN5 7DJ: not on the flood risk listWN5 7DL: not on the flood risk listWN5 7DN: not on the flood risk listWN5 7DQ: not on the flood risk listWN5 7DR: not on the flood risk listWN5 7DS: not on the flood risk listWN5 7DT: not on the flood risk listWN5 7DU: not on the flood risk listWN5 7DW: not on the flood risk listWN5 7DX: not on the flood risk listWN5 7DY: not on the flood risk listWN5 7DZ: not on the flood risk listWN5 7EA: not on the flood risk listWN5 7EB: not on the flood risk listWN5 7ED: not on the flood risk listWN5 7EE: not on the flood risk listWN5 7EF: not on the flood risk listWN5 7EG: not on the flood risk listWN5 7EH: not on the flood risk listWN5 7EJ: not on the flood risk listWN5 7EL: not on the flood risk listWN5 7EN: not on the flood risk listWN5 7EP: not on the flood risk listWN5 7EQ: not on the flood risk listWN5 7ER: not on the flood risk listWN5 7ES: not on the flood risk listWN5 7EW: not on the flood risk listWN5 7EX: not on the flood risk listWN5 7EY: not on the flood risk listWN5 7EZ: not on the flood risk listWN5 7FP: not on the flood risk listWN5 7FQ: not on the flood risk listWN5 7FR: not on the flood risk listWN5 7FS: not on the flood risk listWN5 7GA: not on the flood risk listWN5 7GB: not on the flood risk listWN5 7GE: not on the flood risk listWN5 7GL: not on the flood risk listWN5 7HZ: not on the flood risk listWN5 7JB: not on the flood risk listWN5 7JD: not on the flood risk listWN5 7JE: not on the flood risk listWN5 7JF: not on the flood risk listWN5 7JG: not on the flood risk listWN5 7JH: not on the flood risk listWN5 7JJ: not on the flood risk listWN5 7JL: not on the flood risk listWN5 7JN: not on the flood risk listWN5 7JP: not on the flood risk listWN5 7JQ: not on the flood risk listWN5 7JR: not on the flood risk listWN5 7JS: not on the flood risk listWN5 7JT: not on the flood risk listWN5 7JU: not on the flood risk listWN5 7JW: not on the flood risk listWN5 7JX: not on the flood risk listWN5 7JY: not on the flood risk listWN5 7JZ: not on the flood risk listWN5 7XA: not on the flood risk listWN5 7XD: not on the flood risk listWN5 7XE: not on the flood risk listWN5 7XF: not on the flood risk listWN5 7XN: not on the flood risk listWN5 8DU: not on the flood risk listWN5 8EE: not on the flood risk listWN5 8EY: not on the flood risk listWN5 8EZ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8FS: not on the flood risk listWN5 8FT: not on the flood risk listWN5 8HB: not on the flood risk listWN5 8HD: not on the flood risk listWN5 8HG: not on the flood risk listWN5 8HH: not on the flood risk listWN5 8HJ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8HL: not on the flood risk listWN5 8HN: not on the flood risk listWN5 8HP: not on the flood risk listWN5 8HQ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8HR: not on the flood risk listWN5 8HS: not on the flood risk listWN5 8HT: not on the flood risk listWN5 8HU: not on the flood risk listWN5 8HW: not on the flood risk listWN5 8HX: not on the flood risk listWN5 8HY: not on the flood risk listWN5 8HZ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8JA: not on the flood risk listWN5 8JB: not on the flood risk listWN5 8JD: not on the flood risk listWN5 8JE: not on the flood risk listWN5 8JF: not on the flood risk listWN5 8LP: not on the flood risk listWN5 8LR: not on the flood risk listWN5 8LS: not on the flood risk listWN5 8LT: not on the flood risk listWN5 8LU: not on the flood risk listWN5 8LX: not on the flood risk listWN5 8LY: not on the flood risk listWN5 8NA: not on the flood risk listWN5 8NB: not on the flood risk listWN5 8ND: not on the flood risk listWN5 8NE: not on the flood risk listWN5 8NF: not on the flood risk listWN5 8NG: not on the flood risk listWN5 8NH: not on the flood risk listWN5 8NJ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8NL: not on the flood risk listWN5 8NP: not on the flood risk listWN5 8NQ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8NR: not on the flood risk listWN5 8NS: not on the flood risk listWN5 8NT: not on the flood risk listWN5 8NU: not on the flood risk listWN5 8NX: not on the flood risk listWN5 8NY: not on the flood risk listWN5 8NZ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PA: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PB: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PD: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PE: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PF: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PG: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PH: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PJ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PL: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PN: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PP: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PQ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PR: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PS: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PT: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PU: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PW: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PX: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PY: not on the flood risk listWN5 8PZ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8QA: not on the flood risk listWN5 8QB: not on the flood risk listWN5 8QD: not on the flood risk listWN5 8QE: not on the flood risk listWN5 8QF: not on the flood risk listWN5 8QG: not on the flood risk listWN5 8QH: not on the flood risk listWN5 8QJ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8QU: not on the flood risk listWN5 8QX: not on the flood risk listWN5 8QY: not on the flood risk listWN5 8QZ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8RA: not on the flood risk listWN5 8RF: not on the flood risk listWN5 8RG: not on the flood risk listWN5 8RH: not on the flood risk listWN5 8RJ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8RL: not on the flood risk listWN5 8RN: not on the flood risk listWN5 8RP: not on the flood risk listWN5 8RQ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8RR: not on the flood risk listWN5 8RS: not on the flood risk listWN5 8RT: not on the flood risk listWN5 8RU: not on the flood risk listWN5 8RW: not on the flood risk listWN5 8RX: not on the flood risk listWN5 8RY: not on the flood risk listWN5 8RZ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8SA: not on the flood risk listWN5 8SB: not on the flood risk listWN5 8SD: not on the flood risk listWN5 8SE: not on the flood risk listWN5 8SF: not on the flood risk listWN5 8SG: not on the flood risk listWN5 8SH: not on the flood risk listWN5 8SJ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8SL: not on the flood risk listWN5 8SN: not on the flood risk listWN5 8SP: not on the flood risk listWN5 8SQ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8SR: not on the flood risk listWN5 8SS: not on the flood risk listWN5 8ST: not on the flood risk listWN5 8SU: not on the flood risk listWN5 8SW: not on the flood risk listWN5 8SX: not on the flood risk listWN5 8SY: not on the flood risk listWN5 8SZ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8TA: not on the flood risk listWN5 8TB: not on the flood risk listWN5 8TD: not on the flood risk listWN5 8TE: not on the flood risk listWN5 8TF: not on the flood risk listWN5 8TG: not on the flood risk listWN5 8TH: not on the flood risk listWN5 8TJ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8TN: not on the flood risk listWN5 8TP: not on the flood risk listWN5 8TQ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8TR: not on the flood risk listWN5 8TS: not on the flood risk listWN5 8TT: not on the flood risk listWN5 8TU: not on the flood risk listWN5 8TW: not on the flood risk listWN5 8TX: not on the flood risk listWN5 8TY: not on the flood risk listWN5 8TZ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8UA: not on the flood risk listWN5 8UB: not on the flood risk listWN5 8UD: not on the flood risk listWN5 8UE: not on the flood risk listWN5 8UF: not on the flood risk listWN5 8UG: not on the flood risk listWN5 8UH: not on the flood risk listWN5 8UJ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8UL: not on the flood risk listWN5 8UN: not on the flood risk listWN5 8UP: not on the flood risk listWN5 8UQ: not on the flood risk listWN5 8UR: not on the flood risk listWN5 8US: not on the flood risk listWN5 8UT: not on the flood risk listWN5 8UU: not on the flood risk listWN5 8UW: not on the flood risk listWN5 8UX: not on the flood risk listWN5 8UY: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AA: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AB: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AD: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AE: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AF: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AG: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AH: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AJ: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AL: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AN: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AP: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AQ: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AR: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AS: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AT: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AU: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AW: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AX: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AY: not on the flood risk listWN8 0AZ: not on the flood risk listWN8 0BA: not on the flood risk listWN8 0BB: not on the flood risk listWN8 0BD: not on the flood risk listWN8 0BE: not on the flood risk listWN8 0BG: not on the flood risk listWN8 0BH: not on the flood risk listWN8 0BJ: not on the flood risk listWN8 0BL: not on the flood risk listWN8 0BN: not on the flood risk listWN8 0BP: not on the flood risk listWN8 0BQ: not on the flood risk listWN8 0BS: not on the flood risk listWN8 0BU: not on the flood risk listWN8 0BW: not on the flood risk listWN8 0BX: not on the flood risk listWN8 0BY: not on the flood risk listWN8 0BZ: not on the flood risk listWN8 0DA: not on the flood risk listWN8 0DB: not on the flood risk listWN8 0DD: not on the flood risk listWN8 0DE: not on the flood risk listWN8 0DQ: not on the flood risk listWN8 0DR: not on the flood risk listWN8 0DT: not on the flood risk listWN8 0DU: not on the flood risk listWN8 0DW: not on the flood risk listWN8 0DX: not on the flood risk listWN8 0DY: not on the flood risk listWN8 0DZ: not on the flood risk listWN8 0EN: not on the flood risk listWN8 0EP: not on the flood risk listWN8 0ER: not on the flood risk listWN8 0EW: not on the flood risk listWN8 0HA: not on the flood risk listWN8 0HB: not on the flood risk listWN8 0HD: not on the flood risk listWN8 0HE: not on the flood risk listWN8 0HF: not on the flood risk listWN8 0HG: not on the flood risk listWN8 0HH: not on the flood risk listWN8 0HJ: not on the flood risk listWN8 0HL: not on the flood risk listWN8 0HN: not on the flood risk listWN8 0HP: not on the flood risk listWN8 0HR: not on the flood risk listWN8 0HS: not on the flood risk listWN8 0HT: not on the flood risk listWN8 0HU: not on the flood risk listWN8 0HW: not on the flood risk listWN8 0HX: not on the flood risk listWN8 0HY: not on the flood risk listWN8 0HZ: not on the flood risk listWN8 0JA: not on the flood risk listWN8 0JB: not on the flood risk listWN8 0JD: not on the flood risk listWN8 0JE: not on the flood risk listWN8 0JG: not on the flood risk listWN8 0JH: not on the flood risk listWN8 0JJ: not on the flood risk listWN8 0JL: not on the flood risk listWN8 0JN: not on the flood risk listWN8 0JP: not on the flood risk listWN8 0LD: not on the flood risk listWN8 0LG: not on the flood risk listWN8 0LH: not on the flood risk listWN8 0LJ: not on the flood risk listWN8 0LL: not on the flood risk listWN8 0LN: not on the flood risk listWN8 0LP: not on the flood risk listWN8 0LR: not on the flood risk listWN8 0LS: not on the flood risk listWN8 0LT: not on the flood risk listWN8 0LU: not on the flood risk listWN8 0LW: not on the flood risk listWN8 0ND: not on the flood risk listWN8 0NE: not on the flood risk listWN8 0NF: not on the flood risk listWN8 0NG: not on the flood risk listWN8 0NH: not on the flood risk listWN8 0NJ: not on the flood risk listWN8 0NL: not on the flood risk listWN8 0NN: not on the flood risk listWN8 0NP: not on the flood risk listWN8 0NQ: not on the flood risk listWN8 0NR: not on the flood risk listWN8 0NS: not on the flood risk listWN8 0NT: not on the flood risk listWN8 0NU: not on the flood risk listWN8 0NW: not on the flood risk listWN8 0NX: not on the flood risk listWN8 0NY: not on the flood risk listWN8 0NZ: not on the flood risk listWN8 0PA: not on the flood risk listWN8 0PB: not on the flood risk listWN8 0PE: not on the flood risk listWN8 0PF: not on the flood risk listWN8 0PG: not on the flood risk listWN8 0PT: not on the flood risk listWN8 0PY: not on the flood risk listWN8 0RR: not on the flood risk listWN5 7XB: low flood risk at worstWN5 8TL: low flood risk at worstWN5 7XH: high flood risk Orrell Map of every postcode in Orrell, by flood risk Of the 461 postcodes in Orrell that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 2 are at low risk at worst and 458 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Orrell. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. M6M58A571 Orrell
  • A home or business at high risk: 1
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 2
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 458

Of the 461 postcodes in Orrell that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 2 are at low risk at worst and 458 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.5356, longitude -2.7108. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

WN5 7XH2 at high risk

What is it like to live in Orrell?

Homes sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 5% on the 12 months before. At 393 of the 461 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 2 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 3 of its 461 postcodes. It has 6 primary schools and 3 secondary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Orrell, 600 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Orrell?

Homes in Orrell sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 277 sales, up 5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£230,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£219,000
12 months to August 2026
£230,000

▲ up 5% on the 12 months before

Detached£331,000 75 sales
Semi-detached£227,500 128 sales
Terraced£160,000 64 sales
Flat or maisonette£115,000 10 sales

Across the whole WN5 district, Orrell's main postcode district: a typical £190,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Orrell: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Orrell?

8 of the 461 postcodes now in use in Orrell came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 32 of the 417 homes sold in Orrell were newly built (8%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WN5 district, 5%.

The newest postcodes

WN5 0FHsince September 2025WN5 8FTsince February 2023WN5 7ESsince August 2022WN8 0BWsince July 2021WN8 0BZsince April 2021WN8 0BYsince November 2020

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn OrrellAcross the WN5 district
The 12 months to August 2026 1 of 277 (Under 1%) 0 of 427 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 32 of 417 (8%) 29 of 586 (5%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Orrell?

Ofcom reports on 461 of the 461 postcodes in Orrell. At 393 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit393 of 461
Postcodes where every home can get superfast439 of 461

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Orrell at risk of flooding?

3 of the 461 postcodes in Orrell have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 2 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 3 of 461 postcodes High: 2Low: 5

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Orrell?

The open schools at the postcodes in Orrell. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Orrell?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Orrell is Orrell Rail Station, 600 m away in a straight line.

  • Orrell Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Upholland Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Pemberton Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Orrell?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Orrell. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Orrell safe? Crime recorded around it

Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for Orrell. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Orrell?

Councils
Wigan (326) and West Lancashire (135)
Parliamentary constituencies
Makerfield (234), West Lancashire (135) and Wigan (92)
Police force areas
Greater Manchester (326) and Lancashire (135)
Region
North West
Country
England

Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Moving to Orrell

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Orrell postcodes

461 postcodes in use in Orrell, by district:

WN5 postcode district,341 postcodesWN8 postcode district,120 postcodes

Those districts are all in the WN postcode area.

Check a Orrell postcode

Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Orrell

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Orrell's £230,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Shevington4.2 km, £248,000Wigan4.3 km, £177,250Billinge4.5 km, £245,000Skelmersdale4.7 km, £165,000Appley Bridge5.1 km, £247,000Rainford6.2 km, £278,500Ashton-in-Makerfield6.5 km, £200,000Standish6.5 km, £245,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Orrell

What is it like to live in Orrell?
Homes sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 5% on the 12 months before. At 393 of the 461 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 2 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 3 of its 461 postcodes. It has 6 primary schools and 3 secondary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Orrell, 600 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Orrell?
Orrell is covered by postcode districts WN5 and WN8, across 461 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Orrell?
Homes in Orrell sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 277 sales, up 5% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Orrell?
In Orrell, primary schools at its postcodes include Orrell Holgate Academy, St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell and Orrell Newfold Community Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Up Holland High School, St Peter's Catholic High School and Dean Trust Wigan. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Orrell have a railway station?
Yes: Orrell is 600 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Orrell, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Orrell?
Ofcom reports on 461 of the 461 postcodes in Orrell. At 393 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Orrell at risk of flooding?
3 of the 461 postcodes in Orrell have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 2 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Orrell?
8 of the 461 postcodes now in use in Orrell came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 32 of the 417 homes sold in Orrell were newly built (8%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WN5 district, 5%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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