WN5 0BL postcode in Wigan, England

WN5 0BL is a postcode in Wigan, in the Pemberton ward. It is in the Wigan parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since November 2016.

Where WN5 0BL is, and what is near it

Map of WN5 0BL and what is near it Map of WN5 0BL: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the WN5 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WN5 0AA: also in WN5 0WN5 0AB: also in WN5 0WN5 0AD: also in WN5 0WN5 0AE: also in WN5 0WN5 0AF: also in WN5 0WN5 0AG: also in WN5 0WN5 0AH: also in WN5 0WN5 0AJ: also in WN5 0WN5 0AL: also in WN5 0WN5 0AN: also in WN5 0WN5 0AQ: also in WN5 0WN5 0AW: also in WN5 0WN5 0AX: also in WN5 0WN5 0AY: also in WN5 0WN5 0AZ: also in WN5 0WN5 0BA: also in WN5 0WN5 0BD: also in WN5 0WN5 0BE: also in WN5 0WN5 0BG: also in WN5 0WN5 0BU: also in WN5 0WN5 0DB: also in WN5 0WN5 0DD: also in WN5 0WN5 0DE: also in WN5 0WN5 0DF: also in WN5 0WN5 0DG: also in WN5 0WN5 0DH: also in WN5 0WN5 0DJ: also in WN5 0WN5 0DL: also in WN5 0WN5 0DN: also in WN5 0WN5 0DP: also in WN5 0WN5 0DQ: also in WN5 0WN5 0DR: also in WN5 0WN5 0DS: also in WN5 0WN5 0DT: also in WN5 0WN5 0DU: also in WN5 0WN5 0DW: also in WN5 0WN5 0DY: also in WN5 0WN5 0DZ: also in WN5 0WN5 0EA: also in WN5 0WN5 0EB: also in WN5 0WN5 0ED: also in WN5 0WN5 0TZ: also in WN5 0WN5 0UA: also in WN5 0WN5 0UB: also in WN5 0WN5 0UD: also in WN5 0WN5 0UE: also in WN5 0WN5 0UF: also in WN5 0WN5 0UP: also in WN5 0WN5 0UR: also in WN5 0 Orrell WN5 0BL Map of WN5 0BL and what is near it Map of WN5 0BL: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the WN5 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Pemberton WN5 0BL
  • WN5 0BL
  • Other postcodes in WN5 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5369, longitude -2.6852)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WN5 0BL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WN5 0BL?

Every home and business at WN5 0BL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WN5 0BL 0% Wigan 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WN5 0BL 100% Wigan Over 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WN5 0BL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council's days for WN5 0BL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WN5 0BL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WN5 0BL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Wigan

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WN5 0BL: 4,872 properties in Wigan are at high risk (2.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Wigan

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WN5 0BL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WN5 0BL?

Homes in WN5 0 sold for a typical £165,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 65 sales, up 9.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£165,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£150,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 9.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £275,000 10 sales
  • Semi-detached £192,000 18 sales
  • Terraced £140,000 35 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WN5 district: a typical £190,000 from 427 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in WN5 0BL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WN5 0BL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near WN5 0BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,000 homes in the neighbourhood around WN5 0BL. Over half of them (63%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (43%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WN5 0BL

Band D in Wigan for 2026‑27: £2,153. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,435 (band A) to £2,631 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,435.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 630 (63%)£1,435
Band Babout 200 (20%)£1,674
Band Cabout 80 (8%)£1,913
Band Dabout 80 (8%)£2,153
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,631
Band Ffewer than 5£3,109
Band Gfewer than 5£3,588
Band Hwithheld£4,305

When the homes were built

  1. 19% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 43% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Wigan before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WN5 0BL is in (ONS area E01006358), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WN5 0BL?

The nearest open schools to WN5 0BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WN5 0BL, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to WN5 0BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WN5 0BL is Pemberton Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Pemberton Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
  • Orrell Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Methodist Church, 39 m away.

More stations near WN5 0BL, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near WN5 0BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WN5 0BL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WN5 0BL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of WN5 0BL on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WN5 0BL?

The nearest to the centre of WN5 0BL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WN5 0BL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WN5 0BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WN5 0BL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WN5 0BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WN5 0BL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WN5 0BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of WN5 0BL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WN5 0BL in a conservation area?

The centre of WN5 0BL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WN5 0BL?

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 WN5 0BL. 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.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for WN5 0BL

Ward
Pemberton
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Wigan
In use since
November 2016

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

Where to check what we do not hold

Around WN5 0BL

Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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