WN5 0LH postcode in Wigan, England

WN5 0LH 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 January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at WN5 0LH can get it Across Wigan: 97% Typical price £165,000 Homes sold in WN5 0, last 12 months. ▲ 9.6% on the year before Nearest station Gathurst 550 m in a straight line

Where WN5 0LH is, and what is near it

Map of WN5 0LH and what is near it Map of WN5 0LH: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the WN5 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 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 0BB: also in WN5 0WN5 0BD: also in WN5 0WN5 0BE: also in WN5 0WN5 0BG: also in WN5 0WN5 0BJ: also in WN5 0WN5 0BL: also in WN5 0WN5 0BN: also in WN5 0WN5 0BP: also in WN5 0WN5 0BS: also in WN5 0WN5 0BT: also in WN5 0WN5 0BW: also in WN5 0WN5 0DA: 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 0EE: also in WN5 0WN5 0EF: also in WN5 0WN5 0EG: also in WN5 0WN5 0EH: also in WN5 0WN5 0EJ: also in WN5 0WN5 0EL: also in WN5 0WN5 0EN: also in WN5 0WN5 0EP: also in WN5 0WN5 0EQ: also in WN5 0WN5 0ER: also in WN5 0WN5 0ES: also in WN5 0WN5 0ET: also in WN5 0WN5 0EU: also in WN5 0WN5 0EW: also in WN5 0WN5 0EX: also in WN5 0WN5 0EZ: also in WN5 0WN5 0FH: also in WN5 0WN5 0HA: also in WN5 0WN5 0HB: also in WN5 0WN5 0HD: also in WN5 0WN5 0HE: also in WN5 0WN5 0HG: also in WN5 0WN5 0HH: also in WN5 0WN5 0HJ: also in WN5 0WN5 0HL: also in WN5 0WN5 0HN: also in WN5 0WN5 0HP: also in WN5 0WN5 0HQ: also in WN5 0WN5 0HR: also in WN5 0WN5 0HS: also in WN5 0WN5 0HT: also in WN5 0WN5 0HU: also in WN5 0WN5 0HW: also in WN5 0WN5 0HX: also in WN5 0WN5 0HY: also in WN5 0WN5 0HZ: also in WN5 0WN5 0JA: also in WN5 0WN5 0JB: also in WN5 0WN5 0JD: also in WN5 0WN5 0JF: also in WN5 0WN5 0JG: also in WN5 0WN5 0JH: also in WN5 0WN5 0JJ: also in WN5 0WN5 0JL: also in WN5 0WN5 0JN: also in WN5 0WN5 0JP: also in WN5 0WN5 0JQ: also in WN5 0WN5 0JR: also in WN5 0WN5 0JS: also in WN5 0WN5 0JT: also in WN5 0WN5 0JU: also in WN5 0WN5 0JW: also in WN5 0WN5 0JX: also in WN5 0WN5 0JY: also in WN5 0WN5 0JZ: also in WN5 0WN5 0LA: also in WN5 0WN5 0LB: also in WN5 0WN5 0LD: also in WN5 0WN5 0LE: also in WN5 0WN5 0LF: also in WN5 0WN5 0LG: also in WN5 0WN5 0LJ: also in WN5 0WN5 0LL: also in WN5 0WN5 0LN: also in WN5 0WN5 0LP: also in WN5 0WN5 0LQ: also in WN5 0WN5 0LR: also in WN5 0WN5 0LS: also in WN5 0WN5 0LU: also in WN5 0WN5 0LW: also in WN5 0WN5 0LY: also in WN5 0WN5 0LZ: also in WN5 0WN5 0PN: also in WN5 0WN5 0PP: also in WN5 0WN5 0PR: also in WN5 0WN5 0PS: also in WN5 0WN5 0PT: also in WN5 0WN5 0PU: also in WN5 0WN5 0PX: also in WN5 0WN5 0PY: also in WN5 0WN5 0PZ: also in WN5 0WN5 0QA: also in WN5 0WN5 0QB: also in WN5 0WN5 0QD: also in WN5 0WN5 0QE: also in WN5 0WN5 0QF: also in WN5 0WN5 0QG: also in WN5 0WN5 0QH: also in WN5 0WN5 0QJ: also in WN5 0WN5 0QL: also in WN5 0WN5 0QN: also in WN5 0WN5 0QP: also in WN5 0WN5 0QQ: also in WN5 0WN5 0QR: also in WN5 0WN5 0QS: also in WN5 0WN5 0QT: also in WN5 0WN5 0QU: also in WN5 0WN5 0QW: also in WN5 0WN5 0QX: also in WN5 0WN5 0QY: also in WN5 0WN5 0QZ: also in WN5 0WN5 0RA: also in WN5 0WN5 0RB: also in WN5 0WN5 0RD: also in WN5 0WN5 0RE: also in WN5 0WN5 0RF: also in WN5 0WN5 0RG: also in WN5 0WN5 0RH: also in WN5 0WN5 0RJ: also in WN5 0WN5 0RL: also in WN5 0WN5 0RQ: also in WN5 0WN5 0UN: also in WN5 0 Shevington Surgery 2.1 kmOrrell station 2.8 kmPemberton WN5 0LH Map of WN5 0LH and what is near it Map of WN5 0LH: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the WN5 0 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 1.9–2.2 kmShevington Surgery 2.1 kmOrrell station 2.8 kmPemberton WN5 0LH
  • WN5 0LH
  • Other postcodes in WN5 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

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 53.5549, longitude -2.6985)

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 0LH?

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 0LH?

Every home and business at WN5 0LH can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WN5 0LH 100% Wigan 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WN5 0LH 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 0LH?

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

Check the bin days for WN5 0LH on BinDayBuddy

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 0LH 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 0LH.

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 0LH: 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 0LH 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 0LH?

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 0LH

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in WN5 0LH from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 8 May 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

Food hygiene ratings at WN5 0LH

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WN5 0LH. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WN5 0LH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 620 homes in the neighbourhood around WN5 0LH. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (28%). 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 0LH

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 £3,588 (band G); band C, the most common, is £1,913.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 110 (18%)£1,435
Band Babout 160 (26%)£1,674
Band Cabout 180 (29%)£1,913
Band Dabout 80 (13%)£2,153
Band Eabout 60 (10%)£2,631
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,109
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£3,588
Band Hfewer than 5£4,305

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 28% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 28% 1965 to 1982
  6. 21% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 0LH is in (ONS area E01006396), 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 0LH?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WN5 0LH, 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 0LH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WN5 0LH is Gathurst Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.

  • Gathurst Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
  • Orrell Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest St John Rigby College, 54 m away.

More stations near WN5 0LH, 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 0LH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WN5 0LH, 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 0LH?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WN5 0LH, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • bp pulse Dearden Way Charging point · 4 chargers 2.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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 0LH?

The nearest to the centre of WN5 0LH, 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 0LH?

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 0LH?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WN5 0LH, 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 0LH?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WN5 0LH, 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 0LH?

The nearest vets to the centre of WN5 0LH 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 0LH in a conservation area?

The centre of WN5 0LH is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 0LH?

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 0LH. 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 0LH

Ward
Pemberton
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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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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