WN5 8ES postcode in Wigan, England

WN5 8ES is a postcode in Wigan, in the Douglas 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 can get it. Wigan: 97% Typical price £202,500 Homes sold in WN5 8, last 12 months. ▲ 1.3% on the year before Nearest station Pemberton 600 m in a straight line

Where WN5 8ES is, and what is near it

Map of WN5 8ES and what is near it Map of WN5 8ES: its centre point, with the 242 other postcodes in the WN5 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 18 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WN5 8AA: also in WN5 8WN5 8AB: also in WN5 8WN5 8AD: also in WN5 8WN5 8AE: also in WN5 8WN5 8AF: also in WN5 8WN5 8AG: also in WN5 8WN5 8AL: also in WN5 8WN5 8AN: also in WN5 8WN5 8AQ: also in WN5 8WN5 8AR: also in WN5 8WN5 8AT: also in WN5 8WN5 8AU: also in WN5 8WN5 8AW: also in WN5 8WN5 8AX: also in WN5 8WN5 8AY: also in WN5 8WN5 8BB: also in WN5 8WN5 8BD: also in WN5 8WN5 8BE: also in WN5 8WN5 8BF: also in WN5 8WN5 8BG: also in WN5 8WN5 8BH: also in WN5 8WN5 8BJ: also in WN5 8WN5 8BL: also in WN5 8WN5 8BN: also in WN5 8WN5 8BP: also in WN5 8WN5 8BQ: also in WN5 8WN5 8BS: also in WN5 8WN5 8BT: also in WN5 8WN5 8BU: also in WN5 8WN5 8BW: also in WN5 8WN5 8BX: also in WN5 8WN5 8BY: also in WN5 8WN5 8BZ: also in WN5 8WN5 8DA: also in WN5 8WN5 8DB: also in WN5 8WN5 8DD: also in WN5 8WN5 8DE: also in WN5 8WN5 8DF: also in WN5 8WN5 8DG: also in WN5 8WN5 8DH: also in WN5 8WN5 8DJ: also in WN5 8WN5 8DL: also in WN5 8WN5 8DN: also in WN5 8WN5 8DP: also in WN5 8WN5 8DQ: also in WN5 8WN5 8DR: also in WN5 8WN5 8DS: also in WN5 8WN5 8DT: also in WN5 8WN5 8DW: also in WN5 8WN5 8DX: also in WN5 8WN5 8DY: also in WN5 8WN5 8DZ: also in WN5 8WN5 8EA: also in WN5 8WN5 8ED: also in WN5 8WN5 8EG: also in WN5 8WN5 8EJ: also in WN5 8WN5 8EN: also in WN5 8WN5 8ET: also in WN5 8WN5 8EU: also in WN5 8WN5 8EX: also in WN5 8WN5 8FR: also in WN5 8WN5 8GA: also in WN5 8WN5 8HE: also in WN5 8WN5 8JH: also in WN5 8WN5 8JJ: also in WN5 8WN5 8JL: also in WN5 8WN5 8JN: also in WN5 8WN5 8JP: also in WN5 8WN5 8JR: also in WN5 8WN5 8JS: also in WN5 8WN5 8JT: also in WN5 8WN5 8JU: also in WN5 8WN5 8JW: also in WN5 8WN5 8JX: also in WN5 8WN5 8JY: also in WN5 8WN5 8JZ: also in WN5 8WN5 8LB: also in WN5 8 School 650 mGP 950 mDean Trust Wigan 1.1 kmSchool 1.4 kmOrrell station 2.3 kmOrrell WN5 8ES Map of WN5 8ES and what is near it Map of WN5 8ES: its centre point, with the 242 other postcodes in the WN5 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 18 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 650 mDean Trust Wigan 1.1 kmOrrell WN5 8ES
  • WN5 8ES
  • Other postcodes in WN5 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 18 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 53.5351, longitude -2.6747)

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 8ES?

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 8ES?

Every home and business at WN5 8ES can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Wigan: 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Wigan: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Wigan.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 8ES?

BinDayBuddy has not read Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council's days for WN5 8ES today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WN5 8ES 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 8ES 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 8ES.

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 8ES: 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 8ES 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 8ES?

Homes in WN5 8 sold for a typical £202,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 140 sales, up 1.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£202,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£200,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £365,000 27 sales
  • Semi-detached £235,000 76 sales
  • Terraced £143,500 28 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £100,000 9 sales

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 8ES

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in WN5 8ES from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 2 August 2024. 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

What council tax band are homes near WN5 8ES?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around WN5 8ES. Over half of them (75%) are in council tax band A. 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 8ES

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 £1,913 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,435.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 510 (75%)£1,435
Band Babout 90 (13%)£1,674
Band Cabout 80 (12%)£1,913
Band Dwithheld£2,153
Band Efewer than 5£2,631
Band Fwithheld£3,109
Band Gwithheld£3,588
Band Hwithheld£4,305

When the homes were built

  1. 25% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 28% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 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 8ES is in (ONS area E01006354), 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 8ES?

The nearest open schools to WN5 8ES, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WN5 8ES, 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 8ES?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WN5 8ES is Pemberton Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Pemberton Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Orrell Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle

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

18 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Kilshaw Street, 39 m away.

More stations near WN5 8ES, 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 8ES?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WN5 8ES, 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 8ES?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of WN5 8ES 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 8ES?

The nearest to the centre of WN5 8ES, 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 8ES?

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 8ES?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WN5 8ES, 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 8ES?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WN5 8ES, 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 8ES?

The nearest vets to the centre of WN5 8ES 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 8ES in a conservation area?

The centre of WN5 8ES 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 8ES?

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 8ES. 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 8ES

Ward
Douglas
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Wigan
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WN5 8DZ30 mWN5 9JY80 mWN5 9LH80 mWN5 8EU80 mWN5 8DY120 mWN5 8ET150 m
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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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