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WN5 8LX lies on West Mount in Orrell, Wigan. WN5 8LX is located in the Orrell electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Wigan and the English Parliamentary constituency of Makerfield. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 02H and the police force is Greater Manchester. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

WN5 8LX maps

WN5 8LX map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WN5 8LX map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WN5 8LX geodata

Easting353666
Northing404770
Latitude53.537523
Longitude-2.700583

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Where is WN5 8LX?

StreetWest Mount
LocalityOrrell
Town/CityWigan
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWN5

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WN5 8LX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WN5 8LX as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation90m295ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardOrrell
ConstituencyMakerfield

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WN5 8LX

13, WEST MOUNT, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 8LX
2024
14 JUN
£310,000
40, WEST MOUNT, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 8LX
2003
7 FEB
£97,500
44, WEST MOUNT, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 8LX
2001
7 SEP
£89,950

➜ Orrell house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN5 8LX

Orrell Rd/The Mount (Orrell Rd)Orrell Post196m
Orrell Rd/Orrell Council Offices (Orrell Rd)Orrell Post210m
Orrell Rd/The Mount (Orrell Rd)Orrell Post219m
Orrell Rd/Orrell Post (Orrell Rd)Orrell Post271m
St Peter's Rchs/Irwell Rd (Nwbnd) (St Peter's H.s.)Orrell Post348m

Nearest railway stations to WN5 8LX

Orrell Station1km
Pemberton Station2.2km
Gathurst Station2.5km

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Broadband

Broadband access in WN5 8LX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WN5 8LX (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed62.3Mbps
Average download speed82.7Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed10.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WN5 8LX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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WN5 8LX gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WN5 8LX by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)517,640
Meter count32
Mean (kWh/meter)16,176
Median (kWh/meter)15,302

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)108,874
Meter count31
Mean (kWh/meter)3,512
Median (kWh/meter)2,972

Deprivation

29.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than WN5 8LX:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WN5 8LX (metres)

ABC Private Day Nursery
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
235 Orrell Road
180m
The Mount
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
160 Orrell Road
230m
The Food Company
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
200a Orrell Road
279m

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Nearest post box to WN5 8LX

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Bankes Avenue18:1012:201,415m
Kitt Green Post Office18:5011:551,472m
Lamberhead Green P O18:5512:251,741m

WN5 8LX ITL and WN5 8LX LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WN5 8LX:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD3Greater Manchester
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD36Greater Manchester North West
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000010Wigan

WN5 8LX census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WN5 8LX:

CodeName
OAE00032253
LSOAE01006363Wigan 018B
MSOAE02001304Wigan 018

Nearest postcodes to WN5 8LX

WN5 8NHCedar Grove45m
WN5 8LSMount Crescent99m
WN5 8LTWordsworth Avenue108m
WN5 8NQHawthorn Avenue138m
WN5 8LPSunny Drive142m
WN5 8NJRivers Street146m
WN5 8NGAsh Grove158m
WN5 8LUParkside Crescent165m
WN5 8LREast Mount169m
WN5 8LYOrrell Road183m