WN5 8SY maps, stats, and open data

WN5 8SY lies on St James Road in Orrell, Wigan. WN5 8SY 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 8SY maps

WN5 8SY map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WN5 8SY map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WN5 8SY geodata

Easting	352799
Northing	404198
Latitude	53.532320
Longitude	-2.713578

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WN5 8SY?

Street	St James Road
Locality	Orrell
Town/City	Wigan
Country	England
Postcode District	WN5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WN5 8SY Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	90m	295ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Orrell
Constituency	Makerfield

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WN5 8SY

28, ST JAMES ROAD, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 8SY 2022 15 JUN £340,000

➜ Orrell house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN5 8SY

St James Rd/Church St (St James Rd)	Orrell	105m
St James Rd/Church St (St James Rd)	Orrell	132m
St James Rd/Mill Rd (St James Rd)	Orrell	146m
St James Rd/Mill Rd (St James Rd)	Orrell	150m
Church St/Church Dr (Church St)	Orrell	168m

Nearest railway stations to WN5 8SY

Orrell Station	0.4km
Upholland Station	1.9km
Pemberton Station	2.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WN5 8SY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	96.4%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WN5 8SY (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	77.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.9Mbps
Average upload speed	9.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WN5 8SY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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WN5 8SY gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	399,243
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,259
Median (kWh/meter)	13,567

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	55,600
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,780
Median (kWh/meter)	2,615

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WN5 8SY, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WN5 8SY.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

13.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than WN5 8SY:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Orrell Convenience Store

1-3 St James Road

62m

The Old Bank Coffee & Wine Bar

4-8 Church Street

131m

The Upper Crust Pizzeria

4 Church Street

160m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WN5 8SY

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Bankes Avenue	18:10	12:20	436m
Upholland P O	18:30	11:30	1,428m
Kitt Green Post Office	18:50	11:55	2,510m

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Source: Dracos
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WN5 8SY ITL and WN5 8SY 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 8SY:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLD	North West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLD3	Greater Manchester
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLD36	Greater Manchester North West
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000010	Wigan

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WN5 8SY 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 8SY:

	Code	Name
OA	E00032263
LSOA	E01006365	Wigan 018D
MSOA	E02001304	Wigan 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WN5 8SY

WN5 8SZ	Georges Terrace	38m
WN5 8SX	St James Road	57m
WN5 8SS	St James Road	67m
WN5 8TP	Millcroft Avenue	86m
WN5 8SU	Westgate Drive	88m
WN5 8TA	Holt Street	91m
WN5 8TW	Croft Avenue	92m
WN5 8ST	Church Drive	116m
WN5 8TU	St James Road	130m
WN5 8TG	Church Street	161m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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