WN1 3SS
a large user postcode in Water Heyes, Wigan
Coordinates
Latitude: 53.5484 / 53°32'54"N
Longitude: -2.6264 / 2°37'34"W
OS Eastings: 358594
OS Northings: 405931
OS Grid: SD585059
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR BW3D.6Q
Mapcode Global: WH97Y.M2KL
Plus Code: 9C5VG9XF+8C
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83qn41
What Three Birds: grouse.vireo.rail
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Orchard Street, Wigan WN1 3SS
Summary
WN1 3SS is a large user postcode in Water Heyes, Wigan. It was first introduced in September 1991.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Quality Hotel, Orchard Street, Wigan WN1 3SS.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
Wigan is a town, which had a population of 103,608 in the 2011 census.
WN1 3SS is in the Warrington and Wigan travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Ashton, Leigh and Wigan Primary Care Trust.
WN1 3SS is approximately 39m (128ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WN1 3SS
7a3: Constrained City Dwellers - Challenged Diversity - Multi-Ethnic Hardship
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WN1 3SS
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near WN1 3SS include Asda, Iceland, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
WN1 3SS at other websites
- Air quality forecast for WN1 3SS at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at WN1 3SS at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near WN1 3SS at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near WN1 3SS at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near WN1 3SS at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to WN1 3SS at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near WN1 3SS at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near WN1 3SS at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near WN1 3SS at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of WN1 3SS are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Wigan Borough Council
Ward
Wigan Central
Councillors
Lawrence Hunt (Labour)
George Davies (Labour)
Michael McLoughlin (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Wigan
MP
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WN1 3SS.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WN1 3SS.
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