Latitude: 53.5345 / 53°32'4"N
Longitude: -2.7098 / 2°42'35"W
OS Eastings: 353051
OS Northings: 404442
OS Grid: SD530044
Mapcode National: GBR 9WJK.4P
Mapcode Global: WH86S.BFV6
Plus Code: 9C5VG7MR+R3
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83pm48
What Three Birds: gadwall.stint.blackbird
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WN5 8SJ is a primarily residential postcode in Orrell, Wigan. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are A, B and C.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace), semi-detached and detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £56,030 to £332,646 with an average of £152,139.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1900 and 1929 and between 1930 and 1949.
5% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is D.
Commercial rateable values range from £4,450 to £30,000 with an average of £17,225. The most common recorded business types are School and Workshop.
In the 2011 census, there were 72 people resident in WN5 8SJ, of which 37 were male and 35 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
WN5 8SJ is in the Warrington and Wigan travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Ashton, Leigh and Wigan Primary Care Trust.
WN5 8SJ is approximately 88m (289ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in WN5 8SJ
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WN5 8SJ
8c1: Hard-Pressed Living - Hard-Pressed Ageing Workers - Ageing Industrious Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WN5 8SJ
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
4/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
3/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near WN5 8SJ include Asda and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WN5 8SJ 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
Orrell
Councillors
Richard Clayton (Conservative)
Steven Lyn Evans (Conservative)
Michael Winstanley (Conservative)
Mark Tebbutt (Labour)
Marjorie Clayton (Conservative)
Anne Collins (Labour)
Jim Nicholson (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Makerfield
MP
Yvonne Fovargue (Labour)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WN5 8SJ.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WN5 8SJ.
Orrell Holgate Primary School
Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 8SJ
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 11
Good
St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell
St James Road, Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7AA
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Orrell Newfold Community Primary School
St James Road, Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7BD
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Orrell Lamberhead Green Community Primary School
Kershaw Street, Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 0AW
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Highgate Road, Up Holland, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 0HX
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
Up Holland High School
Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7AL
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
St Peter's Catholic High School
Howards Lane, Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 8NU
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Abraham Guest Academy
Greenhey, Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 0DQ
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Baytree Road, Springfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN6 7RN
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Frog Lane, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1HQ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Hawkley Hall High School
Carr Lane, Hawkley Hall, Wigan, Lancashire, WN3 5NY
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Wigan UTC
New Market Street, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1RP
University Technical College
Ages 14 - 19
Good
Shevington High School
Shevington Lane, Shevington, Wigan, Lancashire, WN6 8AB
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Rainford High Technology College
Higher Lane, Rainford, St Helens, Merseyside, WA11 8NY
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 6JN
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
The overall school grade in this area is high.