WN2 5AX maps, stats, and open data

WN2 5AX lies on Sherwood Way in Platt Bridge, Wigan. WN2 5AX is located in the Abram 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 May 2011.

WN2 5AX maps

WN2 5AX map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WN2 5AX map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WN2 5AX geodata

Easting	360311
Northing	402731
Latitude	53.519742
Longitude	-2.600067

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WN2 5AX?

Street	Sherwood Way
Locality	Platt Bridge
Town/City	Wigan
Country	England
Postcode District	WN2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WN2 5AX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WN2 5AX as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	30m	98ft

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

Ward	Abram
Constituency	Makerfield

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WN2 5AX

March 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Walthew Lane	260m
December 2021	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Walthew Lane	260m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN2 5AX

Platt St/Queens Arms (Platt St)	Platt Bridge	127m
Walthew Ln/Queens Arms (Walthew Ln)	Platt Bridge	162m
Warrington Rd/Millers Ln (Warrington Rd)	Platt Bridge	188m
Warrington Rd/Millers Ln (Warrington Rd)	Platt Bridge	199m
Liverpool Rd/King William (Liverpool Rd)	Platt Bridge	200m

Nearest railway stations to WN2 5AX

Ince (Manchester) Station	2.3km
Hindley Station	3km
Wigan North Western Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WN2 5AX (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband speed in WN2 5AX (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	22.2Mbps
Average download speed	21.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	22.79Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	1.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.28Mbps

Broadband limitations in WN2 5AX (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	100.0%

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WN2 5AX gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WN2 5AX by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	42,219
Meter count	27
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,564
Median (kWh/meter)	1,299

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WN2 5AX, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WN2 5AX.
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

94.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WN2 5AX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WN2 5AX (meters)

Belong Wigan

Millers Lane

46m

Mega Bite

13 Millers Lane

101m

Atherton & Leigh Foodbank

Platt Street

103m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WN2 5AX

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Woodville Road	18:15	11:05	1,286m
Hindley Green P O	18:30	11:55	2,098m
Hawley P O	18:30	11:50	2,809m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WN2 5AX

Facility	Distance
Miners Welfare Playing Fields Sherwood Crescent, Platt Bridge Grass Pitches	125m
Platt Bridge Community Centre (Wigan Table Tennis Club) Victoria Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan Sports Hall	150m
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Platt Bridge Wigan Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan Grass Pitches	322m

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Nearest schools to WN2 5AX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Holy Family Catholic Academy Wigan Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 5JF	Primary	322m
Platt Bridge Community School Rivington Avenue, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 5NG	Primary	389m
St Mary's CofE Primary School Wright Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 3NX	Primary	543m

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WN2 5AX ITL and WN2 5AX 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 WN2 5AX:

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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WN2 5AX 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 WN2 5AX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00031519
LSOA	E01006215	Wigan 024B
MSOA	E02001310	Wigan 024

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WN2 5AX

WN2 5AZ	Sherwood Way	46m
WN2 5FD	Sherwood Way	62m
WN2 5AG	Sherwood Court	86m
WN2 5DF	Queen Street	90m
WN2 5AJ	Sherwood Crescent	99m
WN2 5DE	Millers Lane	102m
WN2 5DW	Vicarage Close	104m
WN2 5DA	Platt Street	110m
WN2 5DB	Bank Buildings	145m
WN2 5AL	Walthew Lane	148m

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