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WN5 8RU 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.

Where is WN5 8RU?

Country	England
Postcode District	WN5

WN5 8RU Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	80m	262ft

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	Orrell
Constituency	Makerfield

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN5 8RU

Moor Rd/Linden Ave (Moor Rd)	Orrell Post	174m
Moor Rd/Rivers St (Moor Rd)	Orrell Post	223m
Moor Rd/Holgate Sch (Moor Rd)	Orrell	418m
Orrell Rd/Heyes Rd (Orrell Rd)	Orrell Post	426m
Orrell Rd/Orrell Post (Orrell Rd)	Orrell Post	426m

Nearest railway stations to WN5 8RU

Orrell Station	0.7km
Pemberton Station	2.5km
Upholland Station	2.5km

Broadband

Broadband access in WN5 8RU (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband limitations in WN5 8RU (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%

WN5 8RU gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	69,005
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,750
Median (kWh/meter)	5,630

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

Deprivation

48.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WN5 8RU:

Food Standards Agency

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

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Nearest post box to WN5 8RU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Bankes Avenue	18:10	12:20	1,047m
Upholland P O	18:30	11:30	1,565m
Kitt Green Post Office	18:50	11:55	1,828m

WN5 8RU ITL and WN5 8RU 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 8RU:

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

WN5 8RU 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 8RU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00032258
LSOA	E01006364	Wigan 018C
MSOA	E02001304	Wigan 018

Nearest postcodes to WN5 8RU

WN5 8RX	Linden Grove	80m
WN5 8RT	Linden Walk	82m
WN5 8RY	Linden Avenue	102m
WN5 8RR	Moor Road	156m
WN5 8RZ	Deighton Close	171m
WN5 8NL	Beechwood Crescent	174m
WN5 8NE	Rivers Street	195m
WN5 8RS	Munro Avenue	213m
WN5 8SF	Wilsham Road	237m
WN5 8SL	Holgate Drive	238m