The UK Postcode Database

WN2 5BB

a postcode in Wigan

Introduced in January 1980
WN2 5BB Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with WN2 5BB

Liverpool Road - 41 properties, USRN 44103822

Stephen Street - 1 property, USRN 44103159

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5216 / 53°31'17"N

Longitude: -2.5969 / 2°35'48"W

UTM Reference: 30U 526727 5930369

OS Easting: 360525

OS Northing: 402931

OS Grid: SD605029

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR BW9Q.LB

Mapcode Global: WH97Z.2RN5

Open Location Code: 9C5VGCC3+J7

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83qm85

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 6b2

  • Baseline UK
  • Legacy Industrial and Coastal Communities
  • Traditional Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 4434 / 32844

  • 2nd decile
  • much more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for WN2 5BB on Tuesday 7 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:35
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:00
Sunrise 04:51
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:15
Sunset 21:39
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:30
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:55
Hours of daylight today04:21 to 22:09
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:09 to 04:22
Moon Phase Last Quarter
Moon Sets 12:40
Moon Rises 23:12

For a full sun and moon calendar for WN2 5BB, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WN2 5BB

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
21 January 2022 698 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Other property type Freehold £185,850
7 January 2022 676 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £90,000
5 August 2021 638 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £80,000
28 February 2020 628 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £82,000
22 March 2019 676 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £58,000
8 May 2018 694 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Other property type Leasehold £75,000
28 March 2018 636 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £65,000
28 February 2018 602 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £70,100
3 November 2017 616 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £65,000
29 September 2017 638 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £53,750
15 March 2017 694 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Other property type Leasehold £110,000
10 February 2016 678 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £32,000
1 May 2015 680 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £50,000
4 November 2014 600 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £115,000
23 May 2014 628 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £63,500
15 May 2013 676 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £40,500
24 March 2009 616 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £55,000
1 September 2006 612 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £65,000
27 May 2005 634 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £89,785
29 November 2004 642 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £30,000
28 October 2004 620 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £41,500
1 July 2004 680 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £44,000
26 March 2004 642 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £6,600
3 March 2003 680 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £34,950
10 December 2002 680 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £20,000
18 August 2000 682 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £15,000
24 April 1998 678 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £22,000
3 April 1998 618 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £12,000
24 January 1997 638 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £8,000
8 November 1996 678 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £22,500
20 September 1995 636 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan WN2 5BB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £32,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for WN2 5BB

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Makerfield

MP

Josh Simons Labour

Wigan Borough Council
Metropolitan district ward

Abram

Councillors

Martyn Smethurst Labour

Eunice Smethurst Labour

Nazia Rehman Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WN2 5BB

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00031514 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01006218 Wigan 024D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02001310 Wigan 024 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05014989 Abram Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E08000010 Wigan Metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000002 North West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001350 Makerfield Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000005 Greater Manchester Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000284 Warrington and Wigan Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33006085 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000015 Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000205 NHS Wigan Borough CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2020 ODS
E40000010 North West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E43000164 Wigan, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E54000057 NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2024 ODS
E56000032 Greater Manchester Cancer Alliances Health 1 July 2023 NHS England
E63008332 Platt Bridge and Abram Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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