Buying a home in WN5 (Wigan)
WN5 covers the Billinge & Seneley Green, Douglas, Orrell, Pemberton, Up Holland, Wigan West and Winstanley wards, in St. Helens, West Lancashire and Wigan.
What the records show in WN5 (Wigan): old landfill lies within 500 m of 4 of the 8 postcodes we checked; and one postcode we checked is in a conservation area or on a listed building's site, including Wigan.
Land Registry recorded 12 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £118,000, and the most common were semi-detached homes.
From official records at 8 postcodes. Conditions change from street to street, so check the home you're buying.
Check a home in WN5
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At a glance
- Rivers and seaOutside mapped flood areas at all 8 postcodes we checked
- Surface waterLow or very low at all 8 postcodes we checked
- RadonUp to 1–3% of homes above the action level
- GroundLandslides recorded nearby
- Median sale£118,000 across 12 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of WN5 or of any home.
Flooding from rivers and the sea
We checked each postcode centre against the Environment Agency's flood zones.
All 8 postcodes we checked are outside mapped river and sea flood areas. Homes nearer a river or the coast can still be in one.
Surface water flooding
Flooding from heavy rain that can't drain away.
- Very low: 8 of 8 postcodes
Radon
From the UK Health Security Agency's map of each 1 km square.
At 2 of the 8 postcodes we checked, parts of the surrounding square are a radon Affected Area. The highest is up to 1–3% of homes above the action level.
The map shows the highest value in each square, not a measurement for any home. A three-month test tells you about a particular house.
Ground stability
British Geological Survey ratings for the surrounding area, not a particular plot.
- Landslides: moderate near all 8 postcodes we checked
Non-coal mining hazard is low or none at every postcode we checked.
Ask your surveyor to look for cracking and movement, and the seller about subsidence claims.
Old landfill sites
Historic landfill sites within 500 m of each postcode centre.
Most old landfill causes no problems, but a home on or next to one can be harder to mortgage.
Conservation areas and listed buildings
Whether each postcode centre falls in a conservation area, on a listed building's site, or under similar protections.
- Wigan (green belt) at WN5 8JQ
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Broadband and mobile
Ofcom's predictions for every address at the 8 postcodes we checked.
We couldn't get Ofcom's figures when this guide was built.
House prices
The average price in Wigan was £194,393 in August 2026, up 2.8% on a year earlier, across every home in the council area.
At the postcodes we checked, Land Registry has 12 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £118,000 and a range of £68,000 to £275,000.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 5 | £173,000 |
| Terraced | 5 | £93,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 1 | £110,000 |
| Other | 1 | £250,200 |
Crime
Measured around WN5 8EF, near the centre of WN5.
2 crimes were reported within about a mile of the centre in August 2026. Town centres usually have more, because of shops and nightlife.
- Violence and sexual offences2
Schools near the centre
The nearest schools by distance. Distance doesn't decide a place: each council's admissions rules do.
- St John's CofE Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided school · 560 m
- Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy
Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy converter · 750 m
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy converter · 1.1 km
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan
Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided school · 1.1 km
- Westfield Community School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Community school · 1.4 km
- Dean Trust Wigan
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy sponsor led · 860 m
- St Peter's Catholic High School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided school · 1.3 km
- Up Holland High School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy converter · 2.2 km
- Infinite Schools Wigan
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Other independent special school · 2.2 km
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council: Primary admissions ↗ · Secondary admissions ↗
Postcode by postcode
Each row is one postcode centre we checked. Open a postcode for the full free area check.
| Postcode | Rivers and sea | Surface water | Radon | Ground | Landfill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN5 8EF | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Moderate | 1 within 500 m |
| WN5 8BQ | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Moderate | 1 within 500 m |
| WN5 8HS | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| WN5 0DS | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| WN5 8FR | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Moderate | 1 within 500 m |
| WN5 8BU | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Moderate | 1 within 500 m |
| WN5 8HX | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| WN5 8JQ | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
What this guide can't tell you
- It covers 8 postcodes, not every street, and leaves out planning applications: check the postcode you're buying in.
- It isn't a survey, a search or advice, and doesn't rate WN5 or any home.
Sources
Checked 30 October 2026. We refresh these guides every month.
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Environment Agency, Historic Landfill Sites (Environment Agency Conditional Licence). Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right.
- Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026. BGS/UKHSA Indicative Atlas of Radon
- British Geological Survey, GeoSure 5 km and mining hazard 1 km hex grids (Open Government Licence). Contains NERC materials ©NERC 2026.
- Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (Open Government Licence)
- Planning Data England (planning.data.gov.uk)
- UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland), Open Government Licence. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains Registers of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right.
- data.police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence)
- Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (Open Government Licence)