WN5 7JB is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (WN5) is called the outward code. The part after the space (7JB) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case WN which means Wigan.
Postal District. In our case WN5.
Postal Sector. In our case WN5 7.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case JB.

The regional mail center for the post area WN is the North West Distribution Centre, which is located at Mill Lane, Winwick Quay, WARRINGTON, WA2 8RJ.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the WN5 7JB postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is WIGAN DO. Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

The properties in the WN5 7JB postcode have the street address of Upholland Road

Did you know? According to the 2021 Census, the WN5 7JB postcode is home to a bustling 34 residents!

It is situated within the post town of WIGAN within the old postal county of Lancashire.

WN5 7JB is within the village of Longshaw.

The WN5 7JB postcode area is composed of 100% residential properties, 0% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.

According to our data. Most dwellings in WN5 7JB are houses. The remainder of residential properties consist of bungalows. Of these houses, most are semi-detached. The remainder are detached and mid-terraced. Of these bungalows, most are end-terraced.

Most properties in WN5 7JB are owned by the occupiers with the rest being privately rented.

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Property Type	Percentage
Residential	100%
Commercial	0%
Public	0%

Telephone Area Code for WN5 7JB

The telephone area code for WN5 7JB is 01744 St Helens.

Map Coordinates for WN5 7JB

Latitude	53.5099860674
Longitude	-2.70747256302

Ordnance Survey Maps for WN5 7JB

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Weather Forecast for WN5 7JB

Mon 29th Apr

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
21:00 to 00:00		Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	17.00%	S 13 mph

Tue 30th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Overcast	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	10.00%	SSE 13 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	6.00%	SE 13 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	5.00%	SE 16 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	5.00%	SE 18 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	8.00%	SSE 18 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	11.00%	SSE 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	15.00%	S 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	14.00%	SSE 7 mph

Wed 1st May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Overcast	10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	14.00%	SE 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	9.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	9.00%	SE 4 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	9.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	5.00%	SE 4 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	4.00%	SE 7 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	9.00%	SE 7 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	10.00%	ESE 7 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	9.00%	N 4 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	10.00%	N 7 mph

Thu 2nd May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	12.00%	N 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	12.00%	NNW 4 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Light rain shower (day)	10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	28.00%	NW 4 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Light rain shower (day)	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	29.00%	NNW 9 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Partly cloudy (day)	16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	4.00%	NNW 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Partly cloudy (day)	16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	3.00%	NNW 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Sunny day	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	3.00%	NNW 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Partly cloudy (night)	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	2.00%	NNW 9 mph

What are the Broadband Speeds like in the WN5 7JB Postcode?

Download Speeds For WN5 7JB

Average Mbps	56.100
Median Mbps	29.500
Maximum Mbps	331.000

WN5 7JB has an average download speed of 56.1 Megabits per second (Mbps).

1,472 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.

34% of postcodes (402,796) have slower broadband speeds.

66% of postcodes (780,373) have faster broadband speeds.

Upload Speeds For WN5 7JB

Average Mbps	7.600
Median Mbps	6.500
Maximum Mbps	36.000

WN5 7JB has an average upload speed of 7.6 Megabits per second (Mbps).

3,804 other postcode units have the same upload speed.

14% of postcodes (160,564) have slower upload speeds.

86% of postcodes (1,020,273) have faster upload speeds.

Sourced from Ofcom data 2021.

Schools within a five minute drive of WN5 7JB Postcode

England Primary Schools

St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan

Address: St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan, Holmes House Avenue, Winstanley, Wigan, Lancashire, WN3 6EE

Distance: 1.78 miles

School Website

Contact: 01942223544

Rectory CofE Primary School

Address: Rectory CofE Primary School, Rectory Road, North Ashton, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 0QF

Distance: 1.76 miles

School Website

Contact: 01744678470

Garswood Primary and Nursery School

Address: Garswood Primary and Nursery School, Hamilton Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 0SF

Distance: 1.91 miles

School Website

Contact: 01744678290

Orrell Holgate Academy

Address: Orrell Holgate Academy, Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 8SJ

Distance: 1.70 miles

School Website

Contact: 01942776670

Orrell Holgate Primary School

Address: Orrell Holgate Primary School, Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 8SJ

Distance: 1.70 miles

Contact:

St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell

Address: St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell, St James Road, Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7AA

Distance: 1.35 miles

School Website

Contact: 01942748455

Orrell Newfold Community Primary School

Address: Orrell Newfold Community Primary School, St James Road, Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7BD

Distance: 1.25 miles

School Website

Contact: 01942207134

St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge

Address: St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge, Off London Fields, Billinge, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7LS

Distance: 0.81 miles

School Website

Contact: 01744678042

Chapel End Primary School

Address: Chapel End Primary School, Carr Mill Road, Billinge, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7TX

Distance: 1.42 miles

School Website

Contact: 01744678230

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Address: St Mary's Catholic Primary School, St Mary's School, Birchley Road, Billinge, Birchley Road, Nr Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7QJ

Distance: 1.31 miles

School Website

Contact: 01744678610

England Higher Schools

Winstanley College

Address: Winstanley College, Winstanley Road, Billinge, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7XF

Distance: 1.00 miles

School Website

Contact: 01695633244

England Secondary Schools

Up Holland High School

Address: Up Holland High School, Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7AL

Distance: 1.37 miles

School Website

Contact: 01695625191

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Dentists

Dentists near WN5 7JB

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 3 RAINFORD ROAD, BILLINGE, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN5 7PF

Distance: 1.15 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 52 CHURCH STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN5 8TQ

Distance: 1.46 miles

Contact: :

RED ROSE DENTAL GROUP

Address: 7 MOOR ROAD, ORRELL, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN5 8ND

Distance: 2.02 miles

Contact: :

BARTON AND TAYLOR

Address: 655 ORMSKIRK ROAD, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN5 8AG

Distance: 2.16 miles

Contact: :

HALL GREEN DENTAL PRACTICE

Address: 21A HALL GREEN, UPHOLLAND, SKELMERSDALE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 0PB

Distance: 2.33 miles

Contact: :

65 ORMSKIRK ROAD (DENTAL PRACTICE)

Address: 65 ORMSKIRK ROAD, UPHOLLAND, SKELMERSDALE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 0AH

Distance: 2.36 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest Chemists

Pharmacies near WN5 7JB

WELL

Address: THE PHARMACY, RECREATION DRIVE, BILLINGE, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN5 7LY

Distance: 0.85 miles

Contact: tel: 01744 893438

WELL

Address: 11 RAINFORD ROAD, BILLINGE, WIGAN, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN5 7PF

Distance: 1.15 miles

Contact: tel: 01744 892400

GARSWOOD PHARMACY

Address: GARSWOOD SURGERY, BILLINGE ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN4 0XD

Distance: 1.42 miles

Contact: tel: 01942 719879

WELL

Address: 56 CHURCH STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN5 8TQ

Distance: 1.46 miles

Contact: tel: 01695 622634

BOOTS

Address: 91 HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN3 6JA

Distance: 1.74 miles

Contact: tel: 01942 211090

COHENS CHEMIST

Address: 259 ORRELL ROAD, ORRELL, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN5 8NB

Distance: 2.06 miles

Contact: tel: 01942 223175

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Nearest Opticians

Opticians near WN5 7JB

HEPWORTH & HALL OPTICIANS (806 ORMSKIRK RD, WIGAN)

Address: 806 ORMSKIRK ROAD, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN5 8AX

Distance: 2.07 miles

Contact: :

OPTIQUE BOUTIQUE LTD

Address: 703 ORMSKIRK ROAD, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN5 8AQ

Distance: 2.12 miles

Contact: :

B GLEAVE OPTICIANS (UPHOLLAND)

Address: 7 DINGLE ROAD, UPHOLLAND, SKELMERSDALE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 0EN

Distance: 2.42 miles

Contact: :

HEPWORTH & HALL OPTICIANS (73 ORMSKIRK RD, WIGAN)

Address: 73 ORMSKIRK ROAD, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN5 9EA

Distance: 3.07 miles

Contact: :

COSTCO WHOLESALE UK LTD - ANDOVER ROAD

Address: COSTCO UK LTD, ANDOVER ROAD, HAYDOCK, ST. HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA11 9FA

Distance: 3.15 miles

Contact: :

NICK HESFORD

Address: 94 HIGHER LANE, RAINFORD, ST. HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA11 8AL

Distance: 3.17 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

Doctors near WN5 7JB

BILLINGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

Address: RECREATION DRIVE, BILLINGE, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN5 7LY

Distance: 0.85 miles

Contact: tel: 01744 892205

GARSWOOD SURGERY

Address: BILLINGE ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN4 0XD

Distance: 1.42 miles

Contact: tel: 01744 621670

BILLINGE MEDICAL PRACTICE (ORRELL BRANCH)

Address: 58 CHURCH STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN5 8TQ

Distance: 1.46 miles

Contact: tel: 01695 622982

SAXENA L

Address: HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN3 6JN

Distance: 1.76 miles

Contact: tel: 01942 483213

BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE

Address: BRADSHAW STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN5 0AB

Distance: 2.08 miles

Contact: tel: 01942 483900

WIGAN BOROUGH SPECIALIST SERVICES

Address: WIGAN GP ALLIANCE LLP, BEVAN HOUSE, 17 BEECHAM COURT, WIGAN, WN3 6PR

Distance: 2.41 miles

Contact: tel: 01942 482848

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Transport Links near WN5 7JB

Train Stations

Nearest stations for postcode: WN5 7JB

Orrell
Orrell station, Church Road, Orrell, Greater Manchester, WN5 8TH
Distance: 1.70 miles
Driving Time: 4.08 minutes
Garswood
Garswood station, Station Road, Garswood, Lancashire, WN4 0SA
Distance: 2.52 miles
Driving Time: 4.77 minutes
Pemberton
Pemberton station, Billinge Road, Pemberton, Greater Manchester, WN5 9HX
Distance: 3.08 miles
Driving Time: 5.47 minutes
Bryn
Bryn station, Wigan Road, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 0AR
Distance: 3.80 miles
Driving Time: 7.37 minutes
Upholland
Upholland station, Pimbo Lane, Upholland, Lancashire, WN8 9QD
Distance: 4.28 miles
Driving Time: 7.42 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Motorway Junctions near WN5 7JB

Train Stations

Motorway Junctions near WN5 7JB

M6 J26

Distance: 2.68 miles

Driving Time: 5.72 minutes

M6 J24

Distance: 3.65 miles

Driving Time: 6.71 minutes

M58 J5

Distance: 3.66 miles

Driving Time: 8.33 minutes

M58 J4

Distance: 6.92 miles

Driving Time: 9.85 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Who are my Elected Representatives in the WN5 7JB Postcode?

Westminster Constituency	Makerfield Co Const
Member or Parliament	Yvonne Fovargue
Contact Details	Contact Yvonne Fovargue
Political Party	Labour

What Council is the WN5 7JB Postcode in?

The Council for this Postcode is Wigan District Council, who are a Unitary authority. This means that they are responsible for providing education, libraries and maintaining highways as well as normal council duties such as council tax, rubbish collection, housing, environmental health and planning.

You can visit the website for Wigan District at the following link Wigan District.

How much is the Council Tax?

Wigan District Council is responsible for collecting council tax. This will vary depending on which council tax band the property falls within. You can check the council tax band at the gov.uk website.

Once you know the council tax band you can view how much Wigan District charge for that band by visiting the The Council Tax section of their website.

Planning Applications

When moving house to a new post code it is worth checking out what will be built in the neighbourhood.

Few people want to live next door to a building site, have their garden overlooked or have the views from their property ruined.

Visit the local planning department and search for planning applications in this postcode granted within the last three years or still awaiting a decision. This will give an indication of what could still be built.

Where can I find out where the nearest Library to the WN5 7JB Postcode is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Wigan council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

Libraries

House Sales in WN5 7JB

Yearly House Sales for WN5 7JB
Year	High	Low	Average	Sales
2012	£366,000	£366,000	£366,000	1
2015	£22,000	£22,000	£22,000	1
2017	£596,000	£596,000	£596,000	1
2019	£480,000	£480,000	£480,000	1
2021	£505,000	£505,000	£505,000	1

Postcodes near the WN5 7JB Postcode

WN5 7JD Longshaw Common WN5 7JF Paignton Close WN5 7JG Torquay Drive WN5 7JQ Upholland Road

What Popular Supermarkets are near the WN5 7JB Postcode?

Popular Supermarkets near WN5 7JB
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Lidl, Chatsworth Street, WIGAN, WN5 8BQ	3.42 miles	Directions from WN5 7JB to Lidl
Iceland, Worthington Way, WIGAN, WN3 6XE	3.51 miles	Directions from WN5 7JB to Iceland
Asda, Worthington Way, WIGAN, WN3 6XA	3.64 miles	Directions from WN5 7JB to Asda
Sainsburys, Worthington Way, WIGAN, WN3 6XA	3.64 miles	Directions from WN5 7JB to Sainsburys
Aldi, Scot Lane, WIGAN, WN5 0TQ	4.97 miles	Directions from WN5 7JB to Aldi

What Popular Restaurants are near the WN5 7JB Postcode?

Burger King Restaurants near WN5 7JB
Burger King	Distance	Directions
Loire Drive, Robin Park, Wigan, WN5 0UH	3.21 miles	Directions from WN5 7JB to Loire Drive, Robin Park
Ravenhead Retail Park, St Helens, WA9 1JJ	4.57 miles	Directions from WN5 7JB to Ravenhead Retail Park
Winwick Quay, Newton Road, Warrington, WA2 8RD	7.39 miles	Directions from WN5 7JB to Winwick Quay, Newton Road
M61 Motorway Northbound, Bolton, BL6 5UZ	8.33 miles	Directions from WN5 7JB to M61 Motorway Northbound

Mcdonald's Restaurants near WN5 7JB
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, Worthington Way, WIGAN, WN3 6XA	2.26 miles	Directions from WN5 7JB to McDonald's, Worthington Way, WIGAN, WN3 6XA
McDonald's, Gower Street, WIGAN, WN5 9AD	3.16 miles	Directions from WN5 7JB to McDonald's, Gower Street, WIGAN, WN5 9AD
McDonald's, The Concourse, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6LQ	3.86 miles	Directions from WN5 7JB to McDonald's, The Concourse, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6LQ
McDonald's, Church Street, ST. HELENS, WA10 1AX	4.14 miles	Directions from WN5 7JB to McDonald's, Church Street, ST. HELENS, WA10 1AX

KFC Restaurants near WN5 7JB
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, Orrell Road, Orrell, WIGAN, WN5 8EY	2.03 miles	Directions from WN5 7JB to KFC Pemberton - Ormskirk Road
KFC, Loire Drive, Robin Park, WIGAN, WN5 0UH	3.22 miles	Directions from WN5 7JB to KFC Wigan - Robin Retail Park
KFC, Gerard Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield, WIGAN, WN4 9AG	3.31 miles	Directions from WN5 7JB to KFC Ashton in Makerfield
KFC, The Concourse, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6LN	3.88 miles	Directions from WN5 7JB to KFC Skelmersdale - Concourse Shopping Centre
KFC, Todd Road, ST. HELENS, WA9 1JB	4.19 miles	Directions from WN5 7JB to KFC St Helens - Central Retail Park