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This is a profile for the central postcode in Wigan which is WN5 9RU. Neighbourhood profiles vary significantly from postcode to postcode.

Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be families and single parents living in semis and terraces.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are often found in former industrial cities in the north and north-east such as Newcastle upon Tyne, Middlesborough and Sunderland. Examples elsewhere in the country include Wrexham, Nottingham, and Wolverhampton.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The Greater Manchester Police force is responsible for policing the Wigan Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Wigan council is £956.00, compared to an average in England of £1,278.93.
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Local news

Growing visitors prompt loo boost

21/11/2009 13:06:27

A council agrees to spend £125,000 on new toilets after seeing a large increase in visitor numbers.
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Boss Allardyce to undergo surgery

21/11/2009 11:39:44

Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce will miss three matches in order to undergo an operation on a coronary artery.
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Work to restore Victorian parks

21/11/2009 10:48:34

Restoration work to return two parks in the heart of Preston to their original Victorian designs is due to start.
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Cable thrashing mother sentenced

20/11/2009 20:09:21

A mother who struck her daughter with a computer cable, a broom and a wooden spoon is given a suspended jail sentence.
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Lady Gaga joins royal gala show

20/11/2009 18:35:11

Eccentric chart-topper Lady Gaga is to sing for the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance at Blackpool's Opera House.
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Fire crew cover consultation ends

20/11/2009 18:29:29

The results of consultation on a review of emergency cover by Lancashire fire and rescue service are unveiled.
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Missing man case murder charge

20/11/2009 15:02:30

Police investigating the kidnap of a man from the street in Bacup charge a 34-year-old man with murdering him.
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Get in touch

16/04/2009 09:37:07

How to contact BBC News Interactive's North West team
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More news sites

29/09/2008 11:34:36

Links to other local news internet sites in Lancashire
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Speeding bullet

15/11/2009 13:59:15

Is Britain set to join the high-speed rail revolution?
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Railway Stations

Pemberton (1.15 miles away), Northern Rail

Wigan North Western (1.17 miles away), Virgin Trains

Wigan Wallgate (1.17 miles away), Northern Rail

Gathurst (1.53 miles away), Northern Rail

Orrell (2.26 miles away), Northern Rail

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