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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

Tram lines close for £100m revamp

09/11/2009 09:35:33

A tram network in Lancashire which services four million passengers a year shuts down for five months for refurbishment.
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School evacuated over gas smell

09/11/2009 11:49:44

A primary school in Rawtenstall is evacuated as a precautionary measure following a suspected gas leak.
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Third man charged over fatal fire

08/11/2009 23:21:58

A third man is charged in connection with an arson attack which left three children orphaned.
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Police arrest man in murder hunt

08/11/2009 22:47:56

Officers investigating the murder of a man found behind a house in Lancashire make an arrest in Scotland.
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Kelly is latest Strictly casualty

07/11/2009 21:33:42

Coronation Street star Craig Kelly has become the latest celebrity to be voted off BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing.
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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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Grammy stars

03/11/2009 14:38:58

Meet the unknown Burnley band causing a US stir
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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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