# WN2 5AL

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.52078, -2.598633
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VGCC2+8G
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83qm
- **Qibla:** 118.1°
- **Grid reference:** SD 60407 02844
- **UTM:** 30U 526610 5930280
- **Elevation:** 28m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** North West (E12000002)
- **Admin district:** Wigan (E08000010)
- **Ward:** Abram (E05014989)
- **Constituency:** Makerfield (E14001350)
- **Parish code:** E43000164
- **Travel to work area:** E30000284
- **Police force area:** E23000005
- **Built-up area:** E63008332
- **European electoral region:** North West (E15000002)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01006218
- **2021 MSOA:** Platt Bridge & Spring View (E02001310)
- **2021 output area:** E00031514
- **2011 LSOA:** E01006218
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001310
- **2011 output area:** E00031514
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33006085
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8B1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 4434
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000014
- **ICB location:** E38000205
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000057
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000032

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Ince | 2204 |
| Hospital | Thomas Linacre Centre | 4193 |
| GP | Platt House Surgery | 246 |
| School | Platt Bridge Community School | 246 |
| Airport | Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 26532 |
| Bus stop | Albion Street | 25 |
| Food bank | Atherton & Leigh | 43 |
| Defibrillator | Platt Bridge Community Zone | 397 |
| Pharmacy | Well Pharmacy | 2689 |
| Post office | Platt Bridge Post Office | 189 |
| Library | Hindley Library and Community Centre | 1993 |
| Coast | — | 19949 |
| Central London | — | 279390 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Electricity North West (region G, MPAN 16)
- **Water:** United Utilities
- **Sewerage:** United Utilities
- **Broadband:** 52.2% gigabit, 100% superfast, 52.2% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [WN2 5AH](https://openpostcodes.uk/WN2%205AH)
- [WN2 3UL](https://openpostcodes.uk/WN2%203UL)
- [WN2 5AG](https://openpostcodes.uk/WN2%205AG)
- [WN2 5FD](https://openpostcodes.uk/WN2%205FD)
- [WN2 5AT](https://openpostcodes.uk/WN2%205AT)
- [WN2 5PB](https://openpostcodes.uk/WN2%205PB)

## Boundary

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## Data

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