WN5 · Wigan

WN5 broadband and area guide

Ofcom coverage, connection speeds, house prices and local data for 928 postcodes across 4 sectors in Wigan.

Gigabit

94%

Superfast

98%

Postcodes

928

St. Helens's WN5 is the largest local postcode area at 928 postcodes where gigabit reaches 93.7%. This is among the highest gigabit penetration in the North West batch. Fixed wireless serves 8.2% of addresses.

Broadband speeds in WN5

Share of WN5 premises by the fastest download speed available, averaged across all 928 postcodes in the district.

WN5 in St. Helens shows very strong gigabit penetration at 93.7% across its 928 postcodes. Ultrafast matches at 93.9%, and superfast reaches 97.7%. The speed distribution is tightly clustered at the high end: 93.9% of postcodes reach 300 Mbps or higher through cable or fibre gigabit, just 3.8% are limited to 30 to 300 Mbps superfast, and only 0.7% fall below 10 Mbps. No postcodes miss the universal service obligation. Fixed wireless serves 8.2% of addresses, providing secondary gigabit options alongside wired infrastructure. For households choosing WN5, gigabit is nearly the default expectation at nine in ten postcodes. Cable or fibre networks provide consistent, reliable service for households and small businesses. The 3.8% on mid-range superfast can handle general household tasks. The 97.7% superfast baseline means infrastructure is modern.

Under 2 Mbps

2 to 5 Mbps

<1%

5 to 10 Mbps

<1%

10 to 30 Mbps

30 to 300 Mbps

300 Mbps and above

94%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations. Percentages are district-wide averages of postcode-level availability, so rows may not sum to exactly 100%.

Connectivity in detail

Below 10 Mbps USO

Premises unable to get the 10 Mbps universal service minimum

Fixed wireless

Premises that can use a fixed wireless access service

Broadband by sector

WN5 splits into 4 postcode sectors. Coverage and prices can differ street by street, so open a sector below to find your exact postcode.

Sector	Postcodes	Superfast	Full fibre	Gigabit
WN5 0	192	97%	TBC	95%
WN5 7	239	95%	TBC	88%
WN5 8	243	100%	TBC	93%
WN5 9	254	100%	TBC	99%

All WN5 0 postcodes (192)

WN5 0AA WN5 0AB WN5 0AD WN5 0AE WN5 0AF WN5 0AG WN5 0AH WN5 0AJ WN5 0AL WN5 0AN WN5 0AP WN5 0AQ WN5 0AR WN5 0AS WN5 0AT WN5 0AU WN5 0AW WN5 0AX WN5 0AY WN5 0AZ WN5 0BA WN5 0BB WN5 0BD WN5 0BE WN5 0BF WN5 0BG WN5 0BH WN5 0BJ WN5 0BL WN5 0BN WN5 0BP WN5 0BS WN5 0BT WN5 0BU WN5 0BW WN5 0DA WN5 0DB WN5 0DD WN5 0DE WN5 0DF WN5 0DG WN5 0DH WN5 0DJ WN5 0DL WN5 0DN WN5 0DP WN5 0DQ WN5 0DR WN5 0DS WN5 0DT WN5 0DU WN5 0DW WN5 0DY WN5 0DZ WN5 0EA WN5 0EB WN5 0ED WN5 0EE WN5 0EF WN5 0EG WN5 0EH WN5 0EJ WN5 0EL WN5 0EN WN5 0EP WN5 0EQ WN5 0ER WN5 0ES WN5 0ET WN5 0EU WN5 0EW WN5 0EX WN5 0HA WN5 0HB WN5 0HD WN5 0HE WN5 0HG WN5 0HH WN5 0HJ WN5 0HL WN5 0HN WN5 0HP WN5 0HQ WN5 0HR WN5 0HS WN5 0HT WN5 0HU WN5 0HW WN5 0HX WN5 0HY WN5 0HZ WN5 0JA WN5 0JB WN5 0JD WN5 0JF WN5 0JG WN5 0JH WN5 0JJ WN5 0JL WN5 0JN WN5 0JP WN5 0JQ WN5 0JR WN5 0JS WN5 0JT WN5 0JU WN5 0JW WN5 0JX WN5 0JY WN5 0JZ WN5 0LA WN5 0LB WN5 0LD WN5 0LE WN5 0LF WN5 0LG WN5 0LH WN5 0LJ WN5 0LL WN5 0LN WN5 0LP WN5 0LQ WN5 0LR WN5 0LS WN5 0LU WN5 0LW WN5 0LY WN5 0LZ WN5 0PN WN5 0PP WN5 0PR WN5 0PS WN5 0PT WN5 0PU WN5 0PX WN5 0PY WN5 0PZ WN5 0QA WN5 0QB WN5 0QD WN5 0QE WN5 0QF WN5 0QG WN5 0QH WN5 0QJ WN5 0QL WN5 0QN WN5 0QP WN5 0QQ WN5 0QR WN5 0QS WN5 0QT WN5 0QU WN5 0QW WN5 0QX WN5 0QY WN5 0QZ WN5 0RA WN5 0RB WN5 0RD WN5 0RE WN5 0RF WN5 0RG WN5 0RH WN5 0RJ WN5 0RL WN5 0RQ WN5 0TQ WN5 0TR WN5 0TS WN5 0TT WN5 0TU WN5 0TY WN5 0TZ WN5 0UA WN5 0UB WN5 0UD WN5 0UE WN5 0UF WN5 0UH WN5 0UJ WN5 0UL WN5 0UN WN5 0UP WN5 0UQ WN5 0UR WN5 0UU WN5 0UZ WN5 0XA WN5 0XD WN5 0XG WN5 0XN

All WN5 7 postcodes (239)

WN5 7AA WN5 7AB WN5 7AD WN5 7AE WN5 7AF WN5 7AG WN5 7AH WN5 7AJ WN5 7AL WN5 7AN WN5 7AP WN5 7AQ WN5 7AR WN5 7AS WN5 7AT WN5 7AU WN5 7AW WN5 7AX WN5 7AY WN5 7AZ WN5 7BA WN5 7BB WN5 7BD WN5 7BE WN5 7BF WN5 7BG WN5 7BH WN5 7BJ WN5 7BL WN5 7BN WN5 7BP WN5 7BQ WN5 7BS WN5 7BT WN5 7BU WN5 7BW WN5 7BX WN5 7BY WN5 7BZ WN5 7DA WN5 7DB WN5 7DD WN5 7DE WN5 7DF WN5 7DG WN5 7DH WN5 7DJ WN5 7DL WN5 7DN WN5 7DP WN5 7DQ WN5 7DR WN5 7DS WN5 7DT WN5 7DU WN5 7DW WN5 7DX WN5 7DY WN5 7DZ WN5 7EA WN5 7EB WN5 7ED WN5 7EE WN5 7EF WN5 7EG WN5 7EH WN5 7EJ WN5 7EL WN5 7EN WN5 7EP WN5 7EQ WN5 7ER WN5 7ES WN5 7EU WN5 7EW WN5 7EX WN5 7EY WN5 7EZ WN5 7FP WN5 7FQ WN5 7FR WN5 7FS WN5 7FT WN5 7GA WN5 7GB WN5 7GE WN5 7GL WN5 7HA WN5 7HB WN5 7HD WN5 7HE WN5 7HF WN5 7HQ WN5 7HR WN5 7HS WN5 7HT WN5 7HU WN5 7HY WN5 7HZ WN5 7JA WN5 7JB WN5 7JD WN5 7JE WN5 7JF WN5 7JG WN5 7JH WN5 7JJ WN5 7JL WN5 7JN WN5 7JP WN5 7JQ WN5 7JR WN5 7JS WN5 7JT WN5 7JU WN5 7JW WN5 7JX WN5 7JY WN5 7JZ WN5 7LA WN5 7LB WN5 7LD WN5 7LE WN5 7LF WN5 7LG WN5 7LH WN5 7LJ WN5 7LL WN5 7LN WN5 7LP WN5 7LQ WN5 7LR WN5 7LS WN5 7LT WN5 7LU WN5 7LX WN5 7LY WN5 7LZ WN5 7NB WN5 7ND WN5 7NE WN5 7NF WN5 7NG WN5 7NH WN5 7NJ WN5 7NL WN5 7NN WN5 7NP WN5 7NR WN5 7NS WN5 7NT WN5 7NU WN5 7NW WN5 7NX WN5 7NY WN5 7NZ WN5 7PA WN5 7PB WN5 7PD WN5 7PE WN5 7PF WN5 7PG WN5 7PJ WN5 7PL WN5 7PN WN5 7PP WN5 7PQ WN5 7PR WN5 7PS WN5 7PT WN5 7PU WN5 7PW WN5 7PX WN5 7PY WN5 7PZ WN5 7QA WN5 7QD WN5 7QE WN5 7QF WN5 7QG WN5 7QH WN5 7QJ WN5 7QL WN5 7QN WN5 7QP WN5 7QQ WN5 7QR WN5 7QS WN5 7QT WN5 7QU WN5 7QW WN5 7QX WN5 7QY WN5 7QZ WN5 7RX WN5 7RY WN5 7RZ WN5 7SA WN5 7SB WN5 7SD WN5 7SE WN5 7SF WN5 7TA WN5 7TB WN5 7TD WN5 7TE WN5 7TF WN5 7TG WN5 7TH WN5 7TJ WN5 7TN WN5 7TP WN5 7TQ WN5 7TR WN5 7TS WN5 7TT WN5 7TU WN5 7TW WN5 7TX WN5 7TY WN5 7TZ WN5 7UA WN5 7UB WN5 7UD WN5 7UE WN5 7XA WN5 7XB WN5 7XD WN5 7XE WN5 7XF WN5 7XG WN5 7XH WN5 7XL WN5 7XN WN5 7XR WN5 7XS WN5 7XX WN5 7XZ WN5 7YB

All WN5 8 postcodes (243)

WN5 8AA WN5 8AB WN5 8AD WN5 8AE WN5 8AF WN5 8AG WN5 8AH WN5 8AL WN5 8AN WN5 8AQ WN5 8AR WN5 8AT WN5 8AU WN5 8AW WN5 8AX WN5 8AY WN5 8BB WN5 8BD WN5 8BE WN5 8BF WN5 8BG WN5 8BH WN5 8BJ WN5 8BL WN5 8BN WN5 8BP WN5 8BQ WN5 8BS WN5 8BT WN5 8BU WN5 8BW WN5 8BX WN5 8BY WN5 8BZ WN5 8DA WN5 8DB WN5 8DD WN5 8DE WN5 8DF WN5 8DG WN5 8DH WN5 8DJ WN5 8DL WN5 8DN WN5 8DP WN5 8DQ WN5 8DR WN5 8DS WN5 8DT WN5 8DU WN5 8DW WN5 8DX WN5 8DY WN5 8DZ WN5 8EA WN5 8ED WN5 8EE WN5 8EF WN5 8EG WN5 8EJ WN5 8EN WN5 8ES WN5 8ET WN5 8EU WN5 8EX WN5 8EY WN5 8EZ WN5 8FS WN5 8FT WN5 8HB WN5 8HD WN5 8HE WN5 8HG WN5 8HH WN5 8HJ WN5 8HL WN5 8HN WN5 8HP WN5 8HQ WN5 8HR WN5 8HS WN5 8HT WN5 8HU WN5 8HW WN5 8HX WN5 8HY WN5 8HZ WN5 8JA WN5 8JB WN5 8JD WN5 8JE WN5 8JF WN5 8JG WN5 8JH WN5 8JJ WN5 8JL WN5 8JN WN5 8JP WN5 8JQ WN5 8JR WN5 8JS WN5 8JT WN5 8JU WN5 8JW WN5 8JX WN5 8JY WN5 8JZ WN5 8LB WN5 8LP WN5 8LR WN5 8LS WN5 8LT WN5 8LU WN5 8LX WN5 8LY WN5 8LZ WN5 8NA WN5 8NB WN5 8ND WN5 8NE WN5 8NF WN5 8NG WN5 8NH WN5 8NJ WN5 8NL WN5 8NP WN5 8NQ WN5 8NR WN5 8NS WN5 8NT WN5 8NU WN5 8NX WN5 8NY WN5 8NZ WN5 8PA WN5 8PB WN5 8PD WN5 8PE WN5 8PF WN5 8PG WN5 8PH WN5 8PJ WN5 8PL WN5 8PN WN5 8PP WN5 8PQ WN5 8PR WN5 8PS WN5 8PT WN5 8PU WN5 8PW WN5 8PX WN5 8PY WN5 8PZ WN5 8QA WN5 8QB WN5 8QD WN5 8QE WN5 8QF WN5 8QG WN5 8QH WN5 8QJ WN5 8QU WN5 8QX WN5 8QY WN5 8QZ WN5 8RA WN5 8RB WN5 8RF WN5 8RG WN5 8RH WN5 8RJ WN5 8RL WN5 8RN WN5 8RP WN5 8RQ WN5 8RR WN5 8RS WN5 8RT WN5 8RU WN5 8RW WN5 8RX WN5 8RY WN5 8RZ WN5 8SA WN5 8SB WN5 8SD WN5 8SE WN5 8SF WN5 8SG WN5 8SH WN5 8SJ WN5 8SL WN5 8SN WN5 8SP WN5 8SQ WN5 8SR WN5 8SS WN5 8ST WN5 8SU WN5 8SW WN5 8SX WN5 8SY WN5 8SZ WN5 8TA WN5 8TB WN5 8TD WN5 8TE WN5 8TF WN5 8TG WN5 8TH WN5 8TJ WN5 8TL WN5 8TN WN5 8TP WN5 8TQ WN5 8TR WN5 8TS WN5 8TT WN5 8TU WN5 8TW WN5 8TX WN5 8TY WN5 8TZ WN5 8UA WN5 8UB WN5 8UD WN5 8UE WN5 8UF WN5 8UG WN5 8UH WN5 8UJ WN5 8UL WN5 8UN WN5 8UP WN5 8UQ WN5 8UR WN5 8US WN5 8UT WN5 8UU WN5 8UW WN5 8UX WN5 8UY

All WN5 9 postcodes (254)

WN5 9AB WN5 9AD WN5 9AE WN5 9AF WN5 9AJ WN5 9AL WN5 9AN WN5 9AT WN5 9AU WN5 9AW WN5 9AY WN5 9AZ WN5 9BA WN5 9BB WN5 9BD WN5 9BG WN5 9BH WN5 9BJ WN5 9BL WN5 9BN WN5 9BP WN5 9BQ WN5 9BW WN5 9BX WN5 9BY WN5 9BZ WN5 9DA WN5 9DB WN5 9DD WN5 9DE WN5 9DF WN5 9DG WN5 9DH WN5 9DJ WN5 9DL WN5 9DN WN5 9DP WN5 9DR WN5 9DS WN5 9DT WN5 9DU WN5 9DX WN5 9DY WN5 9EA WN5 9EB WN5 9ED WN5 9EE WN5 9EF WN5 9EH WN5 9EJ WN5 9EL WN5 9EN WN5 9EP WN5 9EQ WN5 9ER WN5 9ES WN5 9ET WN5 9EU WN5 9EX WN5 9EY WN5 9EZ WN5 9HA WN5 9HB WN5 9HD WN5 9HE WN5 9HF WN5 9HG WN5 9HH WN5 9HJ WN5 9HL WN5 9HN WN5 9HP WN5 9HQ WN5 9HR WN5 9HS WN5 9HT WN5 9HU WN5 9HW WN5 9HX WN5 9HY WN5 9HZ WN5 9JA WN5 9JB WN5 9JD WN5 9JE WN5 9JF WN5 9JG WN5 9JH WN5 9JJ WN5 9JL WN5 9JN WN5 9JP WN5 9JQ WN5 9JR WN5 9JU WN5 9JW WN5 9JX WN5 9JY WN5 9LA WN5 9LB WN5 9LD WN5 9LG WN5 9LH WN5 9LJ WN5 9LL WN5 9LN WN5 9LP WN5 9LQ WN5 9LR WN5 9LS WN5 9LT WN5 9LU WN5 9LW WN5 9LX WN5 9LY WN5 9LZ WN5 9NA WN5 9NB WN5 9ND WN5 9NE WN5 9NF WN5 9NG WN5 9NH WN5 9NJ WN5 9NL WN5 9NQ WN5 9NT WN5 9NU WN5 9NX WN5 9NY WN5 9NZ WN5 9PA WN5 9PB WN5 9PD WN5 9PE WN5 9PF WN5 9PG WN5 9PH WN5 9PJ WN5 9PL WN5 9PN WN5 9PP WN5 9PQ WN5 9PR WN5 9PS WN5 9PT WN5 9PU WN5 9PW WN5 9PX WN5 9PY WN5 9PZ WN5 9QA WN5 9QB WN5 9QD WN5 9QE WN5 9QF WN5 9QG WN5 9QH WN5 9QJ WN5 9QL WN5 9QN WN5 9QP WN5 9QQ WN5 9QR WN5 9QS WN5 9QT WN5 9QU WN5 9QW WN5 9QX WN5 9QY WN5 9QZ WN5 9RA WN5 9RB WN5 9RD WN5 9RE WN5 9RF WN5 9RG WN5 9RH WN5 9RJ WN5 9RN WN5 9RP WN5 9RQ WN5 9RR WN5 9RS WN5 9RT WN5 9RU WN5 9RW WN5 9RX WN5 9RY WN5 9RZ WN5 9SA WN5 9SB WN5 9SD WN5 9SE WN5 9SG WN5 9SH WN5 9SJ WN5 9SL WN5 9SN WN5 9SP WN5 9SQ WN5 9SR WN5 9SS WN5 9ST WN5 9SU WN5 9SW WN5 9SX WN5 9SY WN5 9SZ WN5 9TA WN5 9TB WN5 9TG WN5 9TH WN5 9TJ WN5 9TQ WN5 9TR WN5 9TS WN5 9TU WN5 9TW WN5 9TX WN5 9TY WN5 9TZ WN5 9UA WN5 9UB WN5 9UD WN5 9UE WN5 9UF WN5 9UG WN5 9UH WN5 9UJ WN5 9UL WN5 9UN WN5 9UP WN5 9UQ WN5 9UR WN5 9UT WN5 9UU WN5 9UW WN5 9UX WN5 9UY WN5 9UZ WN5 9XA WN5 9XH WN5 9XJ WN5 9XL WN5 9XN WN5 9XP WN5 9XR WN5 9XS WN5 9XT WN5 9XU WN5 9XW WN5 9XX WN5 9XY

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Living in Wigan

WN5's postcode profile shows gigabit concentrated in primary zones with detailed superfast coverage across all areas. The 93.7% gigabit figure is among the strongest in the regional batch. Fixed wireless at 8.2% provides supplementary high-capacity alternatives.

Remote worker score

54/100

Connectivity and amenities for home working

Family score

50/100

Schools, safety and family amenities

Value score

50/100

What you get for the local price level

WN5 broadband FAQs

What's the gigabit availability in WN5?

93.7% of postcodes reach gigabit through cable or fibre infrastructure. Superfast reaches 97.7%.

Are there postcodes in WN5 without gigabit?

Only 6.3% lack gigabit. Of these, 3.8% have 30 to 300 Mbps superfast, and 0.7% fall below 10 Mbps.

Does fixed wireless add meaningful capacity in WN5?

Fixed wireless at 8.2% provides secondary gigabit options for some postcodes, complementing wired infrastructure.

Is WN5 suitable for remote work and streaming?

Yes. At 93.7% gigabit and 97.7% superfast, WN5 provides reliable capacity for videoconferencing, streaming and cloud work.

Neighbouring districts

WN3

702 postcodes

99% superfast

WN1

606 postcodes

98% superfast

WN6

924 postcodes

96% superfast

WN4

599 postcodes

98% superfast

WN8

885 postcodes

96% superfast

WA11

1,019 postcodes

91% superfast

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Data sources: Broadband data from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025 · House prices from HM Land Registry · Crime from Police.uk · See all data sources