Postcode WN4 8XT (Wigan)

Map showing WN4 8XT and nearby postcodes

The postcode WN4 8XT is located in Wigan, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WN4 8XT is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WN4 8XT is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.9 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of WN4 8XT as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Rural life.

The closest road name to WN4 8XT is B5207 which is centered 377 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Edge Green Road and is 32 m away. The closest railway station is Bryn Rail Station, 2.65 km away.

The closest primary school to WN4 8XT (for ages 11 and under) is Willow Grove Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on November 11, 2021.

The nearest takeaway food is available from Oh So British Shed and is 1.31 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on June 8, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 129.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 95% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.7 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WN4 8XT is covered by the Greater Manchester police force association and Ashton, Leigh and Wigan is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WN4 8XT and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WN4 8XT, and the approximate distance away.

B5207 377 m
Edge Green Road 413 m
Golborne Road 417 m
Dam Lane 443 m
Edge Green Lane 743 m
Ashton Road 792 m
Bolton Road 1.1 km
A573 1.2 km
East Lancashire Road 2.09 km
A580 2.73 km
A572 5.56 km
A574 8.45 km
A56 23.52 km
M6 30.83 km
A58 39.66 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode WN4 8XT

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WN4 8XT - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Willow Grove Primary School Outstanding
(November 11, 2021)
940 m
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School Good
(September 15, 2021)
946 m
St Thomas CofE Primary School Good
(April 3, 2019)
1.36 km
Golborne Community Primary School 1.52 km
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School Good
(February 27, 2020)
1.7 km
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School Good
(July 4, 2017)
1.81 km
Golborne High School Good
(December 5, 2019)
1.82 km
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Outstanding
(January 30, 2019)
1.89 km
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield Good
(November 17, 2021)
1.97 km
The Byrchall High School Requires improvement
(March 7, 2019)
2.06 km
Abram Bryn Gates Primary School Requires improvement
(March 12, 2020)
2.09 km
R L Hughes Primary School Good
(December 5, 2017)
2.21 km
Cansfield High School Good
(January 24, 2019)
2.24 km
Nicol Mere School Outstanding
(June 16, 2010)
2.4 km
Lowton West Primary School Good
(September 14, 2017)
2.52 km
Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School Good
(February 8, 2017)
2.97 km
Hope Academy Requires improvement
(September 29, 2021)
2.99 km
St Luke's CofE Primary School Good
(November 29, 2017)
3.14 km
St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram Good
(September 27, 2017)
3.23 km
Landgate School, Bryn Good
(November 30, 2016)
3.25 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WN4 8XT - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Haydock Park Racecourse Other catering premises 3
Satisfactory
July 1, 2021
1.31 km
Oh So British Shed Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 8, 2019
1.31 km
Holiday Inn Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
April 30, 2018
1.94 km
Dine Contract Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 14, 2022
2.08 km
TRU ABI (Haydock Lodge) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 15, 2021
2.33 km
Shell Haydock Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2022
2.4 km
Mercure Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
September 10, 2018
2.44 km
Haydock Park Golf Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 25, 2021
2.8 km
Booker Cash & Carry Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2022
2.84 km
CFC (Manheim Motor Auctions) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 21, 2018
2.84 km
Law Distribution Ltd Distributors/Transporters Exempt
February 21, 2020
2.84 km
Oxford Fields Limited Distributors/Transporters Exempt
October 21, 2021
2.84 km
Rob's Rolls Mobile caterer 4
Good
July 29, 2019
2.84 km
Aimia Foods (Mobile) Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
September 7, 2021
2.87 km
AIMIA Foods Canteen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 10, 2019
2.87 km
Temptation House Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
October 27, 2021
2.96 km
Zenia Hughes - Slimming World Retailers - other Exempt
2.98 km
Hope Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 2, 2019
2.99 km
Willowbees Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 23, 2020
2.99 km
Elior UK Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 21, 2018
3.15 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WN4 8XT - Data from Apr 2022

Edge Green Road Bus Stop/Station 32 m
Edge Green Road Bus Stop/Station 41 m
Ashton Road Bus Stop/Station 245 m
Ashton Road Bus Stop/Station 289 m
Nursery Terrace Bus Stop/Station 386 m
Bryn Rail Station Rail 2.65 km
Bryn Rail Station Rail 2.68 km
Newton-le-Willows Rail Station Rail 3.91 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 23.29 km
Terminal Two Access Air 25.86 km
Terminal Two Access Air 25.92 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WN4 8XT - Data from Dec 2021

White Door Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.54 km
White Door Dam Inland Water 1.59 km
Viridor Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.81 km
Lady Hill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.83 km
Cowhey Dam Inland Water 2.21 km
Dean Dam Inland Water 2.24 km
Townfield End Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.4 km
Hollows Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.49 km
Byrom wood Woodland Or Forest 2.5 km
Dean Moor Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.53 km
Maypole Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.57 km
Park Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.63 km
Lodge Lane Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.64 km
King's Coppice Woodland Or Forest 2.71 km
Ellam's Rough Woodland Or Forest 2.72 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WN4 8XT - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 93.5 Mbps 129.4 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 14.8 Mbps 15.4 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 26 6
30-300 Mbps 5% 106.9 14.6
300+ Mbps 95% 593 39

Gas Consumption

19 meters consuming 329,929 kWh - mean 17,365 kWh : median 14,429 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WN4 8XT - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Greater Manchester
Latitude 53.48841700
Longitude -2.61198300
OS Easting 359491
OS Northing 0399251
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
7085
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Greater Manchester

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Leigh
Electoral Ward Golborne and Lowton West
Local Authority District Wigan
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Greater Manchester
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Greater Manchester

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000010
Travel To Work Area Warrington and Wigan

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Ashton, Leigh and Wigan
Cancer Alliance Greater Manchester
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Wigan Borough CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Rural residents
Group: Rural tenants
Subgroup: Rural life
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater Manchester BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Golborne BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006129
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wigan 035
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wigan 035A
Output Area / Small Area 1B1