Postcode WN6 0AT (Wigan)

Map showing WN6 0AT and nearby postcodes

The postcode WN6 0AT is located in Wigan, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WN6 0AT is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WN6 0AT is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.2 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 WN6 0AT as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.

The closest road name to WN6 0AT is Thirlmere Avenue which is centered 13 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Lurdin Lane and is 132 m away. The closest railway station is Gathurst Rail Station, 3.53 km away.

The closest primary school to WN6 0AT (for ages 11 and under) is Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on January 19, 2022. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College. The last OFSTED inspection on September 29, 2016 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of WN6 0AT is Houghwood Golf Ltd and is 9.25 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 30, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 124.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% 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 2.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WN6 0AT 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 WN6 0AT and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WN6 0AT, and the approximate distance away.

Thirlmere Avenue 13 m
Wakefield Crescent 99 m
Roundmoor Road 118 m
Coniston Park Drive 120 m
Pilgrims Way 208 m
Wigan Road 214 m
Cromedale Crescent 245 m
Iredale Crescent 258 m
Hawkrigg Close 264 m
Rassey Close 264 m
Boars Head Avenue 317 m
Hartington Drive 339 m
Delfhaven Court 354 m
Greenways 420 m
Lurdin Lane 453 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WN6 0AT

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 WN6 0AT - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy Outstanding
(January 19, 2022)
1.39 km
Wood Fold Primary School Outstanding
(September 17, 2014)
1.5 km
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish Outstanding
(January 17, 2008)
1.78 km
Woodfield Primary School Outstanding
(October 22, 2014)
1.89 km
Beech Hill Community Primary School Good
(March 28, 2017)
1.9 km
St John Fisher Catholic High School Good
(November 11, 2021)
2.03 km
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
2.05 km
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Good
(February 14, 2018)
2.12 km
Millbrook Primary School Good
(March 8, 2017)
2.36 km
Shevington High School Good
(January 11, 2017)
2.39 km
Standish Community High School Good
(October 14, 2021)
2.45 km
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School Good
(September 20, 2017)
2.57 km
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Good
(December 6, 2016)
2.69 km
Progress Schools Wigan Good
(September 13, 2018)
2.93 km
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery Good
(June 7, 2018)
3.15 km
Mab's Cross Primary School Good
(December 19, 2018)
3.19 km
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 6, 2007)
3.19 km
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College Good
(September 29, 2016)
3.21 km
St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School 3.29 km
Wigan and Leigh College Good
(November 11, 2016)
3.37 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WN6 0AT - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Houghwood Golf Ltd Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 30, 2019
9.25 km
The Barn @ Fir Tree Farm Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1
Needs Major Improvement
November 1, 2021
10.21 km
Mrs B's Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 10, 2017
10.21 km
The Colliers Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 22, 2019
10.21 km
The Junction Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
April 29, 2019
11.38 km
Bromilow's General Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 17, 2018
11.42 km
Rainford Junction Quality Fresh Fruit & Veg Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 22, 2020
11.42 km
Oakdene Filling Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 16, 2011
11.42 km
The Rose And Crown Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
December 5, 2021
11.42 km
The Red Cat Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
June 10, 2021
11.43 km
Slimming World - Lisa Copeland Retailers - other Exempt
March 4, 2022
11.45 km
Crank Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 6, 2021
11.47 km
Gardener's Retreat Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
May 17, 2021
11.64 km
Rainford High Technology College School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 7, 2020
11.75 km
Brook Lodge Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 4, 2019
11.91 km
Slimming World - James Anthony Holden Retailers - other Exempt
11.93 km
The Highfield Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 14, 2019
11.99 km
Little Explorers - Rainford Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 25, 2021
12.12 km
Corpus Christi Rc Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 4, 2019
12.17 km
Rainford C of E Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
12.2 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WN6 0AT - Data from Apr 2022

Lurdin Lane Bus Stop/Station 132 m
Coniston Park Drive Bus Stop/Station 133 m
Roundmoor Road Bus Stop/Station 172 m
Boars Head Avenue Bus Stop/Station 235 m
Roundmoor Road Bus Stop/Station 252 m
Wigan - Morrison's Supermarket Taxi Rank 3.3 km
Gathurst Rail Station Rail 3.53 km
Gathurst Rail Station Rail 3.54 km
Gathurst Rail Station Rail 3.61 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 29.87 km
Terminal Two Access Air 33.74 km
Terminal Two Access Air 33.8 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WN6 0AT - Data from Dec 2021

Jolly Mill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1 km
Otter Close Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.01 km
Fairclough Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.04 km
Kitchen Carr Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.09 km
Frodsham's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.41 km
Brock Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.48 km
Wingate Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.61 km
Barrowcroft Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.68 km
New Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.7 km
White Bridge Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.79 km
Worthington Reservoir Inland Water 1.82 km
Hot House Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.84 km
Whitley Reservoir Inland Water 1.9 km
Birley Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.95 km
Follient Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.02 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WN6 0AT - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 124.4 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 11 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8.2 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 20 2.4
30-300 Mbps 0% 135.5 13.6
300+ Mbps 100% 514 37.8

Gas Consumption

53 meters consuming 799,772 kWh - mean 15,090 kWh : median 16,088 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WN6 0AT - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Greater Manchester
Latitude 53.57619700
Longitude -2.64850000
OS Easting 357157
OS Northing 0409040
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
27559
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Greater Manchester

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Wigan
Electoral Ward Standish with Langtree
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: Suburbanites
Group: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Detached retirement living
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Wigan BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Standish BUASD
Workplace Zone E33005988
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wigan 002
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wigan 002C
Output Area / Small Area 6A3