The postcode WN6 8FP is located in Wigan, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in December 2012 and is an active postcode. WN6 8FP is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
WN6 8FP 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 8FP as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.
The closest road name to WN6 8FP is Ellwood Gardens which is centered 19 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Gathurst Hall Farm and is 86 m away. The closest railway station is Gathurst Rail Station, 315 m away.
The closest primary school to WN6 8FP (for ages 11 and under) is St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on December 6, 2016.
The local pub for residents of WN6 8FP is Houghwood Golf Ltd and is 6.4 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 30, 2019.
Residents reported an average download speed of 318 Mbps and an average upload speed of 42.6 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 3.6 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for WN6 8FP 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).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to WN6 8FP and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to WN6 8FP, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode WN6 8FP
Introduction | December 2012 |
Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WN6 8FP - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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St John Rigby RC Sixth Form College | College | 16-19 | Outstanding (February 17, 2017) | 964 m |
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (December 6, 2016) | 1.12 km |
Millbrook Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (March 8, 2017) | 1.39 km |
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (September 12, 2019) | 1.87 km |
Shevington High School | Maintained school | 11-16 | Good (January 11, 2017) | 2.06 km |
Marsh Green Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (September 12, 2017) | 2.14 km |
Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (December 8, 2021) | 2.25 km |
Shevington Vale Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 13, 2017) | 2.31 km |
Dean Trust Wigan | Academy | 11-16 | Serious Weaknesses (February 13, 2020) | 2.37 km |
St Peter's Catholic High School | Maintained school | 11-16 | Good (February 27, 2019) | 2.42 km |
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy | Academy | 4-11 | 2.65 km | |
Westfield Community School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Outstanding (May 10, 2013) | 2.67 km |
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (September 12, 2019) | 2.67 km |
St John Fisher Catholic High School | Maintained school | 11-16 | Good (November 11, 2021) | 2.74 km |
St John's CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (May 1, 2018) | 2.87 km |
Beech Hill Community Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (March 28, 2017) | 2.93 km |
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (November 27, 2018) | 2.94 km |
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (February 14, 2018) | 2.96 km |
Wood Fold Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (September 17, 2014) | 3.09 km |
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (September 20, 2017) | 3.14 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WN6 8FP - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Houghwood Golf Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 30, 2019 | 6.4 km | |
The Barn @ Fir Tree Farm | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Needs Major Improvement November 1, 2021 | 7.22 km | |
Mrs B's Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 10, 2017 | 7.25 km | |
The Colliers Arms | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good October 22, 2019 | 7.25 km | |
The Junction | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 29, 2019 | 8.03 km | |
Bromilow's General Store | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 17, 2018 | 8.08 km | |
Rainford Junction Quality Fresh Fruit & Veg | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 22, 2020 | 8.08 km | |
Slimming World - Lisa Copeland | Exempt March 4, 2022 | 8.09 km | |
Rainford High Technology College | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 7, 2020 | 8.49 km | |
The Red Cat | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory June 10, 2021 | 8.56 km | |
Crank Nursery | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 6, 2021 | 8.62 km | |
Brook Lodge Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 4, 2019 | 8.64 km | |
Slimming World - James Anthony Holden | Exempt | 8.69 km | |
Holdi Restaurant | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 14, 2018 | 8.85 km | |
Little Explorers - Rainford | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 25, 2021 | 8.89 km | |
Corpus Christi Rc Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 4, 2019 | 8.9 km | |
Rainford C of E Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 21, 2022 | 8.98 km | |
Rainford CE Primary Breakfast & After School Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 23, 2020 | 8.98 km | |
Myst-Tree Cider | Exempt October 4, 2021 | 9.07 km | |
Victoria Care Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory August 10, 2021 | 9.07 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WN6 8FP - Data from Apr 2022
Gathurst Hall Farm | 86 m | |
Gathurst Hall Farm | 91 m | |
Gathurst Rail Station | 271 m | |
Gathurst Station | 277 m | |
Princes Park | 372 m | |
Wigan - Morrison's Supermarket | 4.33 km | |
Gathurst Rail Station | 315 m | |
Gathurst Rail Station | 328 m | |
Gathurst Rail Station | 353 m | |
Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 27.2 km | |
Terminal Two Access | 35.04 km | |
Terminal Two Access | 35.1 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WN6 8FP - Data from Dec 2021
Martland's Wood | 206 m | |
Greaves Wood | 404 m | |
Otters Croft Wood | 507 m | |
Gathurst Wood | 579 m | |
Crooke Wood | 660 m | |
Ridges Wood | 865 m | |
Porter's Wood | 908 m | |
Lawns Wood | 993 m | |
Green Alley Wood | 1.25 km | |
Birley Wood | 1.45 km | |
Follient Wood | 1.47 km | |
Dean Wood | 1.53 km | |
Elnup Wood | 1.57 km | |
Calico Wood | 1.6 km | |
Coppice Bank Wood | 1.65 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for WN6 8FP - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
---|---|---|---|
Download | 120 Mbps | 318 Mbps | 1000 Mbps |
Upload | 25 Mbps | 42.6 Mbps | 115 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
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0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 9 | 0 |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
30-300 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 107 | 22 |
300+ Mbps | 100% | 100% | 1000 | 115 |
Energy usage data for WN6 8FP - Data from 2020
Country | England |
County | Greater Manchester |
Latitude | 53.56244900 |
Longitude | -2.69414100 |
OS Easting | 354120 |
OS Northing | 0407539 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
Greater Manchester |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Wigan |
Electoral Ward | Shevington with Lower Ground |
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 |
International Territorial Level Code | E08000010 |
Travel To Work Area | Warrington and Wigan |
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 |
Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Suburbanites Group: Suburban achievers Subgroup: Detached retirement living |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban city and town |
Built-Up Area | Shevington Vale/Shevington BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Shevington BUASD |
Workplace Zone | E33005994 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Wigan 003 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Wigan 003D |
Output Area / Small Area | 6A3 |