The postcode WN6 8JN is located in Wigan, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WN6 8JN is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
WN6 8JN is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.1 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 8JN as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > White professionals.
The closest road name to WN6 8JN is Navigation Bank which is centered 144 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Scot Lane and is 150 m away. The closest railway station is Gathurst Rail Station, 1.86 km away.
The closest primary school to WN6 8JN (for ages 11 and under) is Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on September 12, 2019. 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 8JN is Houghwood Golf Ltd and is 7.02 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 30, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Oh So British Shed and is 9.03 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on June 8, 2019.
Residents reported an average download speed of 67 Mbps and an average upload speed of 8.3 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 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for WN6 8JN 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 8JN and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to WN6 8JN, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode WN6 8JN
Introduction | January 1980 |
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 8JN - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (September 12, 2019) | 251 m |
St John Fisher Catholic High School | Maintained school | 11-16 | Good (November 11, 2021) | 809 m |
Beech Hill Community Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (March 28, 2017) | 1.02 km |
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (February 14, 2018) | 1.02 km |
Marsh Green Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (September 12, 2017) | 1.19 km |
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (September 20, 2017) | 1.25 km |
Westfield Community School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Outstanding (May 10, 2013) | 1.87 km |
Millbrook Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (March 8, 2017) | 2.02 km |
Progress Schools Wigan | Independent school | 11-16 | Good (September 13, 2018) | 2.08 km |
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (December 6, 2016) | 2.11 km |
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (September 29, 2016) | 2.2 km |
St Mark's CofE Primary School | Academy | 2-11 | Requires improvement (September 15, 2021) | 2.23 km |
St John Rigby RC Sixth Form College | College | 16-19 | Outstanding (February 17, 2017) | 2.25 km |
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (November 27, 2018) | 2.28 km |
Woodfield Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (October 22, 2014) | 2.38 km |
Dean Trust Wigan | Academy | 11-16 | Serious Weaknesses (February 13, 2020) | 2.38 km |
Wigan and Leigh College | College | 16-99 | Good (November 11, 2016) | 2.41 km |
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy | Academy | 4-11 | 2.59 km | |
Shevington High School | Maintained school | 11-16 | Good (January 11, 2017) | 2.65 km |
Mab's Cross Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (December 19, 2018) | 2.66 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WN6 8JN - 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 | 7.02 km | |
Mrs B's Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 10, 2017 | 8 km | |
The Colliers Arms | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good October 22, 2019 | 8 km | |
The Barn @ Fir Tree Farm | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Needs Major Improvement November 1, 2021 | 8 km | |
Dine Contract Catering | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 14, 2022 | 8.95 km | |
Pickles Deli & Sandwich Bar | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 18, 2018 | 9.01 km | |
Willow Park Day Nursery | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 22, 2021 | 9.01 km | |
Haydock Park Racecourse | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory July 1, 2021 | 9.03 km | |
Oh So British Shed | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 8, 2019 | 9.03 km | |
Elior UK | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 21, 2018 | 9.18 km | |
The Red Cat | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory June 10, 2021 | 9.2 km | |
Crank Nursery | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 6, 2021 | 9.23 km | |
Holiday Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 30, 2018 | 9.26 km | |
Feed Your Soul | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 8, 2021 | 9.33 km | |
Margaret House (Tru Ltd) | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 3, 2019 | 9.33 km | |
Debs Kitchen Creations | Exempt September 5, 2019 | 9.36 km | |
The Junction | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 29, 2019 | 9.4 km | |
Baxter Storey @ Amazon MAN8 | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 25, 2022 | 9.41 km | |
Kellogg's | Exempt September 13, 2021 | 9.41 km | |
Kellogg's (staff canteen) | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 5, 2021 | 9.41 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WN6 8JN - Data from Apr 2022
Scot Lane | 150 m | |
St Anne's CE Primary School | 177 m | |
Scot Lane | 233 m | |
Giants Hall Road | 238 m | |
Woodrush Road | 369 m | |
Wigan - Morrison's Supermarket | 2.44 km | |
Gathurst Rail Station | 1.86 km | |
Gathurst Rail Station | 1.88 km | |
Gathurst Rail Station | 1.98 km | |
Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 27.63 km | |
Terminal Two Access | 33.31 km | |
Terminal Two Access | 33.36 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WN6 8JN - Data from Dec 2021
Follient Wood | 808 m | |
Frodsham's Wood | 1.08 km | |
Lawns Wood | 1.26 km | |
New Plantation | 1.26 km | |
Crooke Wood | 1.3 km | |
Birley Wood | 1.38 km | |
Porter's Wood | 1.39 km | |
Otters Croft Wood | 1.45 km | |
Ridges Wood | 1.58 km | |
Greaves Wood | 1.89 km | |
Elnup Wood | 1.89 km | |
Hot House Wood | 2.06 km | |
Gathurst Wood | 2.09 km | |
Martland's Wood | 2.13 km | |
Whitley Reservoir | 2.18 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for WN6 8JN - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
---|---|---|---|
Download | 78.1 Mbps | 67 Mbps | 107 Mbps |
Upload | 10 Mbps | 8.3 Mbps | 19.53 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
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0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 4 | 0.5 |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
30-300 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 81 | 10 |
300+ Mbps | 100% | 100% | - | - |
Energy usage data for WN6 8JN - Data from 2020
Country | England |
County | Greater Manchester |
Latitude | 53.55877400 |
Longitude | -2.66557900 |
OS Easting | 356008 |
OS Northing | 0407112 |
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: Urbanites Group: Urban professionals and families Subgroup: White professionals |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation |
Built-Up Area | Wigan BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Wigan BUASD |
Workplace Zone | E33005991 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Wigan 003 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Wigan 003A |
Output Area / Small Area | 5A1 |