Postcode WN7 1RE (Wigan)

Map showing WN7 1RE and nearby postcodes

The postcode WN7 1RE is located in Wigan, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WN7 1RE is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WN7 1RE is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.4 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 WN7 1RE as Constrained city dwellers > Challenged diversity > Hampered aspiration.

The closest road name to WN7 1RE is Prescott Street which is centered 53 m away.

The nearest bus stop is The Avenue and is 157 m away. The closest railway station is Hag Fold Rail Station, 4.1 km away.

The closest primary school to WN7 1RE (for ages 11 and under) is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 14, 2017.

The local pub for residents of WN7 1RE is Stocks Tavern and is 7.99 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Satisfactory on April 25, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Oh So British Shed and is 7.39 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on June 8, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 86.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.9 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 1.2 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 WN7 1RE 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 WN7 1RE and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WN7 1RE, and the approximate distance away.

Prescott Street 53 m
Windermere Road 113 m
Grasmere Street 118 m
Abbey Street 165 m
Glebe Street 200 m
Gordon Street 202 m
Chadwick Street 203 m
Evans Street 210 m
Selwyn Street 211 m
Peel Street 220 m
Vicarage Square 226 m
Platt Street 233 m
Walmesley Road 235 m
Eyet Street 239 m
Irvine Street 239 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WN7 1RE

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 WN7 1RE - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh Good
(November 14, 2017)
55 m
Leigh Central Primary School Good
(February 14, 2017)
125 m
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School Good
(July 11, 2019)
219 m
Leigh CofE Primary School 282 m
Leigh St John's CofE Primary Outstanding
(June 5, 2019)
473 m
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington Good
(February 12, 2020)
918 m
The Holden School Good
(February 6, 2020)
921 m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh Good
(January 12, 2022)
1.06 km
Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School Good
(December 5, 2019)
1.32 km
Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(October 14, 2021)
1.36 km
Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School Good
(May 4, 2017)
1.36 km
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School Good
(October 30, 2019)
1.51 km
Newton Westpark Primary School Good
(January 9, 2018)
1.54 km
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh Good
(November 20, 2019)
1.57 km
The Westleigh School 1.67 km
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School 2 km
Bedford High School Good
(May 9, 2018)
2.16 km
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge Outstanding
(April 28, 2009)
2.35 km
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Good
(February 5, 2019)
2.43 km
Bickershaw CofE Primary School Good
(February 27, 2020)
2.83 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WN7 1RE - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Haydock Park Golf Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 25, 2021
7.17 km
Newbank Garden Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
February 11, 2020
7.31 km
Haydock Park Racecourse Other catering premises 3
Satisfactory
July 1, 2021
7.39 km
Oh So British Shed Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 8, 2019
7.39 km
TRU ABI (Haydock Lodge) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 15, 2021
7.83 km
The Kirkfield Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 2
Needs Improvement
September 30, 2021
7.98 km
Holiday Inn Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
April 30, 2018
7.99 km
Dragon & Phoenix Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
May 29, 2018
7.99 km
Stocks Tavern Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
April 25, 2018
7.99 km
Shop & Drive Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 11, 2021
8.08 km
St Peter's C Of E School School/college/university 5
Very Good
June 11, 2019
8.09 km
The Foxes Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 6, 2021
8.09 km
Bargain Booze Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 9, 2020
8.11 km
Chouxchouxbedoo Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 4, 2019
8.11 km
Mamma J's Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 14, 2021
8.11 km
Shakey J's Retailers - other 2
Needs Improvement
January 23, 2019
8.11 km
Subway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 28, 2018
8.11 km
The Pied Bull Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 3, 2021
8.11 km
Hope Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 2, 2019
8.12 km
Willowbees Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 23, 2020
8.12 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WN7 1RE - Data from Apr 2022

The Avenue Bus Stop/Station 157 m
Leigh Road Bus Stop/Station 186 m
Leigh Road Bus Stop/Station 197 m
Chadwick Street Bus Stop/Station 221 m
The Avenue Bus Stop/Station 239 m
Hag Fold Rail Station Rail 4.1 km
Hag Fold Rail Station Rail 4.13 km
Atherton Rail Station Rail 4.24 km
Terminal Two Access Air 21.78 km
Terminal Two Access Air 21.84 km
Terminal One Access Air 22.4 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WN7 1RE - Data from Dec 2021

Taylor's Hole Inland Water 1.41 km
Fir Tree Flash Inland Water 1.64 km
Bedford Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.71 km
Atherton Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.75 km
The Flash Inland Water 2.38 km
Aspull Common Woodland Or Forest 2.4 km
Ackers Whitley's Basin Inland Water 2.41 km
Crank Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.35 km
Byrom wood Woodland Or Forest 3.91 km
Maypole Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.97 km
Wellfield Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.14 km
Hitchfield Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.19 km
Windy Bank Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.24 km
Old Woods Woodland Or Forest 4.37 km
New Park Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.58 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WN7 1RE - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 54.8 Mbps 86.6 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 13.9 Mbps 36 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% 23 4.7
30-300 Mbps 0% 81.8 14.5
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

23 meters consuming 180,775 kWh - mean 7,860 kWh : median 7,253 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

25 meters consuming 59,857 kWh - mean 2,394 kWh : median 2,458 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WN7 1RE - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Greater Manchester
Latitude 53.50025000
Longitude -2.52069100
OS Easting 365558
OS Northing 0400521
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
1408
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Greater Manchester

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Leigh
Electoral Ward Leigh 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: Constrained city dwellers
Group: Challenged diversity
Subgroup: Hampered aspiration
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater Manchester BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Atherton BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006111
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wigan 030
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wigan 030C
Output Area / Small Area 7A2