The postcode WN8 6EF is located in West Lancashire, in the county of Lancashire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WN8 6EF is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
WN8 6EF is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.7 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 WN8 6EF as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-Pressed European Settlers.
The closest road name to WN8 6EF is Eskbank which is centered 22 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Tanhouse Road and is 146 m away. The closest railway station is Upholland Rail Station, 2.73 km away.
The closest primary school to WN8 6EF (for ages 11 and under) is Delph Side Community Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 9, 2020.
The local pub for residents of WN8 6EF is The Junction and is 3.42 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on April 29, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Rainford Charcoal Grill and is 4.74 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on August 1, 2019.
Residents reported an average download speed of 65 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 18.7% 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 1.8 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for WN8 6EF is covered by the Lancashire police force association and Central Lancashire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to WN8 6EF and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to WN8 6EF, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode WN8 6EF
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 WN8 6EF - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Delph Side Community Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (January 9, 2020) | 206 m |
Learn 4 Life School | Special school | 11-16 | Inadequate (July 8, 2021) | 423 m |
Hillside Community Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Outstanding (March 9, 2017) | 547 m |
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (March 14, 2017) | 679 m |
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (May 21, 2019) | 763 m |
Little Digmoor Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (December 5, 2019) | 928 m |
Elm Tree Community Primary School | Special school | 5-11 | Outstanding (September 27, 2017) | 967 m |
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (January 23, 2018) | 1.08 km |
Woodlands Community Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (November 18, 2016) | 1.13 km |
Holland Moor Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (February 12, 2020) | 1.29 km |
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (July 13, 2021) | 1.34 km |
Moorside Community Primary Academy School | Academy | 2-11 | Good (March 4, 2020) | 1.48 km |
Hope High School | Special school | 11-16 | Good (December 18, 2019) | 1.63 km |
Cobbs Brow School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Outstanding (July 10, 2014) | 1.77 km |
Crow Orchard Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (December 13, 2017) | 1.81 km |
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (January 10, 2020) | 1.84 km |
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (May 3, 2017) | 2.04 km |
Lathom High School : A Technology College | Maintained school | 11-16 | Requires improvement (December 5, 2018) | 2.24 km |
West Lancashire Community High School | Special school | 11-19 | Good (December 4, 2018) | 2.3 km |
Kingsbury Primary Special School | Special school | 2-11 | Outstanding (March 28, 2017) | 2.3 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WN8 6EF - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Slimming World - Lisa Copeland | Exempt March 4, 2022 | 3.36 km | |
The Junction | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 29, 2019 | 3.42 km | |
Bromilow's General Store | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 17, 2018 | 3.52 km | |
Rainford Junction Quality Fresh Fruit & Veg | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 22, 2020 | 3.52 km | |
Holdi Restaurant | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 14, 2018 | 3.98 km | |
Rainford High Technology College | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 7, 2020 | 4.36 km | |
Brook Lodge Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 4, 2019 | 4.49 km | |
Corpus Christi Rc Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 4, 2019 | 4.64 km | |
Slimming World - James Anthony Holden | Exempt | 4.64 km | |
Rainford Charcoal Grill | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory August 1, 2019 | 4.74 km | |
The Tartan Tea Room | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory February 24, 2022 | 4.74 km | |
The Barn @ Fir Tree Farm | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Needs Major Improvement November 1, 2021 | 4.75 km | |
Rainford Labour Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 11, 2020 | 4.79 km | |
Houghwood Golf Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 30, 2019 | 4.81 km | |
Mrs B's Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 10, 2017 | 4.87 km | |
The Colliers Arms | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good October 22, 2019 | 4.87 km | |
Victoria Care Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory August 10, 2021 | 4.88 km | |
Pick N Mixers | Awaiting Inspection | 4.9 km | |
Little Explorers - Rainford | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 25, 2021 | 4.94 km | |
Rainford C of E Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 21, 2022 | 4.98 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WN8 6EF - Data from Apr 2022
Tanhouse Road | 146 m | |
Tawd Road | 171 m | |
Southway | 365 m | |
Elmstead | 408 m | |
Southway | 413 m | |
Upholland Rail Station | 2.73 km | |
Upholland Rail Station | 2.74 km | |
Rainford Rail Station | 3.51 km | |
Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 23.92 km | |
Terminal Two Access | 38.1 km | |
Terminal Two Access | 38.16 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WN8 6EF - Data from Dec 2021
Delf Clough | Valley | 312 m |
Elmers Clough | Valley | 778 m |
Skelmersdale Hall Clough | Valley | 876 m |
Elmers Green Common | 948 m | |
Westheads Clough | Valley | 1.02 km |
Carr Lane Wood | 1.36 km | |
Edward Henry Plantation | 1.96 km | |
Balcony Wood | 2.27 km | |
Ashhurst's Hill | 2.31 km | |
Cobb's Clough | Valley | 2.34 km |
Rough Park Wood | 2.4 km | |
Cobb's Brow Wood | 2.59 km | |
Beacon Covert | 2.63 km | |
Colliery Plantation | 2.94 km | |
The Dingle | Valley | 3.13 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for WN8 6EF - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
---|---|---|---|
Download | 59.8 Mbps | 65 Mbps | 159.99 Mbps |
Upload | 19.5 Mbps | 17 Mbps | 30.02 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
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0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 8.3 | 1 |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 21.3 | 6 |
30-300 Mbps | 81.3% | 100% | 69.8 | 18.3 |
300+ Mbps | 18.7% | 18.7% | - | - |
Energy usage data for WN8 6EF - Data from 2020
Country | England |
County | Lancashire |
Latitude | 53.54644200 |
Longitude | -2.76882600 |
OS Easting | 349154 |
OS Northing | 0405809 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
Lancashire |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
West Lancashire |
County Electorial Division | Skelmersdale Central ED |
Electoral Ward | Digmoor |
Local Authority District | West Lancashire |
Region / Government Office Region | North West |
European Electoral Region | North West |
Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Lancashire Secondary: |
Local Learning and Skills Council | Lancashire |
International Territorial Level Code | E07000127 |
Travel To Work Area | Liverpool |
NHS England Region | North West |
Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Central Lancashire |
Cancer Alliance | Lancashire and South Cumbria |
Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
North West |
Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria |
Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS West Lancashire CCG |
Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Hard-pressed living Group: Migration and churn Subgroup: Hard-Pressed European Settlers |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation |
Built-Up Area | Wigan BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Skelmersdale BUASD |
Workplace Zone | E33008791 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
West Lancashire 013 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
West Lancashire 013A |
Output Area / Small Area | 8D3 |