The postcode WN8 6ES is located in West Lancashire, in the county of Lancashire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WN8 6ES is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
WN8 6ES is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.6 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 6ES as Hard-pressed living > Challenged terraced workers > Deprived blue-collar terraces.
The closest road name to WN8 6ES is Yewdale which is centered 148 m away.
The nearest bus stop is ASDA and is 486 m away. The closest railway station is Rainford Rail Station, 3.83 km away.
The closest primary school to WN8 6ES (for ages 11 and under) is St Edmund's Catholic Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on July 13, 2021.
The local pub for residents of WN8 6ES is The Junction and is 3.7 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 5.04 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on August 1, 2019.
Residents reported an average download speed of 41.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 8.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.9 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for WN8 6ES 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 6ES and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to WN8 6ES, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode WN8 6ES
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 6ES - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (July 13, 2021) | 321 m |
Crow Orchard Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (December 13, 2017) | 677 m |
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (January 10, 2020) | 753 m |
Delph Side Community Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (January 9, 2020) | 930 m |
Cobbs Brow School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Outstanding (July 10, 2014) | 1.04 km |
Lathom High School : A Technology College | Maintained school | 11-16 | Requires improvement (December 5, 2018) | 1.21 km |
Woodlands Community Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (November 18, 2016) | 1.22 km |
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (March 14, 2017) | 1.23 km |
West Lancashire Community High School | Special school | 11-19 | Good (December 4, 2018) | 1.24 km |
Kingsbury Primary Special School | Special school | 2-11 | Outstanding (March 28, 2017) | 1.24 km |
Brookfield Park Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (January 23, 2018) | 1.24 km |
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College | Maintained school | 11-16 | Requires improvement (January 15, 2020) | 1.36 km |
Learn 4 Life School | Special school | 11-16 | Inadequate (July 8, 2021) | 1.54 km |
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | Maintained school | 3-11 | Outstanding (June 26, 2013) | 1.55 km |
Hillside Community Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Outstanding (March 9, 2017) | 1.61 km |
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (May 3, 2017) | 1.64 km |
Little Digmoor Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (December 5, 2019) | 1.7 km |
Elm Tree Community Primary School | Special school | 5-11 | Outstanding (September 27, 2017) | 1.77 km |
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (May 21, 2019) | 1.89 km |
Maharishi Free School | Academy | 4-16 | Good (November 9, 2017) | 1.94 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WN8 6ES - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Slimming World - Lisa Copeland | Exempt March 4, 2022 | 3.57 km | |
The Junction | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 29, 2019 | 3.7 km | |
Bromilow's General Store | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 17, 2018 | 3.83 km | |
Rainford Junction Quality Fresh Fruit & Veg | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 22, 2020 | 3.83 km | |
Holdi Restaurant | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 14, 2018 | 4.02 km | |
Rainford High Technology College | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 7, 2020 | 4.8 km | |
Brook Lodge Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 4, 2019 | 4.9 km | |
Corpus Christi Rc Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 4, 2019 | 5 km | |
Rainford Charcoal Grill | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory August 1, 2019 | 5.04 km | |
The Tartan Tea Room | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory February 24, 2022 | 5.04 km | |
Rainford Labour Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 11, 2020 | 5.08 km | |
Slimming World - James Anthony Holden | Exempt | 5.09 km | |
Pick N Mixers | Awaiting Inspection | 5.16 km | |
Victoria Care Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory August 10, 2021 | 5.25 km | |
Cook and Johnson Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 17, 2021 | 5.35 km | |
Rainford News and Wine | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good January 6, 2022 | 5.35 km | |
The Rainford Deli | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 14, 2019 | 5.38 km | |
Village Chippy | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory April 30, 2019 | 5.38 km | |
Little Explorers - Rainford | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 25, 2021 | 5.4 km | |
Rainford C of E Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 21, 2022 | 5.43 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WN8 6ES - Data from Apr 2022
ASDA | 486 m | |
Apsen Way | 510 m | |
Aspen Way | 524 m | |
Mill Lane | 527 m | |
Northway ASDA | 555 m | |
Rainford Rail Station | 3.83 km | |
Upholland Rail Station | 3.83 km | |
Upholland Rail Station | 3.84 km | |
Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 24.26 km | |
Terminal Two Access | 39.24 km | |
Terminal Two Access | 39.29 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WN8 6ES - Data from Dec 2021
Skelmersdale Hall Clough | Valley | 716 m |
Delf Clough | Valley | 1.12 km |
Westheads Clough | Valley | 1.28 km |
Elmers Clough | Valley | 1.36 km |
Elmers Green Common | 1.58 km | |
Cobb's Clough | Valley | 1.61 km |
Cobb's Brow Wood | 1.66 km | |
Edward Henry Plantation | 2.27 km | |
Colliery Plantation | 2.31 km | |
Carr Lane Wood | 2.41 km | |
Stanley's Firs | 2.42 km | |
Ashhurst's Hill | 2.46 km | |
Spa Roughs | 2.6 km | |
Beacon Covert | 2.68 km | |
Goose Island Pond | 2.87 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for WN8 6ES - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
---|---|---|---|
Download | 39.9 Mbps | 41.7 Mbps | 69.83 Mbps |
Upload | 9.4 Mbps | 8.8 Mbps | 14.81 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
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0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 3 | 1 |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 20 | 5.3 |
30-300 Mbps | 100% | 100% | 50.1 | 10.3 |
300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Energy usage data for WN8 6ES - Data from 2020
Country | England |
County | Lancashire |
Latitude | 53.55151400 |
Longitude | -2.78371000 |
OS Easting | 348174 |
OS Northing | 0406384 |
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 | Skelmersdale North |
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: Challenged terraced workers Subgroup: Deprived blue-collar terraces |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation |
Built-Up Area | Wigan BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Skelmersdale BUASD |
Workplace Zone | E33008779 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
West Lancashire 010 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
West Lancashire 010F |
Output Area / Small Area | 8B1 |