The postcode WN8 6HL is located in West Lancashire, in the county of Lancashire. It was introduced in December 2019 and is an active postcode. WN8 6HL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
WN8 6HL is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.9 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 6HL as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Comfortable suburbia.
The closest road name to WN8 6HL is Ulverston Drive which is centered 12 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Cobbs Brow Lane and is 149 m away. The closest railway station is Parbold Rail Station, 2.51 km away.
The closest primary school to WN8 6HL (for ages 11 and under) is St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 3, 2017.
The local pub for residents of WN8 6HL is The Junction and is 5.65 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 6.98 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on August 1, 2019.
Residents reported an average download speed of 231.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 20.7 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.
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 WN8 6HL 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 6HL and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to WN8 6HL, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode WN8 6HL
Introduction | December 2019 |
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 6HL - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Maharishi Free School | Academy | 4-16 | Good (November 9, 2017) | 364 m |
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (May 3, 2017) | 733 m |
Cobbs Brow School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Outstanding (July 10, 2014) | 920 m |
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College | Maintained school | 11-16 | Requires improvement (January 15, 2020) | 1.01 km |
Lathom High School : A Technology College | Maintained school | 11-16 | Requires improvement (December 5, 2018) | 1.12 km |
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (March 28, 2017) | 1.13 km |
Woodlands Community Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (November 18, 2016) | 1.64 km |
Crow Orchard Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (December 13, 2017) | 1.84 km |
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (January 10, 2020) | 2.13 km |
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (March 14, 2017) | 2.14 km |
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (July 13, 2021) | 2.14 km |
Newburgh Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (May 25, 2011) | 2.17 km |
West Lancashire Community High School | Special school | 11-19 | Good (December 4, 2018) | 2.37 km |
Kingsbury Primary Special School | Special school | 2-11 | Outstanding (March 28, 2017) | 2.37 km |
Brookfield Park Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (January 23, 2018) | 2.37 km |
Delph Side Community Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (January 9, 2020) | 2.48 km |
Elm Tree Community Primary School | Special school | 5-11 | Outstanding (September 27, 2017) | 2.5 km |
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (January 10, 2013) | 2.7 km |
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | Maintained school | 3-11 | Outstanding (June 26, 2013) | 2.75 km |
Hillside Community Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Outstanding (March 9, 2017) | 2.8 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WN8 6HL - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Slimming World - Lisa Copeland | Exempt March 4, 2022 | 5.51 km | |
The Junction | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 29, 2019 | 5.65 km | |
Bromilow's General Store | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 17, 2018 | 5.77 km | |
Rainford Junction Quality Fresh Fruit & Veg | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 22, 2020 | 5.77 km | |
Holdi Restaurant | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 14, 2018 | 5.92 km | |
Rainford High Technology College | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 7, 2020 | 6.74 km | |
Brook Lodge Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 4, 2019 | 6.84 km | |
Corpus Christi Rc Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 4, 2019 | 6.94 km | |
Rainford Charcoal Grill | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory August 1, 2019 | 6.98 km | |
The Tartan Tea Room | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory February 24, 2022 | 6.98 km | |
Rainford Labour Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 11, 2020 | 7.03 km | |
Slimming World - James Anthony Holden | Exempt | 7.03 km | |
Pick N Mixers | Awaiting Inspection | 7.1 km | |
Victoria Care Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory August 10, 2021 | 7.19 km | |
Cook and Johnson Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 17, 2021 | 7.3 km | |
Rainford News and Wine | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good January 6, 2022 | 7.3 km | |
The Rainford Deli | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 14, 2019 | 7.33 km | |
Village Chippy | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory April 30, 2019 | 7.33 km | |
Little Explorers - Rainford | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 25, 2021 | 7.34 km | |
Rainford C of E Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 21, 2022 | 7.37 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WN8 6HL - Data from Apr 2022
Cobbs Brow Lane | 149 m | |
Briars Green | 439 m | |
Ashurst Gardens | 443 m | |
Merewood | 549 m | |
Northfield | 551 m | |
Parbold Rail Station | 2.51 km | |
Parbold Rail Station | 2.53 km | |
Hoscar Rail Station | 3.57 km | |
Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 26.2 km | |
Terminal Two Access | 40.12 km | |
Terminal Two Access | 40.18 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WN8 6HL - Data from Dec 2021
Cobb's Clough | Valley | 343 m |
Cobb's Brow Wood | 704 m | |
Dungeon Wood | 1.48 km | |
Spa Roughs | 1.53 km | |
Beacon Covert | 1.69 km | |
Five Acre Wood | 1.71 km | |
Skelmersdale Hall Clough | Valley | 1.75 km |
Ashhurst's Hill | 1.76 km | |
Westheads Clough | Valley | 1.82 km |
Delf Wood | 1.88 km | |
Rams Close Wood | 1.89 km | |
Black Plantation | 1.91 km | |
Edward Henry Plantation | 1.95 km | |
Box Plantation | 1.99 km | |
Goose Island | 2.13 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for WN8 6HL - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
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Download | 107 Mbps | 231.9 Mbps | 1096 Mbps |
Upload | 10 Mbps | 20.7 Mbps | 50 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
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0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
30-300 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 121.7 | 14.4 |
300+ Mbps | 100% | 100% | 673 | 46 |
Energy usage data for WN8 6HL - Data from 2020
Country | England |
County | Lancashire |
Latitude | 53.56894200 |
Longitude | -2.78090600 |
OS Easting | 348381 |
OS Northing | 0408319 |
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 West ED |
Electoral Ward | Ashurst |
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: Suburbanites Group: Suburban achievers Subgroup: Comfortable suburbia |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation |
Built-Up Area | Wigan BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Skelmersdale BUASD |
Workplace Zone | E33008775 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
West Lancashire 009 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
West Lancashire 009A |
Output Area / Small Area | 6A2 |