Postcode WN8 6JE (West Lancashire)

Map showing WN8 6JE and nearby postcodes

The postcode WN8 6JE is located in West Lancashire, in the county of Lancashire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WN8 6JE is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WN8 6JE is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.2 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 6JE as Constrained city dwellers > White communities > Challenged transitionaries.

The closest road name to WN8 6JE is Inglewhite which is centered 73 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Inglewhite and is 95 m away. The closest railway station is Parbold Rail Station, 3.89 km away.

The closest primary school to WN8 6JE (for ages 11 and under) is Cobbs Brow School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on July 10, 2014.

The local pub for residents of WN8 6JE is The Junction and is 4.25 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 5.58 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on August 1, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 59.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 42.9% 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 1.7 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 6JE is covered by the Lancashire police force association and Central Lancashire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WN8 6JE and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WN8 6JE, and the approximate distance away.

Inglewhite 73 m
Inskip Court 86 m
Inskip 126 m
Ivybridge 167 m
Northway 210 m
Ivydale 225 m
Inchfield 250 m
Fawcett 256 m
Irwell 299 m
Fairburn 305 m
Houghtons Road 368 m
Birch Green Road 522 m
Beacon Lane 1.59 km
A570 4.85 km
A577 8.35 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode WN8 6JE

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 WN8 6JE - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Cobbs Brow School Outstanding
(July 10, 2014)
556 m
Woodlands Community Primary School Good
(November 18, 2016)
711 m
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Good
(July 13, 2021)
917 m
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Good
(March 14, 2017)
953 m
Crow Orchard Primary School Good
(December 13, 2017)
1.01 km
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Good
(May 3, 2017)
1.04 km
Delph Side Community Primary School Good
(January 9, 2020)
1.05 km
Lathom High School : A Technology College Requires improvement
(December 5, 2018)
1.09 km
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College Requires improvement
(January 15, 2020)
1.18 km
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School Good
(January 10, 2020)
1.22 km
Elm Tree Community Primary School Outstanding
(September 27, 2017)
1.48 km
Hillside Community Primary School Outstanding
(March 9, 2017)
1.53 km
Maharishi Free School Good
(November 9, 2017)
1.54 km
Learn 4 Life School Inadequate
(July 8, 2021)
1.64 km
West Lancashire Community High School Good
(December 4, 2018)
1.67 km
Kingsbury Primary Special School Outstanding
(March 28, 2017)
1.67 km
Brookfield Park Primary School Good
(January 23, 2018)
1.67 km
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Good
(May 21, 2019)
1.97 km
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Good
(March 28, 2017)
1.98 km
Little Digmoor Primary School Good
(December 5, 2019)
2.02 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WN8 6JE - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Slimming World - Lisa Copeland Retailers - other Exempt
March 4, 2022
4.13 km
The Junction Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
April 29, 2019
4.25 km
Bromilow's General Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 17, 2018
4.36 km
Rainford Junction Quality Fresh Fruit & Veg Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 22, 2020
4.36 km
Holdi Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 14, 2018
4.61 km
Rainford High Technology College School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 7, 2020
5.3 km
Brook Lodge Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 4, 2019
5.42 km
Corpus Christi Rc Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 4, 2019
5.53 km
Rainford Charcoal Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
August 1, 2019
5.58 km
The Tartan Tea Room Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
February 24, 2022
5.58 km
Slimming World - James Anthony Holden Retailers - other Exempt
5.6 km
Rainford Labour Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 11, 2020
5.63 km
Pick N Mixers Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
5.71 km
Victoria Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 3
Satisfactory
August 10, 2021
5.78 km
Cook and Johnson Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 17, 2021
5.88 km
Rainford News and Wine Retailers - other 4
Good
January 6, 2022
5.88 km
Little Explorers - Rainford Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 25, 2021
5.9 km
The Rainford Deli Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 14, 2019
5.91 km
Village Chippy Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
April 30, 2019
5.91 km
Rainford C of E Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
5.94 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WN8 6JE - Data from Apr 2022

Inglewhite Bus Stop/Station 95 m
Ivybridge Bus Stop/Station 143 m
Irwell Bus Stop/Station 224 m
ASDA Bus Stop/Station 249 m
Northway ASDA Bus Stop/Station 274 m
Parbold Rail Station Rail 3.89 km
Parbold Rail Station Rail 3.91 km
Upholland Rail Station Rail 3.93 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 24.81 km
Terminal Two Access Air 39.18 km
Terminal Two Access Air 39.23 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WN8 6JE - Data from Dec 2021

Skelmersdale Hall Clough Valley 382 m
Westheads Clough Valley 838 m
Delf Clough Valley 1.04 km
Elmers Clough Valley 1.06 km
Cobb's Clough Valley 1.15 km
Elmers Green Common Urban Greenspace 1.23 km
Cobb's Brow Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.37 km
Edward Henry Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.71 km
Ashhurst's Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.87 km
Beacon Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.07 km
Carr Lane Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.23 km
Spa Roughs Woodland Or Forest 2.43 km
Dungeon Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.63 km
Stanley's Firs Woodland Or Forest 2.66 km
Rams Close Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.78 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WN8 6JE - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 58.3 Mbps 59.8 Mbps 159.92 Mbps
Upload 17.3 Mbps 15.3 Mbps 30.04 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 57.1% 63.9 16.4
300+ Mbps 42.9% - -

Gas Consumption

51 meters consuming 562,590 kWh - mean 11,031 kWh : median 11,503 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

56 meters consuming 202,578 kWh - mean 3,617 kWh : median 2,957 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WN8 6JE - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Lancashire
Latitude 53.55592800
Longitude -2.77810000
OS Easting 348551
OS Northing 0406871
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
4491
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Lancashire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
West Lancashire
County Electorial Division Skelmersdale Central ED
Electoral Ward Birch Green
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

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000127
Travel To Work Area Liverpool

NHS

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

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Constrained city dwellers
Group: White communities
Subgroup: Challenged transitionaries
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Wigan BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Skelmersdale BUASD
Workplace Zone E33008781
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
West Lancashire 010
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
West Lancashire 010C
Output Area / Small Area 7C1