Postcode WN8 6RN (West Lancashire)

Map showing WN8 6RN and nearby postcodes

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

WN8 6RN is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.5 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 6RN as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to WN8 6RN is Fawcett which is centered 54 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Irwell and is 171 m away. The closest railway station is Parbold Rail Station, 3.63 km away.

The closest primary school to WN8 6RN (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 6RN is The Junction and is 4.53 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 5.87 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on August 1, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 63.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 8.6% 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 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WN8 6RN 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 6RN and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Fawcett 54 m
Fairburn 120 m
Houghtons Road 167 m
Ivybridge 184 m
Feltons 214 m
Inskip Court 223 m
Leeswood 238 m
Fairhaven 281 m
Irwell 320 m
Inskip 330 m
Felstead 366 m
Birch Green Road 376 m
Ledburn 376 m
Inglewhite 378 m
Northway 406 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WN8 6RN

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 6RN - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Cobbs Brow School Outstanding
(July 10, 2014)
452 m
Woodlands Community Primary School Good
(November 18, 2016)
557 m
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Good
(May 3, 2017)
750 m
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Good
(March 14, 2017)
952 m
Lathom High School : A Technology College Requires improvement
(December 5, 2018)
1.14 km
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College Requires improvement
(January 15, 2020)
1.2 km
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Good
(July 13, 2021)
1.22 km
Delph Side Community Primary School Good
(January 9, 2020)
1.23 km
Crow Orchard Primary School Good
(December 13, 2017)
1.26 km
Maharishi Free School Good
(November 9, 2017)
1.39 km
Elm Tree Community Primary School Outstanding
(September 27, 2017)
1.42 km
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School Good
(January 10, 2020)
1.48 km
Hillside Community Primary School Outstanding
(March 9, 2017)
1.59 km
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Good
(March 28, 2017)
1.67 km
Learn 4 Life School Inadequate
(July 8, 2021)
1.78 km
West Lancashire Community High School Good
(December 4, 2018)
1.92 km
Kingsbury Primary Special School Outstanding
(March 28, 2017)
1.92 km
Brookfield Park Primary School Good
(January 23, 2018)
1.92 km
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Good
(May 21, 2019)
2.08 km
Little Digmoor Primary School Good
(December 5, 2019)
2.24 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Slimming World - Lisa Copeland Retailers - other Exempt
March 4, 2022
4.41 km
The Junction Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
April 29, 2019
4.53 km
Bromilow's General Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 17, 2018
4.64 km
Rainford Junction Quality Fresh Fruit & Veg Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 22, 2020
4.64 km
Holdi Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 14, 2018
4.91 km
Rainford High Technology College School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 7, 2020
5.57 km
Brook Lodge Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 4, 2019
5.68 km
Corpus Christi Rc Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 4, 2019
5.8 km
Slimming World - James Anthony Holden Retailers - other Exempt
5.86 km
Rainford Charcoal Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
August 1, 2019
5.87 km
The Tartan Tea Room Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
February 24, 2022
5.87 km
Rainford Labour Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 11, 2020
5.91 km
Pick N Mixers Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
6 km
Victoria Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 3
Satisfactory
August 10, 2021
6.05 km
The Barn @ Fir Tree Farm Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1
Needs Major Improvement
November 1, 2021
6.13 km
Cook and Johnson Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 17, 2021
6.15 km
Rainford News and Wine Retailers - other 4
Good
January 6, 2022
6.15 km
Houghwood Golf Ltd Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 30, 2019
6.16 km
Little Explorers - Rainford Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 25, 2021
6.16 km
The Rainford Deli Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 14, 2019
6.18 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Irwell Bus Stop/Station 171 m
Fairburn Bus Stop/Station 183 m
Inglewhite Bus Stop/Station 231 m
Ivybridge Bus Stop/Station 241 m
Fairburn Bus Stop/Station 257 m
Parbold Rail Station Rail 3.63 km
Parbold Rail Station Rail 3.64 km
Upholland Rail Station Rail 4.02 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 25.1 km
Terminal Two Access Air 39.16 km
Terminal Two Access Air 39.22 km

Nearby Nature

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

Skelmersdale Hall Clough Valley 502 m
Westheads Clough Valley 725 m
Cobb's Clough Valley 975 m
Elmers Clough Valley 1.02 km
Delf Clough Valley 1.14 km
Elmers Green Common Urban Greenspace 1.16 km
Cobb's Brow Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.31 km
Edward Henry Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.47 km
Ashhurst's Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.58 km
Beacon Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.77 km
Carr Lane Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.21 km
Dungeon Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.33 km
Spa Roughs Woodland Or Forest 2.4 km
Rams Close Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.47 km
The Dingle Valley 2.67 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 56.4 Mbps 63.5 Mbps 246.47 Mbps
Upload 18.5 Mbps 16.1 Mbps 36.46 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 5.7 0.7
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 91.4% 67.5 17.2
300+ Mbps 8.6% - -

Gas Consumption

58 meters consuming 628,535 kWh - mean 10,837 kWh : median 10,121 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

57 meters consuming 178,931 kWh - mean 3,139 kWh : median 3,292 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WN8 6RN - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Lancashire
Latitude 53.55816600
Longitude -2.77540900
OS Easting 348732
OS Northing 0407118
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
5614
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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Young hard-pressed families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Wigan BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Skelmersdale BUASD
Workplace Zone E33008782
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
West Lancashire 010
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
West Lancashire 010B
Output Area / Small Area 8D1