Postcode WN8 7DP (West Lancashire)

Map showing WN8 7DP and nearby postcodes

The postcode WN8 7DP is located in West Lancashire, in the county of Lancashire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WN8 7DP is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WN8 7DP is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.7 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 7DP as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Self-sufficient retirement.

The closest road name to WN8 7DP is Fairhurst's Drive which is centered 62 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Shops and is 105 m away. The closest railway station is Parbold Rail Station, 122 m away.

The closest primary school to WN8 7DP (for ages 11 and under) is Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on January 10, 2013.

The local pub for residents of WN8 7DP is The Grapes Hotel and is 7.78 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on November 12, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from The Westhead Fish & Chip Shop and is 7.8 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on February 22, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 71.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.9 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.

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 7DP is covered by the Lancashire police force association and Central Lancashire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

Quicklinks

Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WN8 7DP and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WN8 7DP, and the approximate distance away.

Fairhurst's Drive 62 m
Broadmead 104 m
Station Road 136 m
The Green 151 m
East Dene 173 m
West Dene 180 m
Burnside 188 m
Tanfield Nook 198 m
Dale Close 213 m
Bankside 225 m
Greenfield Avenue 228 m
Convent Grove 249 m
Northdene 256 m
Southdene 265 m
Alderbrook Drive 267 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WN8 7DP

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 7DP - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold Outstanding
(January 10, 2013)
378 m
Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy 464 m
Newburgh Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(May 25, 2011)
862 m
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School Outstanding
(October 3, 2013)
2.11 km
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Good
(March 28, 2017)
2.25 km
Maharishi Free School Good
(November 9, 2017)
2.7 km
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Good
(May 3, 2017)
2.99 km
Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary School Good
(December 12, 2017)
3.08 km
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College Requires improvement
(January 15, 2020)
3.47 km
Cobbs Brow School Outstanding
(July 10, 2014)
3.48 km
Lathom High School : A Technology College Requires improvement
(December 5, 2018)
3.62 km
Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School Good
(March 29, 2017)
3.68 km
Woodlands Community Primary School Good
(November 18, 2016)
3.89 km
St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley Good
(November 1, 2018)
4.13 km
Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School Good
(June 10, 2021)
4.18 km
Crow Orchard Primary School Good
(December 13, 2017)
4.4 km
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Good
(March 14, 2017)
4.4 km
Burscough Village Primary School Good
(February 6, 2019)
4.54 km
Elm Tree Community Primary School Outstanding
(September 27, 2017)
4.55 km
Shevington Vale Primary School Good
(January 13, 2017)
4.59 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WN8 7DP - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Rufford Pre School Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 22, 2021
7.6 km
Community Trust Other catering premises Exempt
August 22, 2012
7.61 km
Croston Pre-school Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
December 11, 2019
7.61 km
Panshi Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 24, 2020
7.73 km
Thyme On The Yarrow Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 23, 2022
7.73 km
Croston Park Rest Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 11, 2022
7.78 km
Fresco Fresco Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
March 9, 2022
7.78 km
The Grapes Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
7.78 km
The Wheatsheaf Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 22, 2022
7.78 km
The Westhead Fish & Chip Shop Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 22, 2022
7.8 km
Mellors Catering At Bishop Rawstorne School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 22, 2022
7.82 km
Lord Nelson Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
May 3, 2013
7.85 km
Mellors Catering At Trinity & St Michaels School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 22, 2022
7.85 km
The Black Horse Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 16, 2020
7.86 km
Croston Sports Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 10, 2020
7.89 km
Westhead Stores (Londis) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 20, 2019
7.89 km
Slimming World - Lisa Copeland Retailers - other Exempt
March 4, 2022
8.09 km
The Crown Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 25, 2020
8.12 km
Gardener's Retreat Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
May 17, 2021
8.15 km
Solram Ltd Retailers - other Exempt
June 29, 2012
8.18 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WN8 7DP - Data from Apr 2022

Shops Bus Stop/Station 105 m
Railway Station Bus Stop/Station 114 m
Brandreth Drive Bus Stop/Station 153 m
Library Bus Stop/Station 341 m
Library Bus Stop/Station 364 m
Parbold Rail Station Rail 122 m
Parbold Rail Station Rail 130 m
Hoscar Rail Station Rail 2.28 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 28.78 km
Terminal Two Access Air 41.09 km
Terminal Two Access Air 41.14 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WN8 7DP - Data from Dec 2021

Carr Wood Woodland Or Forest 753 m
Damstead Wood Woodland Or Forest 804 m
New Orchard Wood Woodland Or Forest 870 m
Damhey Wood Woodland Or Forest 917 m
Pigfold Wood Woodland Or Forest 936 m
Crow Yard Wood Woodland Or Forest 974 m
Entwistle Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.19 km
Middlehurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.3 km
Further Entwistle Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.32 km
Stony Lane Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.55 km
Dungeon Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.56 km
Hawett Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.6 km
Parbold Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.81 km
Skellow Clough Valley 1.91 km
Rams Close Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.91 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WN8 7DP - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 47.4 Mbps 71.5 Mbps 500 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 16.9 Mbps 165 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 20.6 1.8
30-300 Mbps 0% 78.8 17.9
300+ Mbps 100% 500 165

Gas Consumption

35 meters consuming 417,993 kWh - mean 11,943 kWh : median 11,194 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

36 meters consuming 116,633 kWh - mean 3,240 kWh : median 2,572 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WN8 7DP - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Lancashire
Latitude 53.59150000
Longitude -2.77185000
OS Easting 349008
OS Northing 0410824
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
29386
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Lancashire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
West Lancashire
County Electorial Division West Lancashire East ED
Electoral Ward Parbold
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 Warrington and Wigan

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: Urbanites
Group: Ageing urban living
Subgroup: Self-sufficient retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
Built-Up Area Parbold BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Parbold BUASD
Workplace Zone E33008757
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
West Lancashire 005
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
West Lancashire 005C
Output Area / Small Area 5B3