The postcode WN8 8BT is located in West Lancashire, in the county of Lancashire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WN8 8BT is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
WN8 8BT is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.2 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 8BT as Rural residents > Farming communities > Established farming communities.
The closest road name to WN8 8BT is Skelmersdale Road which is centered 311 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Skelmersdale Road and is 51 m away. The closest railway station is Rainford Rail Station, 3.39 km away.
The closest primary school to WN8 8BT (for ages 11 and under) is St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on June 26, 2013.
The local pub for residents of WN8 8BT is The Junction and is 3.23 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 4.26 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on August 1, 2019.
100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Policing for WN8 8BT 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 8BT and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to WN8 8BT, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode WN8 8BT
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 8BT - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | Maintained school | 3-11 | Outstanding (June 26, 2013) | 1.09 km |
West Lancashire Community High School | Special school | 11-19 | Good (December 4, 2018) | 1.48 km |
Kingsbury Primary Special School | Special school | 2-11 | Outstanding (March 28, 2017) | 1.48 km |
Brookfield Park Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (January 23, 2018) | 1.48 km |
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (January 10, 2020) | 1.85 km |
Bickerstaffe Voluntary Controlled Church of England School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (May 1, 2018) | 1.97 km |
Crow Orchard Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (December 13, 2017) | 2.1 km |
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (July 13, 2021) | 2.17 km |
Lathom High School : A Technology College | Maintained school | 11-16 | Requires improvement (December 5, 2018) | 2.72 km |
Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Outstanding (November 20, 2014) | 2.79 km |
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College | Maintained school | 11-16 | Requires improvement (January 15, 2020) | 2.85 km |
Delph Side Community Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (January 9, 2020) | 3.13 km |
Little Digmoor Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (December 5, 2019) | 3.14 km |
Cobbs Brow School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Outstanding (July 10, 2014) | 3.2 km |
Learn 4 Life School | Special school | 11-16 | Inadequate (July 8, 2021) | 3.53 km |
Maharishi Free School | Academy | 4-16 | Good (November 9, 2017) | 3.62 km |
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (March 14, 2017) | 3.66 km |
Woodlands Community Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (November 18, 2016) | 3.71 km |
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (May 21, 2019) | 3.81 km |
Hillside Community Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Outstanding (March 9, 2017) | 3.84 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WN8 8BT - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Holdi Restaurant | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 14, 2018 | 2.89 km | |
Slimming World - Lisa Copeland | Exempt March 4, 2022 | 2.98 km | |
The Junction | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 29, 2019 | 3.23 km | |
Bromilow's General Store | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 17, 2018 | 3.36 km | |
Rainford Junction Quality Fresh Fruit & Veg | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 22, 2020 | 3.36 km | |
Rainford Charcoal Grill | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory August 1, 2019 | 4.26 km | |
The Tartan Tea Room | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory February 24, 2022 | 4.26 km | |
Pick N Mixers | Awaiting Inspection | 4.26 km | |
Rainford Labour Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 11, 2020 | 4.3 km | |
The Bell Bistro | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 9, 2020 | 4.32 km | |
Corpus Christi Rc Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 4, 2019 | 4.36 km | |
Rainford High Technology College | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 7, 2020 | 4.38 km | |
Brook Lodge Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 4, 2019 | 4.41 km | |
Victoria Care Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory August 10, 2021 | 4.59 km | |
Slimming World - James Anthony Holden | Exempt | 4.65 km | |
Cook and Johnson Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 17, 2021 | 4.68 km | |
Rainford News and Wine | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good January 6, 2022 | 4.68 km | |
The Rainford Deli | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 14, 2019 | 4.75 km | |
Village Chippy | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory April 30, 2019 | 4.75 km | |
The Mount Charles Group | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 29, 2020 | 4.89 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WN8 8BT - Data from Apr 2022
Skelmersdale Road | 51 m | |
Skelmersdale Road | 60 m | |
Horse Shoe Inn | 295 m | |
Derby Road | 587 m | |
White Moss Road | 693 m | |
Rainford Rail Station | 3.39 km | |
Rainford Rail Station | 3.43 km | |
Ormskirk Rail Station | 5.13 km | |
Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 22.91 km | |
Terminal Two Access | 40.7 km | |
Terminal Two Access | 40.76 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WN8 8BT - Data from Dec 2021
Colliery Plantation | 598 m | |
Lyelake Plantation | 959 m | |
Halfpenny Plantation | 1.12 km | |
Jubilee Wood | 1.13 km | |
Ash Holt | 1.15 km | |
Intake Wood | 1.47 km | |
Stanley's Firs | 1.85 km | |
Long Plantation | 1.92 km | |
Alcocks Plantation | 1.95 km | |
Bickerstaffe Wood | 2 km | |
Barker's Bridge Wood | 2.17 km | |
Little Wood | 2.22 km | |
Ox Hey Plantation | 2.45 km | |
Bawdy Brook Plantation | 2.82 km | |
Brook Plantation | 2.89 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for WN8 8BT - Data from Ofcom 2017
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | |
---|---|---|
0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% |
30-300 Mbps | 100% | 100% |
300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% |
Country | England |
County | Lancashire |
Latitude | 53.54237500 |
Longitude | -2.81799100 |
OS Easting | 345891 |
OS Northing | 0405391 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
Lancashire |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
West Lancashire |
County Electorial Division | West Lancashire East ED |
Electoral Ward | Bickerstaffe |
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: Rural residents Group: Farming communities Subgroup: Established farming communities |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings |
Built-Up Area | (pseudo) England (not covered) |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) England (not covered) |
Workplace Zone | E33008771 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
West Lancashire 008 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
West Lancashire 008A |
Output Area / Small Area | 1A2 |