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WA11 7TH

Rural South · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rural South
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
WA11
Postcode sector
WA11 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA11 7TQ 81 m
WA11 7TG 414 m
WN8 9PZ 667 m
WN8 9PY 815 m
WA11 7TL 881 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA11 7TH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
1 July 2002
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA11
Postcode sector
WA11 7
Latitude
53.528616
Longitude
-2.788219
British National Grid easting
347,847
British National Grid northing
403,838

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Electoral ward
Rural South · E05014937
Parish or community
E04005301
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129305
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 008A · E01025479
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 008 · E02005311

Postcode source versions

Explore WA11

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
26
Secondary
4

  1. Little Digmoor Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

  2. Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

  3. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
68
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Public order 6
  • Burglary 5
  • Vehicle crime 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA11 7 residents
6,843

Age bands in WA11 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%
1,157 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.2%
633 residents
Age 25 to 44
23.4%
1,606 residents
Age 45 to 64
28.3%
1,939 residents
Age 65 and over
22.3%
1,527 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • EXCEL PRIMARY CARE

    BIRLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, BIRLEYWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 9BW

    ODS code P81208

    2.2 km

  • BEACON PRIMARY CARE

    SANDY LANE HEALTH CENTRE, SANDY LANE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8LA

    ODS code P81112

    2.7 km

  • DR A BISARYA

    SANDY LANE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8LA

    ODS code P81136

    2.7 km

  • MANOR PRIMARY CARE

    HILLSIDE HEALTH CENTRE, TANHOUSE ROAD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6DS

    ODS code P81039

    2.8 km

  • RAINFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    17 HIGHER LANE, RAINFORD, ST HELENS, WA11 8AZ

    ODS code N83041

    3.1 km

  • KENNETH MACRAE MED CENTRE

    32 CHURCH ROAD, RAINFORD, ST. HELENS, WA11 8HJ

    ODS code N83049

    3.3 km

  • HALL GREEN SURGERY

    164 ORMSKIRK ROAD, UPHOLLAND, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 0AB

    ODS code P81084

    3.4 km

  • ASHURST PRIMARY CARE

    ASHURST HEALTH CENTRE, LULWORTH, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6QS

    ODS code P81201

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Bushey Lane

    BCT · Rainford Junction

    1.1 km

  • News Lane

    BCT · Rainford Junction

    1.1 km

  • Rainford Station

    BCT · Rainford Junction

    1.2 km

  • Rainford Station

    BCT · Rainford Junction

    1.2 km

  • Springfield

    BCT · Rainford Junction

    1.3 km

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 008A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,004 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 4 secondary schools. Little Digmoor Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 km.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

68 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 35 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.