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WN8 7BF

Rural North East · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Rural North East
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
WN8
Postcode sector
WN8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN8 7BE 110 m
WN8 7AP 200 m
WN8 7AN 204 m
WN8 7AR 206 m
WN8 7AL 216 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN8 7BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN8
Postcode sector
WN8 7
Latitude
53.602114
Longitude
-2.767630
British National Grid easting
349,300
British National Grid northing
412,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Electoral ward
Rural North East · E05014936
Parish or community
E04005319
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129463
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 005B · E01025511
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 005 · E02005308

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
17
Secondary
3

  1. Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    990 m

  2. Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km

  3. Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
61
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Burglary 5
  • Other theft 5
  • Shoplifting 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WN8 7 residents
4,294

Age bands in WN8 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.3%

550 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

355 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.8%

693 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.1%

1,284 residents

Age 65 and over
30.1%

1,240 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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARBOLD SURGERY

    4 THE GREEN, PARBOLD, WIGAN, WN8 7DN

    ODS code P81096

    1.1 km

  • ASHURST PRIMARY CARE

    ASHURST HEALTH CENTRE, LULWORTH, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6QS

    ODS code P81201

    4.3 km

  • BURSCOUGH FAMILY PRACTICE

    BURSCOUGH HEALTH CENTRE, STANLEY COURT, LORD STREET, BURSCOUGH, ORMSKIRK, L40 4LA

    ODS code P81138

    4.8 km

  • LATHOM HOUSE SURGERY

    BURSCOUGH HEALTH CENTRE, STANLEY COURT, LORD STREET, BURSCOUGH, ORMSKIRK, L40 4LA

    ODS code P81646

    4.8 km

  • STANLEY COURT SURGERY

    STANLEY COURT, LORD STREET, BURSCOUGH, ORMSKIRK, L40 4LA

    ODS code P81674

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Hill Dale

    0.1 miles

  • Heathergill

    BCT · Hill Dale

    0.2 miles

  • The Common

    BCT · Parbold

    0.4 miles

  • The Common

    BCT · Parbold

    0.4 miles

  • Maltkiln Lane End

    BCT · Hill Dale

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 005B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,068 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 990 m.

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

Recorded crime

61 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 23 events.

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