CheckNear.me

WN8 7DE

Rural North East · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
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 7DR 61 m
WN8 7HA 62 m
WN8 7DA 90 m
WN8 7NU 127 m
WN8 7DP 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN8 7DE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2015
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN8
Postcode sector
WN8 7
Latitude
53.591233
Longitude
-2.769819
British National Grid easting
349,142
British National Grid northing
410,791

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
E04005312
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129456
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 005C · E01025512
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 005 · E02005308

Postcode source versions

Explore WN8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
35
Primary
26
Secondary
3

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

    Voluntary aided school

    358 m

  2. Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    446 m

  3. Newburgh Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
85
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 35
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Public order 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARBOLD SURGERY

    4 THE GREEN, PARBOLD, WIGAN, WN8 7DN

    ODS code P81096

    277 m

  • ASHURST PRIMARY CARE

    ASHURST HEALTH CENTRE, LULWORTH, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6QS

    ODS code P81201

    3.1 km

  • MANOR PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81039

    4.6 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

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Parbold

    0.0 miles

  • Shops

    BCT · Parbold

    0.0 miles

  • Parbold Rail Station

    RSE · Parbold

    0.0 miles

  • Parbold Rail Station

    RLY · Parbold

    0.1 miles

  • Parbold Rail Station

    RSE · Parbold

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 005C, 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

27,427 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold is the nearest published school at 358 m.

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

Recorded crime

85 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.083 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.