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WN8 7HD

Rural North East · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Wigan
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 7HE 67 m
WN8 7HB 99 m
WN8 7HF 120 m
WN8 7AT 125 m
WN8 7HT 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN8 7HD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN8
Postcode sector
WN8 7
Latitude
53.591535
Longitude
-2.766139
British National Grid easting
349,386
British National Grid northing
410,822

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
E00129457
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 005A · E01025510
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 005 · E02005308

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
75, Brandreth Drive, Parbold, Wigan, WN8 7HD 31 March 2023 £600,000
89, Brandreth Drive, Parbold, Wigan, WN8 7HD 6 February 2023 £550,000
83, Brandreth Drive, Parbold, Wigan, WN8 7HD 9 December 2022 £465,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
24
Secondary
3

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

    Voluntary aided school

    165 m

  2. Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    249 m

  3. Newburgh Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
93
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 38
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Other theft 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Vehicle crime 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
68

31 female, 37 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 1.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WN8 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • PARBOLD SURGERY

    4 THE GREEN, PARBOLD, WIGAN, WN8 7DN

    ODS code P81096

    483 m

  • ASHURST PRIMARY CARE

    ASHURST HEALTH CENTRE, LULWORTH, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6QS

    ODS code P81201

    3.2 km

  • MANOR PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81039

    4.7 km

  • SHEVINGTON SURGERY

    HOUGHTON LANE, SHEVINGTON, WIGAN, WN6 8ET

    ODS code P92017

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tan House Lane

    BCT · Parbold

    0.1 miles

  • Lancaster Lane

    BCT · Parbold

    0.1 miles

  • Tan House Lane

    BCT · Parbold

    0.1 miles

  • Lancaster Lane

    BCT · Parbold

    0.2 miles

  • Brandreth Drive

    BCT · Parbold

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 005A, 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

29,961 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £550,000 from 3 recorded sales in WN8 7HD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Lancashire is £231,816 in June 2026, up 4.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

32 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 3 secondary schools. Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold is the nearest published school at 165 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

93 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 38 events.

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