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WN8 7LW

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 7LN 48 m
WN8 7LB 74 m
WN8 7LH 75 m
WN8 7LD 117 m
WN8 7LJ 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN8 7LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN8
Postcode sector
WN8 7
Latitude
53.585819
Longitude
-2.785462
British National Grid easting
348,100
British National Grid northing
410,200

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
E04005310
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129438
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 008C · E01025506
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 008 · E02005311

Postcode source versions

Explore WN8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
26
Secondary
4

  1. Newburgh Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    289 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

  3. Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
78
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 32
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Public order 6
  • Vehicle crime 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

8

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

    2.7 km

  • BURSCOUGH FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81138

    4.1 km

  • LATHOM HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81646

    4.1 km

  • STANLEY COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81674

    4.1 km

  • BEACON PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81112

    4.2 km

  • DR A BISARYA

    SANDY LANE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8LA

    ODS code P81136

    4.2 km

  • MANOR PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81039

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Tabbys Nook

    BCT · Newburgh

    0.1 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Newburgh

    0.1 miles

  • Tears Lane

    BCT · Newburgh

    0.1 miles

  • Ranleigh Drive

    BCT · Newburgh

    0.2 miles

  • Ranleigh DriveDrive

    BCT · Newburgh

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 008C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,894 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 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
2 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 4 secondary schools. Newburgh Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 289 m.

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

Recorded crime

78 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 32 events.

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