WN8 7RU maps, stats, and open data

WN8 7RU lies on Beacon Lane in Dalton, Wigan. WN8 7RU is located in the Rural North East electoral ward, within the local authority district of West Lancashire and the English Parliamentary constituency of West Lancashire. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 02G and the police force is Lancashire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

WN8 7RU maps

WN8 7RU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WN8 7RU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WN8 7RU geodata

Easting350465
Northing407146
Latitude53.558584
Longitude-2.749255

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WN8 7RU?

StreetBeacon Lane
LocalityDalton
Town/CityWigan
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWN8
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WN8 7RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WN8 7RU as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation160m525ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardRural North East
ConstituencyWest Lancashire

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WN8 7RU

June 2022BurglaryOn or near Sports/Recreation Area331m
June 2022BurglaryOn or near Beacon Lane355m
May 2022Anti-social behaviourOn or near Sports/Recreation Area331m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN8 7RU

Prince William Inn (Beacon Lane)Dalton382m
Community Centre (Birch Green Road)Birch Green960m
Community Centre (Birch Green Road)Birch Green976m
Forest Drive (Birch Green Road)Birch Green1,073m
Forest Drive (Birch Green Road)Birch Green1,093m

Nearest railway stations to WN8 7RU

Appley Bridge Station3km
Upholland Station3.4km
Gathurst Station3.6km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WN8 7RU

Broadband access in WN8 7RU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WN8 7RU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed6.8Mbps
Average download speed6.3Mbps
Maximum download speed7.62Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed0.9Mbps
Average upload speed0.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed1.02Mbps

Broadband limitations in WN8 7RU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps100.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps100.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WN8 7RU

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Deprivation

1.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than WN8 7RU:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WN8 7RU (meters)

Beacon Park Golf Centre
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Beacon Lane
1m
Prince William Inn
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Beacon Lane
1m
Arts For All C.I.C
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
Artz Centre
1,043m

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Nearest post box to WN8 7RU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Ashurst Beacon16:4011:00408m
Foxfold/Fosters Green17:4511:00902m
Hawksclough17:4511:001,109m

Nearest sports facilities to WN8 7RU

FacilityDistance
Dalton Cricket Club
Beacon Lane, Dalton
Grass Pitches
375m
Beacon Park Golf Centre (Closed)
Beacon Lane, Dalton, Wigan
Golf
473m
Hillside Playing Fields (Closed)
Elmers Green Lane, Skelmersdale
Grass Pitches
678m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WN8 7RU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Elmers Wood Road, Tanhouse, Elm Tree Community Primary School, Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA
Not applicable938m
Woodlands Community Primary School
Heathgate, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6QH
Primary1.2km
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Flamstead, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6PF
Primary1.3km

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Source: Edubase
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WN8 7RU ITL and WN8 7RU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WN8 7RU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD4Lancashire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD47Chorley and West Lancashire
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000127West Lancashire

WN8 7RU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WN8 7RU:

CodeName
OAE00129452
LSOAE01025510West Lancashire 005A
MSOAE02005308West Lancashire 005

Nearest postcodes to WN8 7RU

WN8 7RXCrow Lane535m
WN8 6SBElmers Green629m
WN8 7RYCrow Lane685m
WN8 7RZMill Lane718m
WN8 6SFSherwood Drive722m
WN8 6SEElmers Green736m
WN8 6UGThe Fairways794m
WN8 6SHElmers Green Lane796m
WN8 7RSLong Heys Lane804m
WN8 6RYElmers Green815m