Postcode WN6 8RU

Postcode WN6 8RU is an active postcode in England. It serves an area around the location having latitude and longitude of 53.566627, -2.648852 respectively. It is having an altitude of about 70m above sea level. It comes under the district of Wigan and ward of Wigan West. The constituency for this postcode is Wigan. The local authority for this postcode is . It was introduced in 01 January, 1980.

Find below 8 addresses and 6 businesses in postcode WN6 8RU.


Census Data for WN6 8RU

Postcode WN6 8RU has a population of about 59 spread across 20 households. As per Office for National Statistics, this postcode is categorized as a Urban Major Conurbation area.


GridRef/LSOA Details

The grid reference for this postcode is SD571079. The lower layer super output area for WN6 8RU is Wigan 005B(E01006254).


Postcode Details
Postcode WN6 8RU
Is Active? Yes
Latitude 53.566627
Longitude -2.648852
Easting 357124
Northing 407975
Altitude 70
Rural or Urban Area? Urban major conurbation
Introduced 01 January, 1980
Postcode Administrative Area Details
District Wigan
District Code E08000010
Ward Wigan West
Ward Code E05000862
Constituency Wigan
Country England
County Greater Manchester
County Code E11000010
Country England
Parts Of Postcode Unit WN6 8RU
Outward Code Inward Code
Postcode Area Postcode District
WN 6
Postcode Sector Postcode Unit
8 RU
Postcode Total Postcodes Active Postcodes Population Households
Postcode Unit WN6 8RU 1 1 59 20
Postcode Sector WN6 8 251 218 11615 4868
Postcode District WN6 1055 876 39800 16770
Postcode Area WN 8976 7062 309156 131514

Nearby Places

6 Companies Near Postcode WN6 8RU

Company Name Company Address Company Category Incorporation Date Approx Distance
April Sun Limited 33 Knowsley Road, Beech Hill, WN6 7PZ Private Limited Company 12/11/2002 0.50 miles
Best Brewery Ltd 18 Knowsley Road, WN6 7PZ Private Limited Company 02/12/2016 0.50 miles
Expo-link Alarms Limited County House, 35 Knowsley Road, WN6 7PZ Private Limited Company 18/02/1982 0.50 miles
Palmer Developments (ww) Ltd 42 Knowsley Road, Beechhill, WN6 7PZ Private Limited Company 31/08/2016 0.50 miles
336 Wigan Lane Management Company Ltd 336 Wigan Lane, WN1 2RE Private Limited Company 05/04/2013 0.53 miles
Elephant Branded (products) Ltd 377 Wigan Lane, WN1 2RE Private Limited Company 18/04/2012 0.53 miles

6 Educational Organizations Near Postcode WN6 8RU

Name Type Address Approx Distance
Pupil Support Centre Pupil Referral Unit Netherby Road, Wigan, WN6 7PT 0.52 miles
Beech Hill Community Primary School Community School Netherby Road, Wigan, WN6 7PT 0.52 miles
Mere Oaks School Community Special School Boars Head, Wigan, WN1 2RF 0.57 miles
St John Fisher Catholic High School Voluntary Aided School Baytree Road, Wigan, WN6 7RN 0.61 miles
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Voluntary Aided School Springfield Road, Wigan, WN6 7RH 0.65 miles
Gidlow Middle School Community School Buckley Street West, Wigan, WN6 7PQ 0.74 miles

6 Railway Stations Near Postcode WN6 8RU

Name Address TIPLOC CRS Approx Distance
Wigan Wallgate Rail Station Wigan WIGANWL WGW 1.64 miles
Wigan North Western Rail Station Wigan WIGANNW WGN 1.71 miles
Gathurst Rail Station Gathurst, Wigan GATHRST GST 1.93 miles
Ince (Manchester) Rail Station Ince, Wigan INCE INC 2.45 miles
Pemberton Rail Station Pemberton, Wigan PBRT PEM 2.65 miles
Appley Bridge Rail Station Appley Bridge APLYBDG APB 3.01 miles

0 Bustops Near Postcode WN6 8RU

No bustops found in database

0 Metro Stations Near Postcode WN6 8RU

No metro stations found in database

3 Airports Near Postcode WN6 8RU

Name Address IATA Code Approx Distance
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Speke, Liverpool LPL 17.95 miles
Manchester Airport Manchester Airport, Manchester MAN 21.00 miles
Blackpool International Airport Highfield, Blackpool BLK 21.72 miles

6 Nearby Postcodes

Postcode Distance
WN6 7PZ 0.495 miles
WN1 2RE 0.526 miles
WN6 0AF 0.573 miles
WN1 2RZ 0.642 miles
WN6 8JY 0.662 miles
WN6 7HE 0.764 miles