WN6 8RU maps, stats, and open data

WN6 8RU lies on Gidlow Houses in Wigan. WN6 8RU is located in the Wigan West electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Wigan and the English Parliamentary constituency of Wigan. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 02H and the police force is Greater Manchester. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

WN6 8RU maps

WN6 8RU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WN6 8RU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WN6 8RU geodata

Easting	357124
Northing	407975
Latitude	53.566623
Longitude	-2.648852

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WN6 8RU?

Street	Gidlow Houses
Town/City	Wigan
Country	England
Postcode District	WN6
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WN6 8RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WN6 8RU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	70m	230ft

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

Ward	Wigan West
Constituency	Wigan

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN6 8RU

Acacia Cres/Rose Ave (Acacia Cres)	Beech Hill	416m
Acacia Cres/Rose Ave (Acacia Cres)	Beech Hill	423m
Acacia Cres/Willow Rd (Acacia Cres)	Beech Hill	427m
Acacia Cres/Willow Rd (Acacia Cres)	Beech Hill	429m
Gidlow Ln/Rose Ave (Gidlow Ln)	Beech Hill	537m

Nearest railway stations to WN6 8RU

Wigan Wallgate Station	2.6km
Wigan North Western Station	2.8km
Gathurst Station	3.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WN6 8RU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WN6 8RU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	5.3Mbps
Average download speed	5.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	8.78Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.0Mbps
Average upload speed	0.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.15Mbps

Broadband limitations in WN6 8RU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	100.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	100.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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WN6 8RU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WN6 8RU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	312,422
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,201
Median (kWh/meter)	14,441

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	78,174
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,909
Median (kWh/meter)	3,561

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WN6 8RU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WN6 8RU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

88.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than WN6 8RU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WN6 8RU (metres)

Greenfields Sheltered Housing

1 Greenfields

376m

Slimming World

5 Rose Avenue

462m

Prior Catering Service Ltd

Gidlow Lane

529m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WN6 8RU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Elmfield Road	18:20	11:10	793m
St Clements Road	18:20	11:10	1,206m
Chauner Place	18:20	11:05	1,300m

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Source: Dracos
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WN6 8RU ITL and WN6 8RU 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 WN6 8RU:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLD	North West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLD3	Greater Manchester
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLD36	Greater Manchester North West
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000010	Wigan

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WN6 8RU 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 WN6 8RU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00031701
LSOA	E01006254	Wigan 005B
MSOA	E02001291	Wigan 005

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WN6 8RU

WN6 8QL	Wingfield Close	200m
WN6 8QJ	Turnditch Close	251m
WN6 8QQ	Edensor Close	264m
WN6 8QH	Bakewell Drive	273m
WN6 8RH	Villa Avenue	355m
WN6 8QZ	Acacia Crescent	392m
WN6 8RQ	Gidlow Lane	410m
WN6 8RB	Acacia Crescent	416m
WN6 8QY	Laburnum Grove	433m
WN6 8RL	Aspen Walk	462m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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