WN6 9PZ postcode in West Lancashire, Lancashire

WN6 9PZ is a postcode in West Lancashire, in the Rural North East ward. It is in the West Lancashire parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at WN6 9PZ can get it Across West Lancashire: 86% Typical price £268,000 Homes sold in WN6 9, last 12 months. ▲ 3.1% on the year before Nearest station Appley Bridge 2.1 km in a straight line

Where WN6 9PZ is, and what is near it

Map of WN6 9PZ and what is near it Map of WN6 9PZ: its centre point, with the 149 other postcodes in the WN6 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WN6 9AE: also in WN6 9WN6 9AG: also in WN6 9WN6 9AH: also in WN6 9WN6 9AJ: also in WN6 9WN6 9AL: also in WN6 9WN6 9AQ: also in WN6 9WN6 9BD: also in WN6 9WN6 9BE: also in WN6 9WN6 9BH: also in WN6 9WN6 9DB: also in WN6 9WN6 9DD: also in WN6 9WN6 9DF: also in WN6 9WN6 9DG: also in WN6 9WN6 9DH: also in WN6 9WN6 9DJ: also in WN6 9WN6 9DL: also in WN6 9WN6 9DN: also in WN6 9WN6 9DP: also in WN6 9WN6 9DQ: also in WN6 9WN6 9DR: also in WN6 9WN6 9DS: also in WN6 9WN6 9DT: also in WN6 9WN6 9DU: also in WN6 9WN6 9DW: also in WN6 9WN6 9DX: also in WN6 9WN6 9DY: also in WN6 9WN6 9DZ: also in WN6 9WN6 9EA: also in WN6 9WN6 9EB: also in WN6 9WN6 9ED: also in WN6 9WN6 9EE: also in WN6 9WN6 9EF: also in WN6 9WN6 9EG: also in WN6 9WN6 9EH: also in WN6 9WN6 9EJ: also in WN6 9WN6 9EL: also in WN6 9WN6 9EN: also in WN6 9WN6 9EP: also in WN6 9WN6 9EQ: also in WN6 9WN6 9ES: also in WN6 9WN6 9EU: also in WN6 9WN6 9EW: also in WN6 9WN6 9HA: also in WN6 9WN6 9HB: also in WN6 9WN6 9HD: also in WN6 9WN6 9HE: also in WN6 9WN6 9HF: also in WN6 9WN6 9HZ: also in WN6 9WN6 9JD: also in WN6 9WN6 9JF: also in WN6 9WN6 9JG: also in WN6 9WN6 9JH: also in WN6 9WN6 9JJ: also in WN6 9WN6 9JL: also in WN6 9WN6 9JN: also in WN6 9WN6 9JP: also in WN6 9WN6 9JQ: also in WN6 9WN6 9JR: also in WN6 9WN6 9JS: also in WN6 9WN6 9JT: also in WN6 9WN6 9JU: also in WN6 9WN6 9JW: also in WN6 9WN6 9JX: also in WN6 9WN6 9JY: also in WN6 9WN6 9LA: also in WN6 9WN6 9LB: also in WN6 9WN6 9LD: also in WN6 9WN6 9LE: also in WN6 9WN6 9LF: also in WN6 9WN6 9LG: also in WN6 9WN6 9LH: also in WN6 9WN6 9LN: also in WN6 9WN6 9LQ: also in WN6 9WN6 9PA: also in WN6 9WN6 9PB: also in WN6 9WN6 9PD: also in WN6 9WN6 9PE: also in WN6 9WN6 9PF: also in WN6 9WN6 9PJ: also in WN6 9WN6 9PL: also in WN6 9WN6 9PR: also in WN6 9WN6 9PS: also in WN6 9WN6 9PT: also in WN6 9WN6 9PX: also in WN6 9WN6 9PY: also in WN6 9WN6 9QA: also in WN6 9WN6 9QB: also in WN6 9WN6 9QD: also in WN6 9WN6 9QE: also in WN6 9WN6 9QF: also in WN6 9WN6 9QG: also in WN6 9WN6 9QQ: also in WN6 9WN6 9RB: also in WN6 9WN6 9RD: also in WN6 9WN6 9RE: also in WN6 9WN6 9RG: also in WN6 9WN6 9RH: also in WN6 9WN6 9RJ: also in WN6 9WN6 9RL: also in WN6 9WN6 9RN: also in WN6 9WN6 9RP: also in WN6 9WN6 9RQ: also in WN6 9WN6 9RR: also in WN6 9WN6 9RS: also in WN6 9WN6 9RT: also in WN6 9WN6 9RU: also in WN6 9WN6 9RW: also in WN6 9WN6 9RX: also in WN6 9WN6 9SA: also in WN6 9WN6 9SB: also in WN6 9WN6 9SR: also in WN6 9WN6 9SS: also in WN6 9 Appley Bridge station 2.1 kmParbold station 2.7 kmParbold Surgery 2.8 kmShevington High School 3.5 kmSchool 3.8 kmAshurst Primary Care 4.6 kmRural North East WN6 9PZ Map of WN6 9PZ and what is near it Map of WN6 9PZ: its centre point, with the 149 other postcodes in the WN6 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.2 km2 places, 2.7–2.8 kmShevington High School 3.5 kmRural North East WN6 9PZ
  • WN6 9PZ
  • Other postcodes in WN6 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5961, longitude -2.7304)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WN6 9PZ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WN6 9PZ?

Every home and business at WN6 9PZ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WN6 9PZ 100% West Lancashire 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WN6 9PZ 100% West Lancashire 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WN6 9PZ?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for WN6 9PZ.

Check the bin days for WN6 9PZ on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WN6 9PZ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WN6 9PZ.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across West Lancashire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WN6 9PZ: 1,127 properties in West Lancashire are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for West Lancashire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WN6 9PZ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WN6 9PZ?

Homes in WN6 9 sold for a typical £268,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 67 sales, up 3.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£268,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£260,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £455,000 26 sales
  • Semi-detached £227,500 32 sales
  • Terraced £248,750 8 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WN6 district: a typical £220,000 from 493 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WN6 9PZ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WN6 9PZ from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WN6 9PZ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around WN6 9PZ. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (25%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WN6 9PZ

Band D in West Lancashire for 2026‑27: £2,456. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,637 (band A) to £4,912 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,456.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,637
Band Babout 50 (7%)£1,910
Band Cabout 140 (20%)£2,183
Band Dabout 200 (29%)£2,456
Band Eabout 140 (20%)£3,002
Band Fabout 80 (11%)£3,548
Band Gabout 50 (7%)£4,094
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,912

When the homes were built

  1. 18% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 16% 1919 to 1939
  4. 25% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for West Lancashire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WN6 9PZ is in (ONS area E01025538), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WN6 9PZ?

The nearest open schools to WN6 9PZ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WN6 9PZ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WN6 9PZ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WN6 9PZ is Appley Bridge Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Appley Bridge Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Parbold Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near WN6 9PZ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WN6 9PZ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WN6 9PZ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WN6 9PZ?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WN6 9PZ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 8 chargers 2.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WN6 9PZ?

The nearest to the centre of WN6 9PZ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WN6 9PZ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WN6 9PZ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WN6 9PZ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WN6 9PZ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WN6 9PZ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WN6 9PZ?

The nearest vets to the centre of WN6 9PZ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WN6 9PZ in a conservation area?

The centre of WN6 9PZ is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WN6 9PZ?

Police.uk records 3 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WN6 9PZ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Drugs1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WN6 9PZ

Ward
Rural North East
Parish
Wrightington
Region
North West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WN6 9QG250 mWN6 9PY360 mWN6 9EQ370 mWN6 9PS370 mWN6 9QQ400 mWN6 9EJ490 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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