Map of WN8 6NN postcode

General information
Postcode WN8 6NN
Post Town Wigan, Skelmersdale
Nearest station Upholland (3 km)
Bus stops
Ferndale (S)
Hallcroft (W)
Southway (SW)
Tanhouse Road (N)
Harsnips (E)
Tawd Road (S)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 18 View
Known addresses
Whelmar House, Southway, Skelmersdale
Main property type Other
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.549874
Longitude -2.770563
Easting 349043
Northing 406192
Grid reference SD490061
UTM reference 30U 515201 5933466
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Plus code 9C5VG6XH+WQ
Altitude 66 metres (218 feet)
Sunrise (today) 8:21
Sunset (today) 16:20
Distance away
Distance to sea 19.1 KMs (11.9 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWest Lancashire, unparished areaE43000101
Ward Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre E05014941
Local Authority District West Lancashire E07000127
County Electoral Division Skelmersdale Central E58000818
Local Authority Lancashire E10000017
County Lancashire E10000017
Constituency (2024) West Lancashire E14001577
MPAshley DaltonLabour
Police forceLancashire
Water companyUnited Utilities
NUTS/ITL 3 Chorley and West Lancashire
NUTS/ITL 2 Lancashire
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced September 1981
Last updated December 2024
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
2,331 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£38,200
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)SkelmersdaleE63008266
Census output area (2021)E00129540
Census output area (2011)E00129540
Lower layer super output area (2021)West Lancashire 013BE01025527
Lower layer super output area (2011)West Lancashire 013BE01025527
Middle layer super output area (2021)Skelmersdale EastE02005316
Middle layer super output area (2011)Skelmersdale EastE02005316
Travel to work areaLiverpoolE30000233
Property sales
Average property price in Wigan £177,651
Annual change 2.4%
View all properties sold in the WN postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
Whelmar House, Southway, SkelmersdaleOther (freehold)Mar 2019£1,385,000


View all properties sold in the WN8 6 sector

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