Map of WN8 6PE postcode

General information
Postcode WN8 6PE
Post Town Wigan, Skelmersdale
Nearest station Upholland (3 km)
Bus stops
Flimby (NE)
Harsnips (E)
Hallcroft (W)
Hillside Health Centre (E)
Elmstead (W)
Community Centre (N)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 89 View
Known addresses
8 Flaxton, Skelmersdale
16 Flaxton, Skelmersdale
18 Flaxton, Skelmersdale
30 Flaxton, Skelmersdale
36 Flaxton, Skelmersdale
38 Flaxton, Skelmersdale
40 Flaxton, Skelmersdale
50 Flaxton, Skelmersdale
52 Flaxton, Skelmersdale
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.552297
Longitude -2.764087
Easting 349475
Northing 406457
Grid reference SD494064
UTM reference 30U 515629 5933737
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Plus code 9C5VH62P+W9
Altitude 88 metres (288 feet)
Sunrise (today) 8:28
Sunset (today) 16:02
Distance away
Distance to sea 19.6 KMs (12.2 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 January 1980
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
Population (2011) 139
Households (2011) 65
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
1,455 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£35,100
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)SkelmersdaleE63008266
Census output area (2021)E00129318
Census output area (2011)E00129318
Lower layer super output area (2021)West Lancashire 010DE01025482
Lower layer super output area (2011)West Lancashire 010DE01025482
Middle layer super output area (2021)Skelmersdale CentralE02005313
Middle layer super output area (2011)Skelmersdale CentralE02005313
Travel to work areaLiverpoolE30000233
Property sales
Average property price in Wigan £176,578
Annual change 1.4%
View all properties sold in the WN postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
38 Flaxton, SkelmersdaleSemi-detached (freehold)Sep 2023£112,000
36 Flaxton, SkelmersdaleSemi-detached (freehold)Mar 2019£59,500
30 Flaxton, SkelmersdaleSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2016£68,000
52 Flaxton, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Oct 2013£56,750
Terraced (freehold)Nov 2002£32,950
18 Flaxton, SkelmersdaleFlat (freehold)Nov 2007£69,000
40 Flaxton, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Aug 2005£64,995
Terraced (freehold)Jun 2004£41,000
16 Flaxton, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Apr 2005£73,000
Terraced (freehold)Dec 2001£13,419
50 Flaxton, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Aug 1998£25,000
8 Flaxton, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Aug 1998£26,000


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