Map of WN8 6UF postcode No longer in use

General information
Postcode WN8 6UF
Post Town Wigan, Skelmersdale
Nearest station Upholland (4 km)
Bus stops
Community Centre (N)
Forest Drive (S)
Forest Drive (N)
Flimby (NE)
Flimby (W)
Harsnips (E)
Known addresses
No addresses found
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.55718
Longitude -2.763797
Easting 349500
Northing 407000
Grid reference SD495070
UTM reference 30U 515646 5934281
what3words figs.bunkers.collision
Plus code 9C5VH64P+VF
Altitude 97 metres (317 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:27
Sunset (today) 18:15
Distance away
Distance to sea 19.3 KMs (12 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWest Lancashire, unparished areaE43000101
Ward Skelmersdale North E05014939
Local Authority District West Lancashire E07000127
County Electoral Division Skelmersdale West E58000820
Local Authority Lancashire E10000017
County Lancashire E10000017
Constituency (2024) West Lancashire E14001577
MPAshley DaltonLabour
Police forceLancashire
NUTS/ITL 3 Chorley and West Lancashire
NUTS/ITL 2 Lancashire
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced May 1994
Date usage ended June 1996
Last updated February 2025
User type Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference
Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
27,076 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£41,500
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)SkelmersdaleE63008266
Census output area (2021)E00129267
Census output area (2011)E00129267
Lower layer super output area (2021)West Lancashire 009CE01025470
Lower layer super output area (2011)West Lancashire 009CE01025470
Middle layer super output area (2021)Skelmersdale AshurstE02005312
Middle layer super output area (2011)Skelmersdale AshurstE02005312
Travel to work areaLiverpoolE30000233
Property sales
Average property price in Wigan £181,830
Annual change 5.9%
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Properties recently sold in this postcode
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