Map of WN8 8AQ postcode

General information
Postcode WN8 8AQ
Post Town Wigan, Skelmersdale
Nearest station Rainford (3 km)
Bus stops
Village Inn (W)
Hawthorn Cres (E)
Hawthorn Crescent (W)
Village Inn (E)
Westgate (E)
Gardners Place (NW)
Number of UPRNs 23 View
Known addresses
2 Whitehey, Skelmersdale
6 Whitehey, Skelmersdale
8 Whitehey, Skelmersdale
9 Whitehey, Skelmersdale
10 Whitehey, Skelmersdale
12 Whitehey, Skelmersdale
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.546667
Longitude -2.797716
Easting 347240
Northing 405855
Grid reference SD472058
UTM reference 30U 513403 5933104
what3words commander.edges.beep
Plus code 9C5VG6W2+MW
Altitude 66 metres (215 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:24
Sunset (today) 18:17
Distance away
Distance to sea 17.4 KMs (10.8 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWest Lancashire, unparished areaE43000101
Ward Old Skelmersdale E05014933
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
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 February 2025
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) 18
Households (2011) 9
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
13,074 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£34,600
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)SkelmersdaleE63008266
Census output area (2021)E00129536
Census output area (2011)E00129536
Lower layer super output area (2021)West Lancashire 011AE01025523
Lower layer super output area (2011)West Lancashire 011AE01025523
Middle layer super output area (2021)Skelmersdale WestE02005314
Middle layer super output area (2011)Skelmersdale WestE02005314
Travel to work areaLiverpoolE30000233
Property sales
Average property price in Wigan £181,830
Annual change 5.9%
View all properties sold in the WN postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
10 Whitehey, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Feb 2023£90,000
Terraced (freehold)Apr 2014£70,000
Terraced (freehold)Apr 2004£59,995
6 Whitehey, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Nov 2022£124,000
8 Whitehey, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Oct 2015£48,000
2 Whitehey, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Oct 2013£80,000
12 Whitehey, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Apr 2011£65,000
9 Whitehey, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Mar 2006£65,000


View all properties sold in the WN8 8 sector

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