Map of WN8 9HW postcode

General information
Postcode WN8 9HW
Post Town Wigan, Skelmersdale
Nearest station Upholland (2 km)
Bus stops
Birkrig (SW)
Digmoor Road (N)
Bearncroft (S)
Digmoor Road (S)
Industrial Park (SE)
Peel Road (SE)
Number of UPRNs 31 View
Known addresses
172 Birkrig, Skelmersdale
176 Birkrig, Skelmersdale
178 Birkrig, Skelmersdale
180 Birkrig, Skelmersdale
182 Birkrig, Skelmersdale
186 Birkrig, Skelmersdale
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.53728
Longitude -2.759441
Easting 349765
Northing 404783
Grid reference SD497047
UTM reference 30U 515942 5932068
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Plus code 9C5VG6PR+W6
Altitude 81 metres (266 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:24
Sunset (today) 18:17
Distance away
Distance to sea 19 KMs (11.8 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWest Lancashire, unparished areaE43000101
Ward Skelmersdale South E05014940
Local Authority District West Lancashire E07000127
County Electoral Division Skelmersdale East E58000819
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) 36
Households (2011) 14
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
964 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£31,600
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)SkelmersdaleE63008266
Census output area (2021)E00129428
Census output area (2011)E00129428
Lower layer super output area (2021)West Lancashire 014DE01025504
Lower layer super output area (2011)West Lancashire 014DE01025504
Middle layer super output area (2021)Skelmersdale South EastE02005317
Middle layer super output area (2011)Skelmersdale South EastE02005317
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
180 Birkrig, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Dec 2024£106,000
Terraced (freehold)Dec 2007£89,250
186 Birkrig, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)May 2024£91,000
Terraced (freehold)Oct 1998£15,000
176 Birkrig, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Feb 2022£95,000
178 Birkrig, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Aug 2021£100,000
Terraced (freehold)Dec 2005£64,950
172 Birkrig, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Dec 2010£49,200
182 Birkrig, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Oct 2007£31,689


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