Map of WN8 6HU postcode

General information
Postcode WN8 6HU
Post Town Wigan, Skelmersdale
Nearest station Parbold (3 km)
Bus stops
Briars Green (E)
Merewood (SW)
Merewood (N)
Woodley Park Road (SE)
Rowan Lane (NW)
Cobbs Brow Lane (S)
Number of UPRNs 8 View
Known addresses
1 Orwell Close, Skelmersdale
5 Orwell Close, Skelmersdale
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.566501
Longitude -2.780196
Easting 348425
Northing 408049
Grid reference SD484080
UTM reference 30U 514557 5935314
what3words drape.innovator.feuds
Plus code 9C5VH689+JW
Altitude 69 metres (226 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:49
Sunset (today) 21:31
Distance away
Distance to sea 17.8 KMs (11.1 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 March 2022
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
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
30,234 / 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)E00129253
Census output area (2011)E00129253
Lower layer super output area (2021)West Lancashire 009AE01025468
Lower layer super output area (2011)West Lancashire 009AE01025468
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 £185,708
Annual change 5.0%
View all properties sold in the WN postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
5 Orwell Close, SkelmersdaleNew build detached (freehold)Apr 2022£271,995
1 Orwell Close, SkelmersdaleNew build detached (freehold)Mar 2022£257,995


View all properties sold in the WN8 6 sector

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