| Postcode | WN8 6LU |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Wigan, Skelmersdale |
| Nearest station | Upholland (3 km) |
| Bus stops |
Northway Asda (S)
Northway ASDA (N)
Ferndale (S)
ASDA (NE)
Ferndale (N)
Fairburn (W)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 16 View |
| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
| Latitude | 53.55189 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.772713 | |
| Easting | 348903 | |
| Northing | 406418 | |
| Grid reference | SD489064 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 515058 5933690 | |
| what3words | rationed.brain.lots | |
| FixPhrase | crown lushness snowcap walnut | |
| Plus code | 9C5VH62G+QW | |
| Altitude | 63 metres (206 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:56 | |
| Sunset (today) | 17:56 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 19.1 KMs (11.9 miles) |
| Parish | West Lancashire, unparished area | E43000101 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| MP | Ashley Dalton | Labour |
| Police force | Lancashire | |
| Water company | United Utilities | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Chorley and West Lancashire | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Lancashire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 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 |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Skelmersdale | E63008266 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00129319 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 7A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | West Lancashire 010D | E01025482 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Lancashire 010D | E01025482 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Skelmersdale Central | E02005313 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Skelmersdale Central | E02005313 |
| Travel to work area | Liverpool | E30000233 |
| Average property price in Wigan | £189,277 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 4.9% |