Map of WN8 6RU postcode

General information
Postcode WN8 6RU
Post Town Wigan, Skelmersdale
Nearest station Parbold (3 km)
Bus stops
Merewood (SW)
Ashurst Gardens (W)
Briars Green (E)
Manfield (E)
Manfield (W)
Cobbs Brow Lane (S)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 29 View
Known addresses
3 Merewood, Skelmersdale
5 Merewood, Skelmersdale
13 Merewood, Skelmersdale
15 Merewood, Skelmersdale
19 Merewood, Skelmersdale
21 Merewood, Skelmersdale
23 Merewood, Skelmersdale
25 Merewood, Skelmersdale
27 Merewood, Skelmersdale
29 Merewood, Skelmersdale
31 Merewood, Skelmersdale
35 Merewood, Skelmersdale
39 Merewood, Skelmersdale
43 Merewood, Skelmersdale
45 Merewood, Skelmersdale
47 Merewood, Skelmersdale
49 Merewood, Skelmersdale
53 Merewood, Skelmersdale
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.564628
Longitude -2.783801
Easting 348184
Northing 407843
Grid reference SD481078
UTM reference 30U 514319 5935105
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Plus code 9C5VH678+VF
Altitude 50 metres (166 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:43
Sunset (today) 21:45
Distance away
Distance to sea 17.7 KMs (11 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
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 1992
Last updated June 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) 59
Households (2011) 25
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)E00129251
Census output area (2011)E00129251
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
13 Merewood, SkelmersdaleDetached (freehold)Feb 2025£295,000
Detached (freehold)Mar 2015£178,000
29 Merewood, SkelmersdaleDetached (freehold)Nov 2024£242,500
53 Merewood, SkelmersdaleSemi-detached (freehold)Sep 2024£190,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Sep 1996£53,000
15 Merewood, SkelmersdaleDetached (freehold)Sep 2022£195,000
25 Merewood, SkelmersdaleDetached (freehold)Aug 2022£215,000
49 Merewood, SkelmersdaleSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2021£182,500
31 Merewood, SkelmersdaleDetached (freehold)Nov 2019£178,500
21 Merewood, SkelmersdaleDetached (freehold)Aug 2019£185,000
Detached (freehold)Sep 1999£71,500
45 Merewood, SkelmersdaleSemi-detached (freehold)Nov 2017£151,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Sep 1995£50,500
19 Merewood, SkelmersdaleDetached (freehold)Jul 2017£175,000
Detached (freehold)Feb 2001£80,000
Detached (freehold)Sep 1995£67,500


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