Map of WN8 6XJ postcode

General information
Postcode WN8 6XJ
Post Town Wigan, Skelmersdale
Nearest station Parbold (3 km)
Bus stops
Merewood (SW)
Our Ladys RCHS (W)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 4 View
Known addresses
Glenburn Cottage, Summer Street, Skelmersdale
William T Bungalow, Summer Street, Skelmersdale
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.562179
Longitude -2.78682
Easting 347981
Northing 407573
Grid reference SD479075
UTM reference 30U 514120 5934832
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Plus code 9C5VH667+V7
Altitude 34 metres (113 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:30
Sunset (today) 19:51
Distance away
Distance to sea 17.8 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 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
Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
16,069 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£41,500
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Census output area (2021)E00129251
Census output area (2011)6B3
Lower layer super output area (2021)West Lancashire 009AE01025468
Lower layer super output area (2011)West Lancashire 009DE01025522
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 £189,231
Annual change 5.8%
View all properties sold in the WN postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
William T Bungalow, Summer Street, SkelmersdaleDetached (freehold)Sep 2023£150,000
Glenburn Cottage, Summer Street, SkelmersdaleDetached (freehold)Sep 2012£390,000


View all properties sold in the WN8 6 sector

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