| Postcode | WN8 8DQ |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Wigan, Skelmersdale |
| Nearest station | Rainford (3 km) |
| Bus stops |
Hawthorn Crescent (W)
High Street (E)
Village Inn (W)
Village Inn (E)
Whitehey Road (E)
Whitehey Road (W)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 5 View |
| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 53.547973 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.797031 | |
| Easting | 347287 | |
| Northing | 406000 | |
| Grid reference | SD472059 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 513448 5933249 | |
| what3words | insist.forks.sheds | |
| FixPhrase | crown lushness smudge tabasco | |
| Plus code | 9C5VG6X3+55 | |
| Altitude | 66 metres (217 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:28 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:23 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 17.6 KMs (10.9 miles) |
| Parish | West Lancashire, unparished area | E43000101 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Old Skelmersdale | E05014933 |
| Local Authority District | West Lancashire | E07000127 |
| County Electoral Division | Skelmersdale West | E58000820 |
| 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) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Skelmersdale | E63008266 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00129531 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8D3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | West Lancashire 011B | E01025524 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Lancashire 011B | E01025524 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Skelmersdale West | E02005314 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Skelmersdale West | E02005314 |
| Travel to work area | Liverpool | E30000233 |
| Average property price in Wigan | £189,435 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 3.6% |