Map of WN8 8DS postcode

General information
Postcode WN8 8DS
Post Town Wigan, Skelmersdale
Nearest station Rainford (4 km)
Bus stops
Tancaster (W)
Willow Drive (SE)
Willow Drive (NW)
High Street (E)
Hawthorn Cres (E)
Tintagel (S)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 14 View
Known addresses
2 Elm Grove, Skelmersdale
5 Elm Grove, Skelmersdale
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.550816
Longitude -2.798247
Easting 347210
Northing 406317
Grid reference SD472063
UTM reference 30U 513366 5933566
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Plus code 9C5VH622+8P
Altitude 62 metres (202 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:53
Sunset (today) 21:25
Distance away
Distance to sea 17.7 KMs (11 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWest Lancashire, unparished areaE43000101
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
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 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
Population (2011) 15
Households (2011) 6
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
3,376 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£34,600
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)SkelmersdaleE63008266
Census output area (2021)E00129531
Census output area (2011)E00129531
Lower layer super output area (2021)West Lancashire 011BE01025524
Lower layer super output area (2011)West Lancashire 011BE01025524
Middle layer super output area (2021)Skelmersdale WestE02005314
Middle layer super output area (2011)Skelmersdale WestE02005314
Travel to work areaLiverpoolE30000233
Property sales
Average property price in Wigan £184,805
Annual change 5.1%
View all properties sold in the WN postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
2 Elm Grove, SkelmersdaleSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2022£175,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 2015£140,000
5 Elm Grove, SkelmersdaleSemi-detached (freehold)Feb 2019£122,000


View all properties sold in the WN8 8 sector

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