| Postcode | WN8 8NZ | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Wigan, Skelmersdale | 
| Nearest station | Rainford (3 km) | 
| Bus stops | Railway Road (W) High Street (SE) High Street (NW) Derby Arms (S) Derby Arms (N) Apsen Way (SW) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 7 View | 
| Known addresses | 17 Windgate, Skelmersdale 19 Windgate, Skelmersdale 23 Windgate, Skelmersdale 25 Windgate, Skelmersdale | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
                     | 
| Latitude | 53.547618 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.786882 | |
| Easting | 347959 | |
| Northing | 405953 | |
| Grid reference | SD479059 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 514120 5933212 | |
| what3words | detained.contain.forgives | |
| FixPhrase | crown lushness smog unraveled | |
| Plus code | 9C5VG6X7+26 | |
| Altitude | 61 metres (201 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:09 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:42 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 18.1 KMs (11.2 miles) | 
| Parish | West Lancashire, unparished area | E43000101 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Old Skelmersdale | E05014933 | 
| 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 | October 1985 | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 
| Population (2011) | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 6 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| 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) | E00129508 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8D3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | West Lancashire 010F | E01025521 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Lancashire 010F | E01025521 | 
| 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% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Windgate, Skelmersdale | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2024 | £250,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2009 | £130,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2009 | £100,000 | |
| 23 Windgate, Skelmersdale | Detached (freehold) | May 2018 | £173,000 | 
| 19 Windgate, Skelmersdale | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2017 | £172,000 | 
| 25 Windgate, Skelmersdale | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2003 | £115,000 |