Map of WN8 8QL postcode

General information
Postcode WN8 8QL
Post Town Wigan, Skelmersdale
Nearest station Rainford (4 km)
Bus stops
Apsen Way (SW)
Aspen Way (NE)
Millbrook Close (W)
Millbrook Close (E)
Pine Close (W)
High Street (NW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 29 View
Known addresses
No addresses found
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.553209
Longitude -2.791137
Easting 347684
Northing 406578
Grid reference SD476065
UTM reference 30U 513837 5933833
what3words sweated.cabbages.jingles
Plus code 9C5VH635+7G
Altitude 56 metres (185 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:31
Sunset (today) 20:46
Distance away
Distance to sea 18.2 KMs (11.3 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) 25
Households (2011) 20
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
Built up area (2024)SkelmersdaleE63008266
Census output area (2021)E00129503
Census output area (2011)E00129503
Lower layer super output area (2021)West Lancashire 009DE01025522
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 £184,805
Annual change 5.1%
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