| Postcode | WN8 9FB |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Wigan, Skelmersdale |
| Nearest station | Upholland (2 km) |
| Bus stops |
Birkrig (SW)
Fir Trees Close (W)
Fir Trees Close (E)
Bearncroft (S)
Digmoor Road (N)
Bearncroft (N)
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| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 53.538453 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.759869 | |
| Easting | 349738 | |
| Northing | 404914 | |
| Grid reference | SD497049 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 515914 5932198 | |
| what3words | caring.acting.acting | |
| FixPhrase | crown lushness skinless unfixable | |
| Plus code | 9C5VG6QR+93 | |
| Altitude | 84 metres (275 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:56 | |
| Sunset (today) | 17:56 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 19.1 KMs (11.9 miles) |
| Parish | West Lancashire, unparished area | E43000101 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Skelmersdale South | E05014940 |
| 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 | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Chorley and West Lancashire | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Lancashire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | December 1996 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | January 2001 |
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Postcode sector mean (mainly PO Boxes) |
| 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) | E00129377 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 7A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | West Lancashire 014A | E01025493 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Lancashire 014A | E01025493 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Skelmersdale South East | E02005317 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Skelmersdale South East | E02005317 |
| Travel to work area | Liverpool | E30000233 |
| Average property price in Wigan | £189,277 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 4.9% |