Map of WN8 9HP postcode

General information
Postcode WN8 9HP
Post Town Wigan, Skelmersdale
Nearest station Upholland (1 km)
Bus stops
Birkrig (SW)
Digmoor Road (N)
Peel Road (SE)
Digmoor Road (S)
Up Holland Labour Club (N)
Industrial Park (SE)
Number of UPRNs 30 View
Known addresses
62 Birkrig, Skelmersdale
70A Birkrig, Skelmersdale
76A Birkrig, Skelmersdale
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.536876
Longitude -2.757713
Easting 349879
Northing 404737
Grid reference SD498047
UTM reference 30U 516057 5932023
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Plus code 9C5VG6PR+QW
Altitude 84 metres (276 feet)
Sunrise (today) 7:56
Sunset (today) 17:56
Distance away
Distance to sea 19.1 KMs (11.9 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWest Lancashire, unparished areaE43000101
Ward Skelmersdale South E05014940
Local Authority District West Lancashire E07000127
County Electoral Division Skelmersdale East E58000819
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 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
Demographics
Population (2011) 7
Households (2011) 5
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
964 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£31,600
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)SkelmersdaleE63008266
Census output area (2021)E00129428
Census output area (2011)8D3
Lower layer super output area (2021)West Lancashire 014DE01025504
Lower layer super output area (2011)West Lancashire 014DE01025504
Middle layer super output area (2021)Skelmersdale South EastE02005317
Middle layer super output area (2011)Skelmersdale South EastE02005317
Travel to work areaLiverpoolE30000233
Property sales
Average property price in Wigan £189,277
Annual change 4.9%
View all properties sold in the WN postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
62 Birkrig, SkelmersdaleOther (freehold)May 2017£44,000
70A Birkrig, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Mar 2005£42,500
Terraced (freehold)Feb 1999£30,000
76A Birkrig, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Mar 2003£29,000


View all properties sold in the WN8 9 sector

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