| Postcode | WN8 9SJ |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Wigan, Skelmersdale |
| Nearest station | Rainford (3 km) |
| Bus stops |
Whitehey Road (W)
Whitehey Road (E)
Derby Arms (S)
Derby Arms (N)
Hawthorn Crescent (W)
Railway Road (W)
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| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 53.54262 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.793716 | |
| Easting | 347500 | |
| Northing | 405402 | |
| Grid reference | SD475054 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 513669 5932655 | |
| what3words | tucked.pressing.bricks | |
| FixPhrase | crown lushness sleeve unseeing | |
| Plus code | 9C5VG6V4+2G | |
| Altitude | 68 metres (224 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:14 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:54 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 17.4 KMs (10.8 miles) |
| Parish | West Lancashire, unparished area | E43000101 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | May 1994 |
| Last updated | November 2025 |
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference |
| 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) | E00129519 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1C2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | West Lancashire 011A | E01025523 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Lancashire 011A | E01025523 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Skelmersdale West | E02005314 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Skelmersdale West | E02005314 |
| Travel to work area | Liverpool | E30000233 |
| Average property price in Wigan | £191,253 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 3.9% |