| Postcode | WN8 6FS |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Wigan, Skelmersdale |
| Nearest station | Upholland (4 km) |
| Bus stops |
ASDA (NE)
Railway Road (E)
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| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 53.550762 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.783303 | |
| Easting | 348200 | |
| Northing | 406300 | |
| Grid reference | SD482063 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 514356 5933562 | |
| what3words | reforming.nail.bulge | |
| Plus code | 9C5VH628+8M | |
| Altitude | 59 metres (192 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:34 | |
| Sunset (today) | 18:10 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 18.5 KMs (11.5 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 | June 1998 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | December 1999 |
| Last updated | February 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 | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Skelmersdale | E63008266 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00129510 | |
| Census output area (2011) | E00129510 | |
| 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 | £179,250 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 4.2% |