Map of WN8 8HU postcode

General information
Postcode WN8 8HU
Post Town Wigan, Skelmersdale
Nearest station Rainford (4 km)
Bus stops
Neverstitch Road (E)
Neverstitch Road (W)
Brookfield Park PS (NW)
Brookfields CPS (S)
Liverpool Road (NW)
Liverpool Road (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 6 View
Known addresses
18A Back School Lane, Chapel House
18B Back School Lane, Chapel House
18C Back School Lane, Chapel House
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.552406
Longitude -2.807786
Easting 346580
Northing 406501
Grid reference SD465065
UTM reference 30U 512734 5933741
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Plus code 9C5VH52R+XV
Altitude 61 metres (200 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:34
Sunset (today) 18:10
Distance away
Distance to sea 17.3 KMs (10.7 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) 8
Households (2011) 4
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
12,991 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£34,600
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)SkelmersdaleE63008266
Census output area (2021)E00129516
Census output area (2011)E00129516
Lower layer super output area (2021)West Lancashire 011DE01025526
Lower layer super output area (2011)West Lancashire 011DE01025526
Middle layer super output area (2021)Skelmersdale WestE02005314
Middle layer super output area (2011)Skelmersdale WestE02005314
Travel to work areaLiverpoolE30000233
Property sales
Average property price in Wigan £179,250
Annual change 4.2%
View all properties sold in the WN postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
18B Back School Lane, Chapel HouseTerraced (freehold)Oct 2024£98,000
Terraced (freehold)Jan 2014£65,000
Terraced (freehold)Jun 1998£38,500
18A Back School Lane, Chapel HouseTerraced (freehold)Jul 2021£101,000
Terraced (freehold)Sep 2017£83,000
Terraced (freehold)Feb 2008£85,000
18C Back School Lane, Chapel HouseTerraced (freehold)Feb 2016£68,000


View all properties sold in the WN8 8 sector

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