WN8 6AU maps, stats, and open data
WN8 6AU lies on Eavesdale in Skelmersdale. WN8 6AU is located in the Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre electoral ward, within the local authority district of West Lancashire and the English Parliamentary constituency of West Lancashire. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 02G and the police force is Lancashire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
WN8 6AU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WN8 6AU geodata
| Easting | 350122 |
| Northing | 405999 |
| Latitude | 53.548260 |
| Longitude | -2.754248 |
Where is WN8 6AU?
| Street | Eavesdale |
| Town/City | Skelmersdale |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WN8 |
WN8 6AU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WN8 6AU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 100m | 328ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre |
|---|---|
| Constituency | West Lancashire |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in WN8 6AU
12, EAVESDALE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6AU 2026 6 MAR £210,000 |
2025 4 JUL £200,000 |
28, EAVESDALE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6AU 2023 9 MAR £197,500 |
2021 25 JUN £219,950 |
2020 23 NOV £195,000 |
2020 30 OCT £205,000 |
2019 22 NOV £167,500 |
2018 1 FEB £180,000 |
2017 8 SEP £157,500 |
19, EAVESDALE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6AU 2016 30 NOV £120,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to WN8 6AU
| St Marks School (Tanhouse Road) | Tanhouse | 118m |
| Enstone (Tanhouse Road) | Tanhouse | 165m |
| Egerton (Tanhouse Road) | Tanhouse | 234m |
| Eversley (Tanhouse Road) | Tanhouse | 456m |
| Elmridge (Tanhouse Road) | Tanhouse | 458m |
Nearest railway stations to WN8 6AU
| Upholland Station | 2.4km |
| Orrell Station | 3.6km |
| Appley Bridge Station | 4.1km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WN8 6AU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 5.9% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in WN8 6AU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 55.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 49.0Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 146.78Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 12.5Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 26.80Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WN8 6AU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
WN8 6AU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in WN8 6AU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 519,619 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 34 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 15,283 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 14,760 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 91,634 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 25 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,665 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,374 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WN8 6AU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in WN8 6AU.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
81.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than WN8 6AU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WN8 6AU (metres)
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Nearest post box to WN8 6AU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Hawksclough | 17:45 | 11:00 | 840m |
| Foxfold/Fosters Green | 17:45 | 11:00 | 1,173m |
| The Viking (Business Box) | 1,210m | ||
WN8 6AU ITL and WN8 6AU LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WN8 6AU:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLD | North West (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLD4 | Lancashire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLD47 | Chorley and West Lancashire |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000127 | West Lancashire |
WN8 6AU census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WN8 6AU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00168821 | |
| LSOA | E01025529 | West Lancashire 013D |
| MSOA | E02005316 | West Lancashire 013 |
Nearest postcodes to WN8 6AU
| WN8 6AY | Edenhurst | 116m |
| WN8 6AT | Earlswood | 130m |
| WN8 6DJ | Hobberley Drive | 148m |
| WN8 6DL | Dragon Close | 173m |
| WN8 6AJ | Ennerdale | 174m |
| WN8 6DG | De-haviland Way | 205m |
| WN8 6AW | Enstone | 209m |
| WN8 6AR | Enstone | 217m |
| WN8 6AG | Ennerdale | 221m |
| WN8 6DH | De-haviland Way | 233m |
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