WN8 6BE maps, stats, and open data
WN8 6BE lies on Mercury Way in Skelmersdale. WN8 6BE 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 December 2001.
WN8 6BE maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WN8 6BE geodata
| Easting | 350412 |
| Northing | 405630 |
| Latitude | 53.544954 |
| Longitude | -2.749814 |
Where is WN8 6BE?
| Street | Mercury Way |
| Town/City | Skelmersdale |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WN8 |
WN8 6BE Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WN8 6BE 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 6BE
2025 17 APR £177,000 |
2024 31 MAY £251,000 |
2022 16 DEC £305,000 |
2022 8 APR £215,000 |
2022 14 JAN £220,000 |
2020 25 SEP £210,000 |
2020 27 FEB £178,000 |
2019 28 OCT £125,000 |
2019 29 JAN £180,000 |
2016 30 SEP £160,000 |
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 6BE
| Egerton (Tanhouse Road) | Tanhouse | 400m |
| St Marks School (Tanhouse Road) | Tanhouse | 478m |
| Up Holland Labour Club (Tanhouse Road) | Clay Brow | 496m |
| Colinton (Ormskirk Road) | Clay Brow | 499m |
| Colinton (Ormskirk Road) | Clay Brow | 511m |
Nearest railway stations to WN8 6BE
| Upholland Station | 1.9km |
| Orrell Station | 3.2km |
| Gathurst Station | 4km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WN8 6BE (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 | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in WN8 6BE (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 40.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 45.1Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 128.22Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 11.8Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WN8 6BE (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 6BE gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in WN8 6BE by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 670,643 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 60 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 11,177 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 11,356 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 208,280 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 50 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,166 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,859 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WN8 6BE, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in WN8 6BE.
- 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
89.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than WN8 6BE:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WN8 6BE (metres)
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Nearest post box to WN8 6BE
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Martins Lane | 17:30 | 11:00 | 1,261m |
| 83 Banksbarn | 17:35 | 11:00 | 1,265m |
| Hawksclough | 17:45 | 11:00 | 1,306m |
WN8 6BE ITL and WN8 6BE 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 6BE:
| 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 6BE 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 6BE:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00168822 | |
| LSOA | E01025528 | West Lancashire 013C |
| MSOA | E02005316 | West Lancashire 013 |
Nearest postcodes to WN8 6BE
| WN8 6BQ | Penwell Fold | 49m |
| WN8 6BF | Mercury Way | 54m |
| WN8 6BW | Hawker Drive | 68m |
| WN8 6BN | Harrier Drive | 85m |
| WN8 6BJ | Wellington Close | 219m |
| WN8 6BH | Carr Lane | 243m |
| WN8 6DQ | Vickers Drive | 243m |
| WN8 6DH | De-haviland Way | 255m |
| WN8 6DU | Beacon Green | 280m |
| WN8 6DG | De-haviland Way | 288m |
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