WN8 6BY maps, stats, and open data

WN8 6BY lies on Elmstead in Skelmersdale. WN8 6BY 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 6BY maps

WN8 6BY map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WN8 6BY map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WN8 6BY geodata

Easting349492
Northing405815
Latitude53.546529
Longitude-2.763726

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WN8 6BY?

StreetElmstead
Town/CitySkelmersdale
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWN8
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WN8 6BY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WN8 6BY as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation80m262ft

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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardTanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
ConstituencyWest Lancashire

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WN8 6BY

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Eversley439m
January 2024BurglaryOn or near Eversley439m
January 2024BurglaryOn or near Eversley439m
➜ Elmstead crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN8 6BY

Tawd Road (Tanhouse Road)Tanhouse172m
Tanhouse RoadTanhouse199m
Hillside Health Centre (Tanhouse Road)Tanhouse287m
Elmridge (Tanhouse Road)Tanhouse345m
Fir Trees Close (Ormskirk Road)Digmoor441m

Nearest railway stations to WN8 6BY

Upholland Station2.5km
Rainford Station3.7km
Orrell Station4.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WN8 6BY

Broadband access in WN8 6BY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WN8 6BY (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed42.6Mbps
Maximum download speed79.98Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed11.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WN8 6BY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WN8 6BY

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Source: Ofcom
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WN8 6BY gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WN8 6BY by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)425,444
Meter count62
Mean (kWh/meter)6,862
Median (kWh/meter)6,333

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)157,924
Meter count57
Mean (kWh/meter)2,771
Median (kWh/meter)2,609
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WN8 6BY, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WN8 6BY.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

92.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WN8 6BY:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WN8 6BY (meters)

M Singh
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
126 Elswick
122m
The Tanner
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
1 Elmridge
246m
Junk Food Cafe
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Tanhouse Community Centre
273m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WN8 6BY

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
The Viking (Business Box)691m
The Viking18:4511:00693m
Hawksclough17:4511:00763m

Nearest sports facilities to WN8 6BY

FacilityDistance
Delph Side Community Primary School
Eskdale, Eskdale, Skelmersdale
Grass Pitches
460m
St Francis Of Assisi Rc Primary School
Blakehall, Skelmersdale
Grass Pitches
505m
Skelmersdale Sports Centre (Closed)
Digmoor Road, Skelmersdale
Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts
624m

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Source: Active Places
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest schools to WN8 6BY

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Hillside Community Primary School
Egerton, Tanhouse, Skelmersdale, WN8 6DE
Primary211m
Delph Side Community Primary School
Eskdale, Tanhouse, Skelmersdale, WN8 6ED
Primary454m
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Blakehall, Skelmersdale, WN8 9AZ
Primary555m

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Source: Edubase
Licence: Open Government Licence

WN8 6BY ITL and WN8 6BY 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 6BY:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD4Lancashire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD47Chorley and West Lancashire
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000127West Lancashire

WN8 6BY 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 6BY:

CodeName
OAE00129538
LSOAE01025527West Lancashire 013B
MSOAE02005316West Lancashire 013

Nearest postcodes to WN8 6BY

WN8 6BXElswick84m
WN8 6DBElmridge107m
WN8 6BTElswick110m
WN8 6DAElmstead115m
WN8 6BZElmstead135m
WN8 6BSTawd Road151m
WN8 6BUElswick172m
WN8 6DDElmridge189m
WN8 6BPTawd Road193m
WN8 6DEElmridge211m