WN8 6DQ maps, stats, and open data
WN8 6DQ lies on Vickers Drive in Skelmersdale. WN8 6DQ 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 2005.
WN8 6DQ maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WN8 6DQ geodata
| Easting | 350334 |
| Northing | 405860 |
| Latitude | 53.547014 |
| Longitude | -2.751027 |
Where is WN8 6DQ?
| Street | Vickers Drive |
| Town/City | Skelmersdale |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WN8 |
WN8 6DQ Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WN8 6DQ as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 110m | 361ft |
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 6DQ
2004 20 DEC £124,500 |
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 6DQ
| Egerton (Tanhouse Road) | Tanhouse | 304m |
| St Marks School (Tanhouse Road) | Tanhouse | 307m |
| Enstone (Tanhouse Road) | Tanhouse | 415m |
| Up Holland Labour Club (Tanhouse Road) | Clay Brow | 626m |
| Colinton (Ormskirk Road) | Clay Brow | 685m |
Nearest railway stations to WN8 6DQ
| Upholland Station | 2.2km |
| Orrell Station | 3.4km |
| Gathurst Station | 4km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WN8 6DQ (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 6DQ (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 19.7Mbps |
| Average download speed | 21.1Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 29.20Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 4.6Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 3.8Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 5.42Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WN8 6DQ (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 6DQ gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in WN8 6DQ by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 84,025 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 8 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 10,503 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 11,967 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 27,301 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 8 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,413 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,328 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WN8 6DQ, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in WN8 6DQ.
- 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 6DQ:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WN8 6DQ (metres)
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Nearest post box to WN8 6DQ
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Hawksclough | 17:45 | 11:00 | 1,091m |
| Martins Lane | 17:30 | 11:00 | 1,337m |
| 83 Banksbarn | 17:35 | 11:00 | 1,340m |
WN8 6DQ ITL and WN8 6DQ 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 6DQ:
| 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 6DQ 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 6DQ:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00168818 | |
| LSOA | E01025529 | West Lancashire 013D |
| MSOA | E02005316 | West Lancashire 013 |
Nearest postcodes to WN8 6DQ
| WN8 6DH | De-haviland Way | 22m |
| WN8 6DG | De-haviland Way | 50m |
| WN8 6DL | Dragon Close | 93m |
| WN8 6DJ | Hobberley Drive | 107m |
| WN8 6AY | Edenhurst | 167m |
| WN8 6DU | Beacon Green | 188m |
| WN8 6BW | Hawker Drive | 191m |
| WN8 6BE | Mercury Way | 243m |
| WN8 6AU | Eavesdale | 254m |
| WN8 6BQ | Penwell Fold | 281m |
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