WN8 6LA maps, stats, and open data

WN8 6LA 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 1996.

WN8 6LA maps

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

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WN8 6LA geodata

Easting348557
Northing406661
Latitude53.554041
Longitude-2.777975

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WN8 6LA?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWN8
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➜ Where is Skelmersdale?

WN8 6LA Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation60m197ft

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

WardTanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
ConstituencyWest Lancashire

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WN8 6LA

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Inskip Court290m
December 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Inskip Court290m
November 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Inskip Court290m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN8 6LA

Asda (Northway)Skelmersdale52m
Northway Asda (Northway)Skelmersdale121m
Northway Asda (Northway)Skelmersdale147m
Ivybridge (Northway)Skelmersdale258m
Inglewhite (Northway)Skelmersdale259m

Nearest railway stations to WN8 6LA

Upholland Station3.7km
Parbold Station4.1km
Rainford Station4.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Deprivation

86.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than WN8 6LA:

Food Standards Agency

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

Asda Stores Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Ingram
118m
The Miners Peg
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
Ingram
118m
Bannatyne Fitness Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Bannatynes Health Club
178m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WN8 6LA

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Birch Green Road/ Feltons16:2011:00513m
The Viking18:4511:00577m
The Viking (Business Box)579m

Nearest sports facilities to WN8 6LA

FacilityDistance
Bannatyne Health Club (Skelmersdale)
Northway, Skelmersdale
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
181m
West Lancashire College
College Way, Skelmersdale
Sports Hall, Studio
199m
Skelmersdale College Sports Complex (Closed)
Yewdale, Skelmersdale
Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
348m

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Source: Active Places
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest schools to WN8 6LA

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Cobbs Brow School
Manfield, Ashurst, Skelmersdale, WN8 6SU
Primary717m
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Windrows, New Church Farm, Skelmersdale, WN8 8NP
Primary741m
Woodlands Community Primary School
Heathgate, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6QH
Primary756m

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Source: Edubase
Licence: Open Government Licence

WN8 6LA ITL and WN8 6LA 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 6LA:

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

WN8 6LA 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 6LA:

CodeName
OAE00129315
LSOAE01025481West Lancashire 010C
MSOAE02005313West Lancashire 010

Nearest postcodes to WN8 6LA

WN8 6JGInglewhite111m
WN8 6JQInglewhite191m
WN8 6JEInglewhite210m
WN8 6LPInchfield248m
WN8 6JFInglewhite253m
WN8 6RSIvydale257m
WN8 6JTInskip277m
WN8 6JSInskip Court285m
WN8 6RRIvybridge336m
WN8 6JUInskip347m