WN8 6LU maps, stats, and open data

WN8 6LU 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 6LU maps

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

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

Easting348903
Northing406416
Latitude53.551890
Longitude-2.772712

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WN8 6LU?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWN8
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WN8 6LU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WN8 6LU 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 6LU

April 2023Other theftOn or near Petrol Station314m
February 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Inchfield347m
February 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Inchfield347m
➜ 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 6LU

Concourse (Bus Station)Skelmersdale221m
Northway Asda (Northway)Skelmersdale289m
Northway Asda (Northway)Skelmersdale311m
Ferndale (Birch Green Road)Birch Green340m
Asda (Northway)Skelmersdale372m

Nearest railway stations to WN8 6LU

Upholland Station3.3km
Rainford Station4km
Parbold Station4.3km

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Deprivation

95% of English postcodes are less deprived than WN8 6LU:

Food Standards Agency

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

Winners not Sinners
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Stall 7 Market Hall
222m
Siesta Coffee
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
110 The Concourse
222m
Farmfoods Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
101 The Concourse
247m

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Nearest post box to WN8 6LU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
The Viking18:4511:00195m
The Viking (Business Box)197m
Birch Green Road/ Feltons16:2011:00566m

Nearest sports facilities to WN8 6LU

FacilityDistance
Nye Bevan Pool
Southway, Skelmersdale
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym
235m
Bannatyne Health Club (Skelmersdale)
Northway, Skelmersdale
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
258m
Skelmersdale College Sports Complex (Closed)
Yewdale, Skelmersdale
Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
335m

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Nearest schools to WN8 6LU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Flamstead, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6PF
Primary498m
Woodlands Community Primary School
Heathgate, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6QH
Primary631m
Delph Side Community Primary School
Eskdale, Tanhouse, Skelmersdale, WN8 6ED
Primary643m

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Source: Edubase
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WN8 6LU ITL and WN8 6LU 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 6LU:

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

WN8 6LU 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 6LU:

CodeName
OAE00129319
LSOAE01025482West Lancashire 010D
MSOAE02005313West Lancashire 010

Nearest postcodes to WN8 6LU

WN8 6PNFirbeck89m
WN8 6PWFirbeck128m
WN8 6PLFirbeck203m
WN8 6LPInchfield330m
WN8 6QBHallcroft341m
WN8 6QYFerndale344m
WN8 6QZFerndale406m
WN8 6QDHallcroft409m
WN8 6RSIvydale411m
WN8 6EBEskdale447m