WN8 6RD maps, stats, and open data

WN8 6RD lies on Fairstead in Skelmersdale. WN8 6RD is located in the Skelmersdale North 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 6RD maps

WN8 6RD map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WN8 6RD 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 6RD geodata

Easting	349263
Northing	407158
Latitude	53.558577
Longitude	-2.767400

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WN8 6RD?

Street	Fairstead
Town/City	Skelmersdale
Country	England
Postcode District	WN8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WN8 6RD Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	80m	262ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Skelmersdale North
Constituency	West Lancashire

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WN8 6RD

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Foxfold	225m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Foxfold	225m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Lowcroft	297m
➜ Fairstead crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN8 6RD

Forest Drive (Birch Green Road)	Birch Green	148m
Forest Drive (Birch Green Road)	Birch Green	165m
Ferndale (Birch Green Road)	Birch Green	327m
Lowcroft (Ashley Road)	Ashurst	335m
Lindens	Ashurst	351m

Nearest railway stations to WN8 6RD

Parbold Station	3.6km
Upholland Station	3.8km
Appley Bridge Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WN8 6RD

Broadband access in WN8 6RD (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 6RD (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	41.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	68.80Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WN8 6RD (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WN8 6RD

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Source: Ofcom
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WN8 6RD gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	254,853
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,081
Median (kWh/meter)	10,440

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	92,683
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,213
Median (kWh/meter)	3,577

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WN8 6RD, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WN8 6RD.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

84.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than WN8 6RD:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Chippy Pizza and Grill

Unit 2

15m

Lifestyle

16 Fairstead

90m

Children And Parenting Support Services Centre

Fairlie

100m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WN8 6RD

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Foxfold/Fosters Green	17:45	11:00	331m
Birch Green Road/ Feltons	16:20	11:00	352m
Hawksclough	17:45	11:00	632m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WN8 6RD

Facility	Distance
Hillside Playing Fields (Closed) Elmers Green Lane, Skelmersdale Grass Pitches	658m
St John's Catholic Primary School (Skelmersdale) Flamstead, Skelmersdale Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	702m
Bannatyne Health Club (Skelmersdale) Northway, Skelmersdale Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	767m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WN8 6RD

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Woodlands Community Primary School Heathgate, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6QH	Primary	222m
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Flamstead, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6PF	Primary	731m
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Ashurst Road, Ashurst, Skelmersdale, WN8 6TN	Primary	773m

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Source: Edubase
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WN8 6RD ITL and WN8 6RD 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 6RD:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WN8 6RD 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 6RD:

	Code	Name
OA	E00129268
LSOA	E01025471	West Lancashire 010A
MSOA	E02005313	West Lancashire 010

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WN8 6RD

WN8 6RB	Fairstead	45m
WN8 6RA	Falkland	75m
WN8 6RG	Fairlie	100m
WN8 6RF	Fairlie	171m
WN8 6RH	Fairhaven	212m
WN8 6QH	Heathgate	220m
WN8 6QQ	Heversham	247m
WN8 6QF	Helmsdale	255m
WN8 6QG	Helmsdale	256m
WN8 6UE	Foxfold	259m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence