WN8 6RE maps, stats, and open data

WN8 6RE 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 6RE maps

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

WN8 6RE 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 6RE geodata

Easting	349260
Northing	407277
Latitude	53.559646
Longitude	-2.767465

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WN8 6RE?

Country	England
Postcode District	WN8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WN8 6RE Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WN8 6RE 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 6RE

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Lowcroft	185m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Foxfold	269m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Foxfold	269m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN8 6RE

Forest Drive (Birch Green Road)	Birch Green	119m
Forest Drive (Birch Green Road)	Birch Green	139m
Lowcroft (Ashley Road)	Ashurst	244m
Lindens	Ashurst	265m
Kingsway Court (Ashurst Road)	Ashurst	277m

Nearest railway stations to WN8 6RE

Parbold Station	3.5km
Appley Bridge Station	3.8km
Upholland Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WN8 6RE

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

Download

Median download speed	39.0Mbps
Average download speed	27.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	70.98Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.7Mbps
Average upload speed	5.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WN8 6RE (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 6RE

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Source: Ofcom
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WN8 6RE gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	330,596
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	41,325
Median (kWh/meter)	41,217

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	121,491
Meter count	52
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,336
Median (kWh/meter)	1,384

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WN8 6RE, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WN8 6RE.
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 6RE:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Chippy Pizza and Grill

Unit 2

134m

Children And Parenting Support Services Centre

Fairlie

180m

Lifestyle

16 Fairstead

209m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Foxfold/Fosters Green	17:45	11:00	394m
Birch Green Road/ Feltons	16:20	11:00	423m
Ashurst P O	18:35	11:00	551m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WN8 6RE

Facility	Distance
Hillside Playing Fields (Closed) Elmers Green Lane, Skelmersdale Grass Pitches	722m
St John's Catholic Primary School (Skelmersdale) Flamstead, Skelmersdale Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	821m
Bannatyne Health Club (Skelmersdale) Northway, Skelmersdale Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	854m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WN8 6RE

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Woodlands Community Primary School Heathgate, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6QH	Primary	341m
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Ashurst Road, Ashurst, Skelmersdale, WN8 6TN	Primary	666m
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Flamstead, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6PF	Primary	849m

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Source: Edubase
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WN8 6RE ITL and WN8 6RE 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 6RE:

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 6RE 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 6RE:

	Code	Name
OA	E00129264
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 6RE

WN8 6RD	Fairstead	119m
WN8 6RB	Fairstead	121m
WN8 6RA	Falkland	146m
WN8 6TZ	Lowcroft	152m
WN8 6RG	Fairlie	180m
WN8 6US	Ashwood	183m
WN8 6TY	Lowcroft	195m
WN8 6UT	Beechwood	226m
WN8 6UW	Forest Drive	230m
WN8 6RF	Fairlie	245m

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