WN8 6RU maps, stats, and open data

WN8 6RU lies on Merewood in Skelmersdale. WN8 6RU 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 1992.

WN8 6RU maps

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

WN8 6RU 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 6RU geodata

Easting	348184
Northing	407843
Latitude	53.564628
Longitude	-2.783801

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WN8 6RU?

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

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	50m	164ft

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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WN8 6RU

15, MEREWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6RU 2022 30 SEP £195,000
25, MEREWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6RU 2022 8 AUG £215,000
31, MEREWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6RU 2019 27 NOV £178,500
21, MEREWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6RU 2019 29 AUG £185,000
19, MEREWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6RU 2017 13 JUL £175,000
13, MEREWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6RU 2015 17 MAR £178,000
5, MEREWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6RU 2012 27 APR £150,000
3, MEREWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6RU 2002 7 AUG £116,000
19, MEREWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6RU 2001 9 FEB £80,000
21, MEREWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6RU 1999 22 SEP £71,500

➜ Skelmersdale house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WN8 6RU

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Middlewood	156m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Ashmead Road	463m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Ashmead Road	463m
➜ Merewood crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN8 6RU

Merewood (Ashmead Road)	Ashurst	94m
Merewood (Ashmead Road)	Ashurst	105m
Ashurst Gardens (Ashmead Road)	Ashurst	269m
Briars Green (Ashmead Road)	Ashurst	292m
Manfield (Ashmead)	Skelmersdale	388m

Nearest railway stations to WN8 6RU

Parbold Station	3km
Hoscar Station	3.9km
Appley Bridge Station	4.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WN8 6RU

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

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Median download speed	46.9Mbps
Average download speed	44.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	75.72Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	13.3Mbps
Average upload speed	12.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WN8 6RU (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 6RU

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Source: Ofcom
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WN8 6RU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	396,448
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,248
Median (kWh/meter)	13,225

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	94,660
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,733
Median (kWh/meter)	4,418

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

7.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than WN8 6RU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Maharishi Ayurveda Products

2 Rowan Lane

438m

Maharishi Golden Dome

Woodley Park Road

485m

Out of School Care

Out Of School Care

485m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Ashurst P O	18:35	11:00	706m
Birch Green Road/ Feltons	16:20	11:00	1,161m
Dalton Summit	16:45	11:00	1,443m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WN8 6RU

Facility	Distance
Our Lady Queen Of Peace Catholic Engineering College Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	577m
Lathom High School : A Technology College Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	655m
West Lancashire College College Way, Skelmersdale Sports Hall, Studio	1.3km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WN8 6RU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Cobbs Brow School Manfield, Ashurst, Skelmersdale, WN8 6SU	Primary	533m
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 6JW	Secondary	564m
Maharishi Free School Cobbs Brow Lane, Lathom, Ormskirk, L40 6JJ	All-through	616m

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Source: Edubase
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WN8 6RU ITL and WN8 6RU 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 6RU:

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 6RU 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 6RU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00129251
LSOA	E01025468	West Lancashire 009A
MSOA	E02005312	West Lancashire 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WN8 6RU

WN8 6RX	Merewood	71m
WN8 6SZ	Melbreck	140m
WN8 6SY	Melbreck	159m
WN8 6SR	Middlewood	180m
WN8 6RJ	Maplewood	190m
WN8 6PS	Mountwood	251m
WN8 6ST	Marland	276m
WN8 6QR	Ashurst Close	289m
WN8 6SW	Ashurst Gardens	308m
WN8 6SD	Marlborough	332m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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