WN8 6RX maps, stats, and open data

WN8 6RX lies on Merewood in Skelmersdale. WN8 6RX 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 6RX maps

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

WN8 6RX map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

WN8 6RX geodata

Easting	348243
Northing	407882
Latitude	53.564984
Longitude	-2.782917

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WN8 6RX?

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 6RX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WN8 6RX 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 6RX

28, MEREWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6RX 2002 11 OCT £135,000

➜ 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 6RX

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Middlewood	89m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Ashmead Road	450m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Ashmead Road	450m
➜ Merewood crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN8 6RX

Merewood (Ashmead Road)	Ashurst	99m
Merewood (Ashmead Road)	Ashurst	108m
Ashurst Gardens (Ashmead Road)	Ashurst	207m
Briars Green (Ashmead Road)	Ashurst	229m
Manfield (Ashmead)	Skelmersdale	391m

Nearest railway stations to WN8 6RX

Parbold Station	3km
Hoscar Station	3.9km
Appley Bridge Station	4.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WN8 6RX

Broadband access in WN8 6RX (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	9.1%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WN8 6RX (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	54.4Mbps
Average download speed	46.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	12.9Mbps
Average upload speed	13.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WN8 6RX (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 6RX

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Source: Ofcom
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WN8 6RX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	390,392
Meter count	33
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,830
Median (kWh/meter)	10,923

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	138,968
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,963
Median (kWh/meter)	5,050

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Maharishi Ayurveda Products

2 Rowan Lane

372m

Maharishi Golden Dome

Woodley Park Road

419m

Maharishi School

Cobbs Brow Lane

486m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Ashurst P O	18:35	11:00	661m
Birch Green Road/ Feltons	16:20	11:00	1,153m
Dalton Summit	16:45	11:00	1,374m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WN8 6RX

Facility	Distance
Our Lady Queen Of Peace Catholic Engineering College Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	646m
Lathom High School : A Technology College Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	726m
Bannatyne Health Club (Skelmersdale) Northway, Skelmersdale Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	1.4km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WN8 6RX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Cobbs Brow School Manfield, Ashurst, Skelmersdale, WN8 6SU	Primary	566m
Maharishi Free School Cobbs Brow Lane, Lathom, Ormskirk, L40 6JJ	All-through	572m
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 6JW	Secondary	633m

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Source: Edubase
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WN8 6RX ITL and WN8 6RX 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 6RX:

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 6RX 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 6RX:

	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 6RX

WN8 6RU	Merewood	71m
WN8 6SR	Middlewood	112m
WN8 6RJ	Maplewood	146m
WN8 6SZ	Melbreck	207m
WN8 6SY	Melbreck	214m
WN8 6QR	Ashurst Close	232m
WN8 6SW	Ashurst Gardens	255m
WN8 6PS	Mountwood	259m
WN8 6SQ	Briars Green	275m
WN8 6QN	Meadway	294m

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