WN8 6US maps, stats, and open data

WN8 6US lies on Ashwood in Skelmersdale. WN8 6US 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 February 1990.

WN8 6US maps

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

WN8 6US 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 6US geodata

Easting	349405
Northing	407388
Latitude	53.560658
Longitude	-2.765294

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WN8 6US?

Street	Ashwood
Town/City	Skelmersdale
Country	England
Postcode District	WN8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence

WN8 6US Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	90m	295ft

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 6US

3, ASHWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6US 2010 2 DEC £120,000

➜ Skelmersdale house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WN8 6US

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Lowcroft	234m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Foxfold	268m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Foxfold	268m
➜ Ashwood crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN8 6US

Forest Drive (Birch Green Road)	Birch Green	134m
Forest Drive (Birch Green Road)	Birch Green	138m
Kingsway Court (Ashurst Road)	Ashurst	220m
Kingsbury Court (Ashurst Road)	Ashurst	282m
Lowcroft (Ashley Road)	Ashurst	337m

Nearest railway stations to WN8 6US

Parbold Station	3.4km
Appley Bridge Station	3.6km
Upholland Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WN8 6US

Broadband access in WN8 6US (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WN8 6US (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	66.3Mbps
Average download speed	49.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	78.12Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	13.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WN8 6US (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 6US

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Source: Ofcom
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WN8 6US gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	103,915
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,391
Median (kWh/meter)	10,870

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	28,778
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,878
Median (kWh/meter)	3,063

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

16.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than WN8 6US:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

Food Standards Agency

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

Slimming World

5 Kingsbury Court

187m

The Chippy Pizza and Grill

Unit 2

282m

Lifestyle

16 Fairstead

353m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Foxfold/Fosters Green	17:45	11:00	391m
Birch Green Road/ Feltons	16:20	11:00	604m
Ashurst P O	18:35	11:00	605m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WN8 6US

Facility	Distance
Hillside Playing Fields (Closed) Elmers Green Lane, Skelmersdale Grass Pitches	690m
Dalton Cricket Club Beacon Lane, Dalton Grass Pitches	923m
St John's Catholic Primary School (Skelmersdale) Flamstead, Skelmersdale Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	934m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WN8 6US

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Woodlands Community Primary School Heathgate, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6QH	Primary	474m
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Ashurst Road, Ashurst, Skelmersdale, WN8 6TN	Primary	667m
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Higher Lane, Dalton, Wigan, WN8 7RP	Primary	843m

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Source: Edubase
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WN8 6US ITL and WN8 6US 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 6US:

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 6US 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 6US:

	Code	Name
OA	E00129265
LSOA	E01025470	West Lancashire 009C
MSOA	E02005312	West Lancashire 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WN8 6US

WN8 6UW	Forest Drive	67m
WN8 6UU	Elmwood	76m
WN8 6UT	Beechwood	95m
WN8 6UX	Firwood	149m
WN8 6XS	Kingfisher Park	154m
WN8 6UY	Oakwood	180m
WN8 6TZ	Lowcroft	186m
WN8 6XW	Kingsbury Court	186m
WN8 6UZ	Pinewood	197m
WN8 6SP	Oak Tree Court	220m

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