WN8 6UW maps, stats, and open data

WN8 6UW lies on Forest Drive in Skelmersdale. WN8 6UW 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 6UW maps

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

WN8 6UW 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 6UW geodata

Easting	349470
Northing	407372
Latitude	53.560520
Longitude	-2.764311

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WN8 6UW?

Street	Forest Drive
Town/City	Skelmersdale
Country	England
Postcode District	WN8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WN8 6UW Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	100m	328ft

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 6UW

36, FOREST DRIVE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6UW 2023 28 JUL £276,500
3, FOREST DRIVE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6UW 2021 24 SEP £215,000
1, FOREST DRIVE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6UW 2021 17 SEP £205,000
32, FOREST DRIVE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6UW 2019 31 MAY £187,500
1, FOREST DRIVE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6UW 2012 21 MAR £123,450
26, FOREST DRIVE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6UW 2005 3 NOV £146,500
1, FOREST DRIVE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6UW 2004 30 SEP £149,950
21, FOREST DRIVE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6UW 2004 6 AUG £142,500
38, FOREST DRIVE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6UW 2003 13 JUN £113,500
26, FOREST DRIVE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6UW 2001 23 NOV £74,950

➜ 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 6UW

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Foxfold	240m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Foxfold	240m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Lowcroft	301m
➜ Forest Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN8 6UW

Forest Drive (Birch Green Road)	Birch Green	139m
Forest Drive (Birch Green Road)	Birch Green	151m
Kingsway Court (Ashurst Road)	Ashurst	278m
Kingsbury Court (Ashurst Road)	Ashurst	339m
Lowcroft (Ashley Road)	Ashurst	403m

Nearest railway stations to WN8 6UW

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 6UW

Broadband access in WN8 6UW (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	37.9%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WN8 6UW (2019 data)

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Median download speed	41.6Mbps
Average download speed	44.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	78.11Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	14.5Mbps
Average upload speed	12.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WN8 6UW (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 6UW

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Source: Ofcom
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WN8 6UW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	350,944
Meter count	29
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,102
Median (kWh/meter)	11,618

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	95,033
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,801
Median (kWh/meter)	3,797

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Slimming World

5 Kingsbury Court

222m

The Chippy Pizza and Grill

Unit 2

306m

Lifestyle

16 Fairstead

371m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Foxfold/Fosters Green	17:45	11:00	352m
Birch Green Road/ Feltons	16:20	11:00	644m
Ashurst P O	18:35	11:00	670m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WN8 6UW

Facility	Distance
Hillside Playing Fields (Closed) Elmers Green Lane, Skelmersdale Grass Pitches	637m
Dalton Cricket Club Beacon Lane, Dalton Grass Pitches	861m
St John's Catholic Primary School (Skelmersdale) Flamstead, Skelmersdale Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	927m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WN8 6UW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Woodlands Community Primary School Heathgate, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6QH	Primary	484m
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Ashurst Road, Ashurst, Skelmersdale, WN8 6TN	Primary	725m
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Higher Lane, Dalton, Wigan, WN8 7RP	Primary	851m

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Source: Edubase
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WN8 6UW ITL and WN8 6UW 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 6UW:

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 6UW 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 6UW:

	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 6UW

WN8 6UT	Beechwood	43m
WN8 6UU	Elmwood	56m
WN8 6US	Ashwood	67m
WN8 6UX	Firwood	97m
WN8 6UY	Oakwood	114m
WN8 6UZ	Pinewood	131m
WN8 6SJ	Elmers Green Lane	164m
WN8 6SP	Oak Tree Court	165m
WN8 6XS	Kingfisher Park	205m
WN8 6SN	Elmers Green Lane	218m

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