WN8 8AP maps, stats, and open data

WN8 8AP lies on High Street in Skelmersdale. WN8 8AP is located in the Old Skelmersdale 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 8AP maps

WN8 8AP map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WN8 8AP 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 8AP geodata

Easting	347030
Northing	405914
Latitude	53.547176
Longitude	-2.800895

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WN8 8AP?

Street	High Street
Town/City	Skelmersdale
Country	England
Postcode District	WN8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WN8 8AP Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WN8 8AP as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	70m	230ft

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	Old Skelmersdale
Constituency	West Lancashire

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WN8 8AP

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Barnes Road	88m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Barnes Road	88m
November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Barnes Road	88m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN8 8AP

Village Inn (High Street)	Pennylands	63m
Co-op Bank (Liverpool Road)	Pennylands	84m
Village Inn (High Street)	Pennylands	117m
Co-op Bank (High Street)	Pennylands	132m
Westgate (Waldron)	Pennylands	185m

Nearest railway stations to WN8 8AP

Rainford Station	3.4km
Upholland Station	4.5km
Parbold Station	5.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WN8 8AP

Broadband access in WN8 8AP (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 8AP (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	34.3Mbps
Average download speed	36.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	74.78Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	7.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	18.26Mbps

Broadband limitations in WN8 8AP (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 8AP

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Source: Ofcom
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WN8 8AP gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WN8 8AP by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	219,544
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,444
Median (kWh/meter)	8,120

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	45,979
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,705
Median (kWh/meter)	2,201

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WN8 8AP, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WN8 8AP.
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

60.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than WN8 8AP:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WN8 8AP (meters)

Baked

97A High Street

61m

Little Achievers Nursery In The Park

The Nursery In The Park

80m

Fortuna Chinese Take Away

99 High Street

157m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WN8 8AP

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Winsters P O	18:30	11:15	716m
Gillibrands Road Business Box			907m
Skelmersdale Delivery Office	19:00	12:00	1,378m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WN8 8AP

Facility	Distance
An Fitness (Closed) Westgate, Skelmersdale Health and Fitness Gym	254m
Jmo Sports Park Liverpool Road, Skelmersdale Artificial Grass Pitch	581m
Blaguegate Playing Fields Liverpool Road, Skelmersdale Artificial Grass Pitch, Grass Pitches	644m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WN8 8AP

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8LQ	Primary	425m
Kingsbury Primary Special School School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH	Not applicable	583m
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School Kiln Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8PW	Primary	640m

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WN8 8AP ITL and WN8 8AP 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 8AP:

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 8AP 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 8AP:

	Code	Name
OA	E00129518
LSOA	E01025523	West Lancashire 011A
MSOA	E02005314	West Lancashire 011

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WN8 8AP

WN8 8AN	Ashwall Street	40m
WN8 8HN	Barnes Road	80m
WN8 8AW	Wallcroft Street	87m
WN8 8HL	Whitburn	110m
WN8 8BZ	Birch Street	120m
WN8 8AL	Waldron	145m
WN8 8DG	Ann Street	151m
WN8 8AT	High Street	158m
WN8 8AJ	Wheatacre	162m
WN8 8HQ	Whitburn	170m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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