WN8 8AQ maps, stats, and open data

WN8 8AQ lies on Whitehey in Skelmersdale. WN8 8AQ 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 8AQ maps

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

WN8 8AQ 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 8AQ geodata

Easting	347240
Northing	405855
Latitude	53.546667
Longitude	-2.797716

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WN8 8AQ?

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

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

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 8AQ

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Barnes Road	240m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Barnes Road	240m
November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Barnes Road	240m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN8 8AQ

High Street	Pennylands	101m
Village Inn (High Street)	Pennylands	116m
Village Inn (High Street)	Pennylands	167m
Hawthorn Crescent (High Street)	Pennylands	183m
Westgate (Waldron)	Pennylands	202m

Nearest railway stations to WN8 8AQ

Rainford Station	3.3km
Upholland Station	4.3km
Parbold Station	5.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WN8 8AQ

Broadband access in WN8 8AQ (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	83.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WN8 8AQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	64.0Mbps
Average download speed	51.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	13.7Mbps
Average upload speed	11.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.37Mbps

Broadband limitations in WN8 8AQ (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 8AQ

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Source: Ofcom
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WN8 8AQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	111,617
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,301
Median (kWh/meter)	8,539

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	40,272
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,356
Median (kWh/meter)	3,290

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Fortuna Chinese Take Away

99 High Street

115m

Omar's Pizzeria

113 High Street

115m

The Village Inn

101 High Street

115m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Winsters P O	18:30	11:15	596m
Gillibrands Road Business Box			693m
Skelmersdale Delivery Office	19:00	12:00	1,161m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WN8 8AQ

Facility	Distance
An Fitness (Closed) Westgate, Skelmersdale Health and Fitness Gym	465m
Jmo Sports Park Liverpool Road, Skelmersdale Artificial Grass Pitch	799m
Liverpool Road Playing Fields White Moss Road, Skelmersdale Grass Pitches	821m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WN8 8AQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School Kiln Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8PW	Primary	596m
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8LQ	Primary	641m
Kingsbury Primary Special School School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH	Not applicable	718m

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WN8 8AQ ITL and WN8 8AQ 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 8AQ:

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 8AQ 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 8AQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00129536
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 8AQ

WN8 8AG	Whitestocks	85m
WN8 8AJ	Wheatacre	100m
WN8 8AT	High Street	113m
WN8 8AW	Wallcroft Street	143m
WN8 8DG	Ann Street	143m
WN8 8BZ	Birch Street	149m
WN8 8DF	Alexandra Close	175m
WN8 9SX	Gladden Place	190m
WN8 8AH	Woodrow	198m
WN8 8DN	Fern Close	209m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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