WN8 8AU maps, stats, and open data

WN8 8AU lies on Liverpool Road in Skelmersdale. WN8 8AU 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 8AU maps

WN8 8AU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WN8 8AU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
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WN8 8AU geodata

Easting346703
Northing405908
Latitude53.547089
Longitude-2.805829

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WN8 8AU?

StreetLiverpool Road
Town/CitySkelmersdale
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWN8
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WN8 8AU Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation60m197ft

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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Politics

WardOld Skelmersdale
ConstituencyWest Lancashire

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WN8 8AU

December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Barnes Road358m
November 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Barnes Road358m
November 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Barnes Road358m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN8 8AU

Liverpool Road (Railway Road)Pennylands159m
Co-op Bank (High Street)Pennylands201m
Liverpool Road (Railway Road)Pennylands208m
Co-op Bank (Liverpool Road)Pennylands252m
White Moss Road (Liverpool Road)Blaguegate270m

Nearest railway stations to WN8 8AU

Rainford Station3.5km
Upholland Station4.8km
Parbold Station5.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WN8 8AU

Broadband access in WN8 8AU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband33.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WN8 8AU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed20.0Mbps
Average download speed39.4Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed8.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WN8 8AU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WN8 8AU

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WN8 8AU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)256,224
Meter count23
Mean (kWh/meter)11,140
Median (kWh/meter)10,138

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)50,534
Meter count19
Mean (kWh/meter)2,660
Median (kWh/meter)2,277
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WN8 8AU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WN8 8AU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Betty's Cafe
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
1 Liverpool Road
1m
Sugar Shack
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
1 Liverpool Road
1m
ERooms
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
14-16 Westgate
116m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WN8 8AU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Winsters P O18:3011:151,008m
Gillibrands Road Business Box1,209m
Skelmersdale Delivery Office19:0012:001,698m

Nearest sports facilities to WN8 8AU

FacilityDistance
An Fitness (Closed)
Westgate, Skelmersdale
Health and Fitness Gym
75m
Jmo Sports Park
Liverpool Road, Skelmersdale
Artificial Grass Pitch
271m
Blaguegate Playing Fields
Liverpool Road, Skelmersdale
Artificial Grass Pitch, Grass Pitches
323m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WN8 8AU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8LQ
Primary187m
Kingsbury Primary Special School
School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Not applicable598m
Brookfield Park Primary School
School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Primary665m

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Source: Edubase
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WN8 8AU ITL and WN8 8AU 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 8AU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD4Lancashire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD47Chorley and West Lancashire
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000127West Lancashire

WN8 8AU 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 8AU:

CodeName
OAE00129514
LSOAE01025523West Lancashire 011A
MSOAE02005314West Lancashire 011

Nearest postcodes to WN8 8AU

WN8 8AYWest Park Close72m
WN8 8LLWelbourne98m
WN8 8AZWestgate120m
WN8 8LBWestgate Mews130m
WN8 8BJLiverpool Road171m
WN8 8LNSmith Street175m
WN8 8BNSwifts Fold180m
WN8 8BDWaverley181m
WN8 8HJWhitburn251m
WN8 8BQParkside Ave252m