WN8 8HQ maps, stats, and open data

WN8 8HQ lies on Whitburn in Skelmersdale. WN8 8HQ 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 8HQ maps

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

WN8 8HQ 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 8HQ geodata

Easting	346971
Northing	406073
Latitude	53.548599
Longitude	-2.801813

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WN8 8HQ?

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

Elevation or altitude of WN8 8HQ 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 8HQ

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Barnes Road	107m
November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Barnes Road	107m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Barnes Road	107m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN8 8HQ

Co-op Bank (Liverpool Road)	Pennylands	128m
Co-op Bank (High Street)	Pennylands	149m
Village Inn (High Street)	Pennylands	187m
Village Inn (High Street)	Pennylands	231m
High Street	Pennylands	272m

Nearest railway stations to WN8 8HQ

Rainford Station	3.6km
Upholland Station	4.6km
Parbold Station	5.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WN8 8HQ

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

Download

Median download speed	34.5Mbps
Average download speed	30.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	55.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	3.9Mbps
Average upload speed	4.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.58Mbps

Broadband limitations in WN8 8HQ (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 8HQ

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Source: Ofcom
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WN8 8HQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	137,094
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,463
Median (kWh/meter)	8,611

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	37,517
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,752
Median (kWh/meter)	3,553

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

89.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WN8 8HQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Elm House Care Home

Elm House

90m

Little Achievers Nursery In The Park

The Nursery In The Park

90m

Baked

97A High Street

172m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Winsters P O	18:30	11:15	698m
Gillibrands Road Business Box			1,036m
Skelmersdale Delivery Office	19:00	12:00	1,477m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WN8 8HQ

Facility	Distance
An Fitness (Closed) Westgate, Skelmersdale Health and Fitness Gym	263m
Jmo Sports Park Liverpool Road, Skelmersdale Artificial Grass Pitch	512m
Blaguegate Playing Fields Liverpool Road, Skelmersdale Artificial Grass Pitch, Grass Pitches	587m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WN8 8HQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8LQ	Primary	330m
Kingsbury Primary Special School School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH	Not applicable	414m
Brookfield Park Primary School School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH	Primary	508m

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Source: Edubase
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WN8 8HQ ITL and WN8 8HQ 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 8HQ:

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 8HQ 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 8HQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00129535
LSOA	E01025524	West Lancashire 011B
MSOA	E02005314	West Lancashire 011

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WN8 8HQ

WN8 8HH	Whitburn	65m
WN8 8HJ	Whitburn	66m
WN8 8HL	Whitburn	83m
WN8 8HN	Barnes Road	91m
WN8 8ET	Lime Grove	122m
WN8 8BD	Waverley	137m
WN8 8EU	Oak Crescent	144m
WN8 8AP	High Street	170m
WN8 8HD	Uppingham	200m
WN8 8BZ	Birch Street	200m

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