WN8 8LB maps, stats, and open data

WN8 8LB lies on Westgate Mews in Skelmersdale. WN8 8LB 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 2008.

WN8 8LB maps

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

WN8 8LB 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 8LB geodata

Easting	346746
Northing	406031
Latitude	53.548198
Longitude	-2.805201

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WN8 8LB?

Street	Westgate Mews
Town/City	Skelmersdale
Country	England
Postcode District	WN8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WN8 8LB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WN8 8LB 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 8LB

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Barnes Road	305m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Barnes Road	305m
November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Barnes Road	305m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WN8 8LB

Liverpool Road (Railway Road)	Pennylands	166m
Co-op Bank (High Street)	Pennylands	179m
Liverpool Road (Railway Road)	Pennylands	206m
Co-op Bank (Liverpool Road)	Pennylands	223m
Village Inn (High Street)	Pennylands	359m

Nearest railway stations to WN8 8LB

Rainford Station	3.6km
Upholland Station	4.8km
Parbold Station	5.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WN8 8LB

Broadband access in WN8 8LB (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	10.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WN8 8LB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	39.1Mbps
Average download speed	46.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	10.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WN8 8LB (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 8LB

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Source: Ofcom
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WN8 8LB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	101,166
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,117
Median (kWh/meter)	9,864

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	41,610
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,944
Median (kWh/meter)	4,089

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

60.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than WN8 8LB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Market Gate

43 Westgate

82m

Co-Operative Group Food Limited

45-47 Westgate

82m

Betty's Cafe

1 Liverpool Road

130m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Winsters P O	18:30	11:15	925m
Gillibrands Road Business Box			1,214m
Skelmersdale Delivery Office	19:00	12:00	1,681m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WN8 8LB

Facility	Distance
An Fitness (Closed) Westgate, Skelmersdale Health and Fitness Gym	139m
Jmo Sports Park Liverpool Road, Skelmersdale Artificial Grass Pitch	285m
Blaguegate Playing Fields Liverpool Road, Skelmersdale Artificial Grass Pitch, Grass Pitches	358m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WN8 8LB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8LQ	Primary	118m
Kingsbury Primary Special School School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH	Not applicable	468m
Brookfield Park Primary School School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH	Primary	537m

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WN8 8LB ITL and WN8 8LB 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 8LB:

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 8LB 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 8LB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00129533
LSOA	E01025526	West Lancashire 011D
MSOA	E02005314	West Lancashire 011

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WN8 8LB

WN8 8LN	Smith Street	72m
WN8 8LL	Welbourne	73m
WN8 8AY	West Park Close	80m
WN8 8AU	Liverpool Road	130m
WN8 8BD	Waverley	133m
WN8 8HJ	Whitburn	163m
WN8 8HH	Whitburn	172m
WN8 8LQ	Sandy Lane	192m
WN8 8AZ	Westgate	210m
WN8 8HL	Whitburn	210m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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