WN8 8NB maps, stats, and open data
WN8 8NB lies on Wigan Road in Skelmersdale. WN8 8NB 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 8NB maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WN8 8NB geodata
| Easting | 347838 |
| Northing | 405958 |
| Latitude | 53.547652 |
| Longitude | -2.788709 |
Where is WN8 8NB?
| Street | Wigan Road |
| Town/City | Skelmersdale |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WN8 |
WN8 8NB Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WN8 8NB 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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Politics
| Ward | Old Skelmersdale |
|---|---|
| Constituency | West Lancashire |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in WN8 8NB
2022 28 FEB £310,000 |
THE CROFT, 5, WIGAN ROAD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8NB 2017 28 SEP £220,000 |
2017 19 MAY £255,000 |
1997 2 MAY £46,000 |
1996 30 AUG £68,000 |
1995 25 SEP £23,000 |
1995 17 AUG £23,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to WN8 8NB
| Railway Road | Pennylands | 122m |
| Railway Road | Pennylands | 141m |
| High Street (Church Road) | Pennylands | 183m |
| High Street (Church Road) | Pennylands | 219m |
| Derby Arms (Winstanley Road) | Pennylands | 232m |
Nearest railway stations to WN8 8NB
| Rainford Station | 3.4km |
| Upholland Station | 3.8km |
| Parbold Station | 4.9km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WN8 8NB (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 | 25.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in WN8 8NB (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 45.6Mbps |
| Average download speed | 49.2Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 80.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 11.3Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WN8 8NB (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% |
WN8 8NB gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in WN8 8NB by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 279,094 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 22 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 12,686 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 11,605 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 79,279 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 19 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,173 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,425 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WN8 8NB, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in WN8 8NB.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
81.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than WN8 8NB:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WN8 8NB (metres)
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Nearest post box to WN8 8NB
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Winsters P O | 18:30 | 11:15 | 407m |
| Gillibrands Road Business Box | 434m | ||
| Skelmersdale Delivery Office | 19:00 | 12:00 | 635m |
WN8 8NB ITL and WN8 8NB 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 8NB:
| 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 |
WN8 8NB 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 8NB:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00129511 | |
| LSOA | E01025521 | West Lancashire 010F |
| MSOA | E02005313 | West Lancashire 010 |
Nearest postcodes to WN8 8NB
| WN8 8NA | Wolverton | 94m |
| WN8 8AB | High Street | 116m |
| WN8 8NJ | Willow Hey | 119m |
| WN8 8NZ | Windgate | 121m |
| WN8 8NN | Windrows | 133m |
| WN8 8NL | Windrows | 206m |
| WN8 8ND | Church Road | 210m |
| WN8 8NH | Willow Hey | 260m |
| WN8 8NY | Willow Hey | 267m |
| WN8 8AE | Woodcroft | 276m |
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