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WN8 0HQ

Up Holland · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Up Holland
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
WN8
Postcode sector
WN8 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN8 0HG 42 m
WN8 0PB 56 m
WN8 0HN 79 m
WN8 0PE 84 m
WN8 0HF 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN8 0HQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2006
Terminated
1 July 2006
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN8
Postcode sector
WN8 0
Latitude
53.542366
Longitude
-2.727615
British National Grid easting
351,880
British National Grid northing
405,325

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Electoral ward
Up Holland · E05014943
Parish or community
E04005316
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129582
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 015A · E01025534
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 015 · E02005318

Postcode source versions

Explore WN8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
36
Secondary
6

  1. St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    219 m

  2. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    760 m

  3. Holland Moor Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
397
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 170
  • Anti social behaviour 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 32
  • Burglary 22
  • Other crime 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WN8 0 residents
6,511

Age bands in WN8 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

920 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

626 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.4%

1,249 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.2%

1,847 residents

Age 65 and over
24.1%

1,472 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • HALL GREEN SURGERY

    164 ORMSKIRK ROAD, UPHOLLAND, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 0AB

    ODS code P81084

    928 m

  • EXCEL PRIMARY CARE

    BIRLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, BIRLEYWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 9BW

    ODS code P81208

    2.1 km

  • MANOR PRIMARY CARE

    HILLSIDE HEALTH CENTRE, TANHOUSE ROAD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6DS

    ODS code P81039

    2.6 km

  • BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRADSHAW STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 0AB

    ODS code P92008

    2.6 km

  • ASHURST PRIMARY CARE

    ASHURST HEALTH CENTRE, LULWORTH, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6QS

    ODS code P81201

    3.8 km

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PEMBERTON PC RESOURCE CTR, SHERWOOD DRIVE, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92021

    3.9 km

  • PEMBERTON SURGERY

    SHERWOOD DRIVE, PEMBERTON, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92019

    3.9 km

  • SHEVINGTON SURGERY

    HOUGHTON LANE, SHEVINGTON, WIGAN, WN6 8ET

    ODS code P92017

    4.0 km

  • MARSH GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HARROW ROAD, MARSH GREEN, WIGAN, WN5 0QL

    ODS code Y02885

    4.1 km

  • SAXENA L

    HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, WN3 6JN

    ODS code P92038

    4.5 km

  • EXTENDED ACCESS

    BEVAN HSE, 17 BEECHAM COURT, SMITHY BROOK ROAD, WIGAN, WN3 6PR

    ODS code Y05088

    4.8 km

  • WIGAN BOROUGH SPECIALIST SERVICES

    WIGAN GP ALLIANCE LLP, BEVAN HOUSE, 17 BEECHAM COURT, WIGAN, WN3 6PR

    ODS code Y07697

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Victoria Hotel

    BCT · Hall Green

    0.0 miles

  • Victoria Hotel

    BCT · Hall Green

    0.0 miles

  • Dingle Ave

    BCT · Up Holland

    0.2 miles

  • Hall Bridge Gardens

    BCT · Up Holland

    0.2 miles

  • Parliament Street

    BCT · Up Holland

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 015A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,758 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

49 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 219 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

397 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 170 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.