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WN8 0PJ

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 0QE 161 m
WN8 0BT 212 m
WN8 0QR 276 m
WN8 0QF 405 m
WN8 0QG 482 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN8 0PJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN8
Postcode sector
WN8 0
Latitude
53.556683
Longitude
-2.729355
British National Grid easting
351,781
British National Grid northing
406,919

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
E00129589
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 015E · E01025540
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
51
Primary
36
Secondary
7

  1. Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    278 m

  2. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    840 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
133
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 54
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Vehicle crime 10
  • Other crime 7

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

10

within 5 km

  • HALL GREEN SURGERY

    164 ORMSKIRK ROAD, UPHOLLAND, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 0AB

    ODS code P81084

    1.9 km

  • MANOR PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81039

    2.5 km

  • SHEVINGTON SURGERY

    HOUGHTON LANE, SHEVINGTON, WIGAN, WN6 8ET

    ODS code P92017

    2.8 km

  • EXCEL PRIMARY CARE

    BIRLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, BIRLEYWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 9BW

    ODS code P81208

    2.8 km

  • ASHURST PRIMARY CARE

    ASHURST HEALTH CENTRE, LULWORTH, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6QS

    ODS code P81201

    3.0 km

  • BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRADSHAW STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 0AB

    ODS code P92008

    3.4 km

  • MARSH GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HARROW ROAD, MARSH GREEN, WIGAN, WN5 0QL

    ODS code Y02885

    4.2 km

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92021

    4.4 km

  • PEMBERTON SURGERY

    SHERWOOD DRIVE, PEMBERTON, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92019

    4.4 km

  • PARBOLD SURGERY

    4 THE GREEN, PARBOLD, WIGAN, WN8 7DN

    ODS code P81096

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Knowles Farm Close

    BCT · Roby Mill

    0.1 miles

  • Knowles Farm Close

    BCT · Roby Mill

    0.1 miles

  • Farley Lane

    BCT · Roby Mill

    0.2 miles

  • Farley Lane

    BCT · Roby Mill

    0.2 miles

  • College Road

    BCT · Roby Mill

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 015E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,722 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 7 secondary schools. Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 278 m.

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

Recorded crime

133 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 54 events.

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