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WN8 1BF

Skelmersdale South · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Skelmersdale South
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
WN8
Postcode sector
WN8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN8 0EF 0 m
WN8 1AA 0 m
WN8 1AD 0 m
WN8 1AJ 0 m
WN8 1AY 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN8 1BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN8
Postcode sector
WN8 1
Latitude
53.544398
Longitude
-2.780257
British National Grid easting
348,394
British National Grid northing
405,588

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Electoral ward
Skelmersdale South · E05014940
Parish or community
E43000101
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129508
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 010F · E01025521
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 010 · E02005313

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
30
Secondary
5

  1. Delph Side Community Primary School

    Community school

    676 m

  2. St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    888 m

  3. Little Digmoor Primary School

    Community school

    914 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,172
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 874
  • Anti social behaviour 340
  • Criminal damage and arson 217
  • Public order 128
  • Other theft 121

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • MANOR PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81039

    1.2 km

  • EXCEL PRIMARY CARE

    BIRLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, BIRLEYWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 9BW

    ODS code P81208

    1.6 km

  • BEACON PRIMARY CARE

    SANDY LANE HEALTH CENTRE, SANDY LANE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8LA

    ODS code P81112

    1.9 km

  • DR A BISARYA

    SANDY LANE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8LA

    ODS code P81136

    1.9 km

  • ASHURST PRIMARY CARE

    ASHURST HEALTH CENTRE, LULWORTH, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6QS

    ODS code P81201

    2.2 km

  • HALL GREEN SURGERY

    164 ORMSKIRK ROAD, UPHOLLAND, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 0AB

    ODS code P81084

    2.6 km

  • RAINFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    17 HIGHER LANE, RAINFORD, ST HELENS, WA11 8AZ

    ODS code N83041

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Whiteledge Road

    BCT · Gillibrands

    0.1 miles

  • Footbridge

    BCT · Gillibrands

    0.2 miles

  • Glebe Road

    BCT · Gillibrands

    0.2 miles

  • Footbridge

    BCT · Gillibrands

    0.2 miles

  • Glebe Road

    BCT · Gillibrands

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 010F, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,832 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

41 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 5 secondary schools. Delph Side Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 676 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,172 published events cover 12 months, averaging 181 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 874 events.

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