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WN8 6ZU

Skelmersdale North · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Skelmersdale North
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
WN8
Postcode sector
WN8 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN8 6QP 88 m
WN8 6SX 94 m
WN8 6SU 103 m
WN8 6SD 105 m
WN8 6PS 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN8 6ZU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2000
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN8
Postcode sector
WN8 6
Latitude
53.561583
Longitude
-2.780483
British National Grid easting
348,400
British National Grid northing
407,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Electoral ward
Skelmersdale North · E05014939
Parish or community
E43000101
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129259
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 009A · E01025468
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 009 · E02005312

Postcode source versions

Explore WN8

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
27
Secondary
2

  1. Cobbs Brow School

    Community school

    226 m

  2. St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

    Voluntary aided school

    637 m

  3. Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    751 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,404
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 526
  • Anti social behaviour 257
  • Criminal damage and arson 142
  • Other theft 91
  • Public order 80

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WN8 6 residents
17,502

Age bands in WN8 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.9%
3,501 residents
Age 15 to 24
12.3%
2,173 residents
Age 25 to 44
27.2%
4,789 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.4%
4,647 residents
Age 65 and over
14.2%
2,508 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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • ASHURST PRIMARY CARE

    ASHURST HEALTH CENTRE, LULWORTH, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6QS

    ODS code P81201

    546 m

  • MANOR PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81039

    1.7 km

  • BEACON PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81112

    2.2 km

  • DR A BISARYA

    SANDY LANE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8LA

    ODS code P81136

    2.2 km

  • EXCEL PRIMARY CARE

    BIRLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, BIRLEYWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 9BW

    ODS code P81208

    3.0 km

  • HALL GREEN SURGERY

    164 ORMSKIRK ROAD, UPHOLLAND, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 0AB

    ODS code P81084

    3.5 km

  • PARBOLD SURGERY

    4 THE GREEN, PARBOLD, WIGAN, WN8 7DN

    ODS code P81096

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Manfield

    BCT · Ashurst

    30 m

  • Manfield

    BCT · Ashurst

    38 m

  • Toby Inn

    BCT · Ashurst

    163 m

  • Toby Inn

    BCT · Ashurst

    186 m

  • Lyndhurst

    BCT · Ashurst

    265 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 009A, 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

26,311 of 33,755

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

34 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 2 secondary schools. Cobbs Brow School is the nearest published school at 226 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,404 published events cover 12 months, averaging 117 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 526 events.

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