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WN8 8UN

Rural South · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rural South
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
WN8
Postcode sector
WN8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN8 8UP 67 m
WN8 8AA 113 m
WN8 8BY 116 m
WN8 8DA 177 m
WN8 8DB 237 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN8 8UN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN8
Postcode sector
WN8 8
Latitude
53.554151
Longitude
-2.816573
British National Grid easting
346,000
British National Grid northing
406,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Electoral ward
Rural South · E05014937
Parish or community
E04005320
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00182007
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 008A · E01025479
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 008 · E02005311

Postcode source versions

Explore WN8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
23
Secondary
4

  1. West Lancashire Community High School

    Community special school

    766 m

  2. Brookfield Park Primary School

    Community school

    842 m

  3. St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

    Voluntary aided school

    889 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
657
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 262
  • Anti social behaviour 131
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Other theft 42
  • Public order 32

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WN8 8 residents
10,445

Age bands in WN8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,604 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

1,213 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

2,413 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,687 residents

Age 65 and over
19.9%

1,972 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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEACON PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81112

    787 m

  • DR A BISARYA

    SANDY LANE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8LA

    ODS code P81136

    787 m

  • ASHURST PRIMARY CARE

    ASHURST HEALTH CENTRE, LULWORTH, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6QS

    ODS code P81201

    3.1 km

  • MANOR PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81039

    3.5 km

  • EXCEL PRIMARY CARE

    BIRLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, BIRLEYWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 9BW

    ODS code P81208

    4.2 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    28 ST. HELENS ROAD, ORMSKIRK, L39 4QR

    ODS code P81041

    4.5 km

  • ORMSKIRK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    18 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81014

    4.8 km

  • THE ELMS PRACTICE

    16 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81045

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Firswood Road

    BCT · Lathom

    0.2 miles

  • Firswood Road

    BCT · Lathom

    0.2 miles

  • Wardens Club

    BCT · Blaguegate

    0.2 miles

  • Wardens Club

    BCT · Blaguegate

    0.2 miles

  • Hollands Lane

    BCT · Lathom

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 008A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,004 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. West Lancashire Community High School is the nearest published school at 766 m.

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

Recorded crime

657 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 262 events.

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