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WN8 9BD

Skelmersdale South · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Skelmersdale
Ward
Skelmersdale South
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
WN8
Postcode sector
WN8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN8 9AJ 65 m
WN8 9BG 71 m
WN8 9AY 86 m
WN8 9BE 94 m
WN8 9BQ 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN8 9BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN8
Postcode sector
WN8 9
Latitude
53.541074
Longitude
-2.757622
British National Grid easting
349,890
British National Grid northing
405,202

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
E00129421
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 014E · E01025505
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 014 · E02005317

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
85, Whitstone Drive, Skelmersdale, WN8 9BD 20 May 2026 £141,000
29, Whitstone Drive, Skelmersdale, WN8 9BD 12 March 2026 £150,000
115, Whitstone Drive, Skelmersdale, WN8 9BD 18 July 2025 £105,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
29
Secondary
7

  1. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    305 m

  2. Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    328 m

  3. Moorside Community Primary Academy School

    Academy converter

    418 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,941
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 818
  • Anti social behaviour 277
  • Criminal damage and arson 192
  • Other theft 108
  • Public order 103

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

26 female, 23 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
1.8
WN8 9 residents
8,647

Age bands in WN8 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.1%

1,941 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

1,200 residents

Age 25 to 44
27%

2,601 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

2,464 residents

Age 65 and over
14.8%

1,431 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WN8 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
33.3%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • EXCEL PRIMARY CARE

    BIRLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, BIRLEYWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 9BW

    ODS code P81208

    316 m

  • MANOR PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81039

    1.1 km

  • HALL GREEN SURGERY

    164 ORMSKIRK ROAD, UPHOLLAND, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 0AB

    ODS code P81084

    1.1 km

  • ASHURST PRIMARY CARE

    ASHURST HEALTH CENTRE, LULWORTH, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6QS

    ODS code P81201

    2.7 km

  • BEACON PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81112

    3.4 km

  • DR A BISARYA

    SANDY LANE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8LA

    ODS code P81136

    3.4 km

  • BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRADSHAW STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 0AB

    ODS code P92008

    4.6 km

  • RAINFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83041

    4.8 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

  • Up Holland Labour Club

    BCT · Clay Brow

    0.1 miles

  • Up Holland Labour Club

    BCT · Clay Brow

    0.1 miles

  • Digmoor Road

    BCT · Digmoor

    0.1 miles

  • Digmoor Road

    BCT · Clay Brow

    0.1 miles

  • Colinton

    BCT · Clay Brow

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 014E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,757 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £130,000 from 5 recorded sales in WN8 9BD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Lancashire is £231,816 in June 2026, up 4.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

44 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 305 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,941 published events cover 12 months, averaging 161.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 818 events.

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