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WN8 9DD

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN8 9BU 77 m
WN8 9DJ 113 m
WN8 9BX 125 m
WN8 9DH 130 m
WN8 9EG 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN8 9DD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN8
Postcode sector
WN8 9
Latitude
53.538380
Longitude
-2.754405
British National Grid easting
350,100
British National Grid northing
404,900

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
E00129425
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 014E · E01025505
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 014 · E02005317

Postcode source versions

Explore WN8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
29
Secondary
7

  1. Moorside Community Primary Academy School

    Academy converter

    233 m

  2. Hope High School

    Community special school

    355 m

  3. Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    362 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,637
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 736
  • Anti social behaviour 217
  • Criminal damage and arson 164
  • Other theft 91
  • Drugs 79

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • EXCEL PRIMARY CARE

    BIRLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, BIRLEYWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 9BW

    ODS code P81208

    298 m

  • HALL GREEN SURGERY

    164 ORMSKIRK ROAD, UPHOLLAND, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 0AB

    ODS code P81084

    905 m

  • MANOR PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81039

    1.4 km

  • ASHURST PRIMARY CARE

    ASHURST HEALTH CENTRE, LULWORTH, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6QS

    ODS code P81201

    3.0 km

  • BEACON PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81112

    3.7 km

  • DR A BISARYA

    SANDY LANE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8LA

    ODS code P81136

    3.7 km

  • BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRADSHAW STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 0AB

    ODS code P92008

    4.4 km

  • RAINFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83041

    4.6 km

  • KENNETH MACRAE MED CENTRE

    32 CHURCH ROAD, RAINFORD, ST. HELENS, WA11 8HJ

    ODS code N83049

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Digmoor Road

    BCT · Digmoor

    0.1 miles

  • Digmoor Road

    BCT · Clay Brow

    0.1 miles

  • Cherrycroft

    BCT · Clay Brow

    0.1 miles

  • Cherrycroft

    BCT · Clay Brow

    0.2 miles

  • Shopping Parade

    BCT · Digmoor

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 7 secondary schools. Moorside Community Primary Academy School is the nearest published school at 233 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,637 published events cover 12 months, averaging 136.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 736 events.

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