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WN8 9RD

Up Holland · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN8 9RE 173 m
WN8 9QG 188 m
WN8 9QB 234 m
WN8 0DR 249 m
WN8 0BZ 299 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN8 9RD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN8
Postcode sector
WN8 9
Latitude
53.530294
Longitude
-2.740820
British National Grid easting
350,991
British National Grid northing
403,991

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Electoral ward
Up Holland · E05014943
Parish or community
E04005316
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129568
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 015B · E01025535
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 015 · E02005318

Postcode source versions

Explore WN8

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 1, Parkside Place, Oasis Business Park, Skelmersdale, WN8 9RD 31 July 2020 £1,650,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
37
Secondary
7

  1. Hope High School

    Community special school

    971 m

  2. Crawford Village Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. Moorside Community Primary Academy School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
692
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 313
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Criminal damage and arson 63
  • Public order 36
  • Other theft 33

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • HALL GREEN SURGERY

    164 ORMSKIRK ROAD, UPHOLLAND, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 0AB

    ODS code P81084

    1.2 km

  • EXCEL PRIMARY CARE

    BIRLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, BIRLEYWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 9BW

    ODS code P81208

    1.5 km

  • MANOR PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81039

    2.7 km

  • BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRADSHAW STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 0AB

    ODS code P92008

    3.6 km

  • ASHURST PRIMARY CARE

    ASHURST HEALTH CENTRE, LULWORTH, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6QS

    ODS code P81201

    4.2 km

  • RAINFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83041

    4.3 km

  • KENNETH MACRAE MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83049

    4.6 km

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PEMBERTON PC RESOURCE CTR, SHERWOOD DRIVE, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92021

    4.8 km

  • PEMBERTON SURGERY

    SHERWOOD DRIVE, PEMBERTON, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92019

    4.8 km

  • SAXENA L

    HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, WN3 6JN

    ODS code P92038

    4.9 km

  • BEACON PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81112

    4.9 km

  • DR A BISARYA

    SANDY LANE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8LA

    ODS code P81136

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Upholland Rail Station

    RSE · Up Holland

    0.1 miles

  • Upholland Rail Station

    RLY · Up Holland

    0.1 miles

  • Upholland Rail Station

    RSE · Up Holland

    0.1 miles

  • Upholland Railway Station

    BCT · Pimbo

    0.2 miles

  • Upholland Railway Station

    BCT · Pimbo

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 015B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,846 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 7 secondary schools. Hope High School is the nearest published school at 971 m.

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

Recorded crime

692 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 313 events.

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