20,903
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 58%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
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Crimes
£186,909
Median property price
928
Postcodes
Overview of WN8
Coordinates53.5534, -2.7700
Postcodes
928
Population (Census)
49,427
Households (Census)
20,903
Recorded crime
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Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for WN8
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.76 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.76 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in WN8
Property sales · WN8
HM Land Registry · WN8
Average price
£197,946
YoY: -3.1%
Median price: £189,963
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 23 sales · avg £231,752
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£239k£205k£171k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Demographics in WN8
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.4%
Other White5.8%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Christian58.2%
No religion34.9%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6421.2%
35–4918.5%
25–3412.4%
65–7410.2%
10–157.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%
Households
Other17.6%
Any member 66+12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.0%
+ 7 other households · 39.0%
Wards in WN8
Rural North East
IMD 9.11123 postcodes
Burscough Bridge & Rufford
IMD 8.001 postcodes
Up Holland
IMD 6.94174 postcodes
Skelmersdale North
IMD 6.23125 postcodes
Rural South
IMD 4.5052 postcodes
Old Skelmersdale
IMD 3.40164 postcodes
Skelmersdale South
IMD 1.98158 postcodes
Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
IMD 1.52131 postcodes
Postcodes in WN8
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