Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
4491
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4491 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near WN8 6HH
Crime trends · near WN8 6HH
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY +12%
ASB
4
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY -40%
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
2
YoY -33%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
38
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,598
White Brit.86.9%
Other White9.1%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Total residents: 1,609
Christian53.8%
No religion40.5%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,601
50–6419.9%
35–4919.2%
25–3416.1%
65–748.6%
10–157.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Total households: 685
Other22.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.4%
Any member 66+9.5%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.0%
+ 9 other households · 38.0%
Administrative Information
West Lancashire
Local Authority
Council Area
West Lancashire E14001577
Constituency
E14001577
Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Constituency code
E14001577
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
West Lancashire, unparished area
International Territorial Level
West Lancashire
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving Lancashire
NHS Scotland
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Central Lancashire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 02G
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
West Lancashire 010C E01025481
E01025481
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Lancashire 010 E02005313
E02005313
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Lancashire 010C E01025481
E01025481
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Lancashire 010 E02005313
E02005313
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:19 AM
Sunrise
7:55 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:19 AM
Sunset (today)
7:55 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2019
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~7 years
Active Duration
2019 -> Present
June 2019 — Introduced
Postcode WN8 6HH introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025481 and MSOA E02005313 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WN8 6HH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2019
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~7 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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