Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
30234
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 30234 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 6HP
Crime trends · near WN8 6HP
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY -11%
ASB
4
YoY -67%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
3
YoY +200%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
22
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,673
White Brit.94.8%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
Total residents: 1,674
Christian60.6%
No religion31.3%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,680
50–6426.8%
35–4918.4%
65–7411.4%
25–3410.3%
10–157.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 25.2%
Households
Total households: 628
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent11.6%
All members 66+10.8%
Other9.6%
+ 8 other households · 34.4%
Administrative Information
West Lancashire
Local Authority
Council Area
West Lancashire E14001577
Constituency
E14001577
Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Skelmersdale North
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 009A E01025468
E01025468
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Lancashire 009 E02005312
E02005312
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Lancashire 009A E01025468
E01025468
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Lancashire 009 E02005312
E02005312
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
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
February 2022
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~4 years
Active Duration
2022 -> Present
February 2022 — Introduced
Postcode WN8 6HP introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode WN8 6HP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 2022
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~4 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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