Among the most deprived
IMD England
32
Crime · May '26
£113,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WN8 6QE
Liverpool
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WN8 6QE
Coordinates
53.5566, -2.7646
Grid reference
SD494069
Easting
349,444
Northing
406,933
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VH64P+J4
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Skelmersdale
Travel to Work
Liverpool
ITL Region
West Lancashire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
1455
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1455 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · WN8 6QE
HM Land Registry · West Lancashire
Average price
£113,000
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Median price: £113,000
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Police Recorded Crime near WN8 6QE
Crime trends · near WN8 6QE
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19124
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY -21%
ASB
26130
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -30%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -33%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.83.6%
Other White11.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.2%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.0%
+ other · 3.2%
Religion
Christian46.6%
No religion43.8%
Not answered7.7%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
35–4921.2%
50–6418.6%
25–3413.3%
10–159.7%
5–99.0%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.2%
Households
Other25.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.9%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.0%
+ 7 other households · 33.1%
Administrative Information
West Lancashire
Local Authority
Council AreaWest Lancashire E14001577
Constituency
E14001577Lancashire
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 ScotlandLancashire 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 010D E01025482
E01025482MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Lancashire 010 E02005313
E02005313LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Lancashire 010D E01025482
E01025482MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Lancashire 010 E02005313
E02005313Urban: 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) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:57 AM
Sunrise
8:35 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:57 AM
Sunset (today)
8:35 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WN8 6QE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 1455
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025482 and MSOA E02005313 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WN8 6QE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WN8 6QE
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Woodland Community Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 6QH
Requires improvement
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Lancashire · WN8 6PF
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 6SA
Outstanding
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Lancashire · WN8 6TN
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Hillside Community Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 6DE
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Delph Side Community Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 6ED
Not judged
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Cobbs Brow School
Lancashire · WN8 6SU
Outstanding
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 9AZ
Not judged
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 7RP
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 8NP
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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