Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
13074
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13074 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 8GE
Crime trends · near WN8 8GE
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20
YoY +43%
ASB
3
YoY -62%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
3
YoY -40%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
40
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,482
White Brit.86.5%
Other White8.5%
Other Asian1.4%
+ other · 3.7%
Religion
Total residents: 1,482
Christian52.5%
No religion39.8%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,476
50–6422.1%
35–4920.8%
25–3413.4%
65–748.0%
20–246.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Total households: 760
Other36.2%
Any member 66+13.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children5.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children5.7%
+ 8 other households · 29.5%
Administrative Information
West Lancashire
Local Authority
Council Area
West Lancashire E14001577
Constituency
E14001577
Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Old Skelmersdale
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 011B E01025524
E01025524
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Lancashire 011 E02005314
E02005314
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Lancashire 011A E01025523
E01025523
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Lancashire 011 E02005314
E02005314
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) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:17 AM
Sunrise
7:57 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:17 AM
Sunset (today)
7:57 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 2023
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~3 years
Active Duration
2023 -> Present
December 2023 — Introduced
Postcode WN8 8GE introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode WN8 8GE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2023
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~3 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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