Among the most deprived
IMD England
49
Crime · May '26
£76,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WN8 8NS
Liverpool
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WN8 8NS
Coordinates
53.5523, -2.7876
Grid reference
SD479064
Easting
347,915
Northing
406,473
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VH626+WW
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.
4784
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4784 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 8NS
HM Land Registry · West Lancashire
Average price
£76,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £76,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – Jan '26Jan '26: 1 sales · avg £66,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£87k£77k£66k
Jun '24Jan '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near WN8 8NS
Crime trends · near WN8 8NS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
292214
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
20
YoY -13%
ASB
28163
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY -33%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY stable
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +233%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.2%
Other White6.7%
+ other · 4.1%
Religion
Christian59.9%
No religion34.3%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
35–4920.0%
50–6419.4%
25–3410.9%
65–748.4%
10–158.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.0%
Households
Other19.4%
Any member 66+17.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.9%
All members 66+6.2%
+ 9 other households · 37.5%
Administrative Information
West Lancashire
Local Authority
Council AreaWest Lancashire E14001577
Constituency
E14001577Lancashire
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 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 010E E01025520
E01025520MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Lancashire 010 E02005313
E02005313LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Lancashire 010E E01025520
E01025520MSOA 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
3:55 AM
Sunrise
8:37 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:55 AM
Sunset (today)
8:37 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 8NS 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: 4784
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025520 and MSOA E02005313 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WN8 8NS 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 8NS
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 8NP
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Crow Orchard Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 8QG
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School
Lancashire · WN8 8PW
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
West Lancashire Community High School
Lancashire · WN8 8EH
Good
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Lancashire · WN8 8EH
Outstanding
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Brookfield Park Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 8EH
Requires improvement
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Lancashire · WN8 6JN
Good
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Cobbs Brow School
Lancashire · WN8 6SU
Outstanding
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School
Lancashire · WN8 6JW
Inadequate
0.7 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Delph Side Community Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 6ED
Not judged
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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