# WN8 6GW: area report for a postcode in West Lancashire

WN8 6GW is a postcode in West Lancashire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of West Lancashire. Open the map at WN8 6GW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) › [WN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn8) › [WN8 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn8-6)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 67% on July. West Lancashire 009C: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7723,53.5659,WN86GW
- **Parbold, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7723,53.5659,WN86GW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7723,53.5659,WN86GW
- **No property in WN8 6GW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7723,53.5659,WN86GW
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, West Lancashire 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7723,53.5659,WN86GW
- **£236,194 average price**: For the whole of West Lancashire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7723,53.5659,WN86GW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7723,53.5659,WN86GW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7723,53.5659,WN86GW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WN8 6GW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7723,53.5659,WN86GW
- **Low road and rail noise at WN8 6GW**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7723,53.5659,WN86GW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.7723,53.5659,WN86GW
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7723,53.5659,WN86GW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-catholic-primary-school-skelmersdale-e119588) | Primary | 120 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dalton-st-michaels-church-of-england-primary-school-e119493) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | – |
| [Maharishi Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maharishi-free-school-e137498) | All-through | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cobbs Brow School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cobbs-brow-school-e119329) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodland Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodland-community-primary-school-e134599) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-queen-of-peace-catholic-high-school-e119782) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 39.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lathom High School : A Technology College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lathom-high-school-a-technology-college-e119774) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | Attainment 8 of 41.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-catholic-primary-school-skelmersdale-e119586) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2023 | £275,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2026 | £248,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2025 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ASHURST PRIMARY CARE (300 m)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (280 m)
- Dental practices: ASHURST DENTAL PRACTICE (320 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Skelmersdale Lyndale (310 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £236,194** (July 2026). West Lancashire’s average house price was £236,194 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,102** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Lancashire earned a median of £38,102 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 163rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.2×** (2025). A home in West Lancashire costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 18.3** (2025). West Lancashire has a deprivation score of 18.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 138th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## West Lancashire 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.2** (2025). West Lancashire 009C has a deprivation score of 7.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,283rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £238,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Lancashire 009C was £238,500 in 2025. Joint 10,338th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,879** (2021). West Lancashire 009C had 1,879 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,708th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.3%** (January 2026). In West Lancashire 009C, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WN8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WN8 was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 304th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 47,385** (2021). WN8 had 47,385 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 261st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 85%** (2022). About 85% of people in WN8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 83.0%** (January 2026). In WN8, 83.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire)
- Centre: 53.5659, -2.7723

Council: [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-lancashire): Ashley Dalton (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.7723,53.5659,WN86GW

## How to cite

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