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WN8 6QN

Postcode

A postcode in West Lancashire 009A, Skelmersdale North ward, West Lancashire.

This report describes the area around WN8 6QN, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around WN8 6QN

Schools near WN8 6QN

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Primary. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
440 m
6 minutes on foot
Good (overall), February 2023
Cobbs Brow School
Primary. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
490 m
6 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
Maharishi Free School
All-through. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
740 m
9 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 39.5 (2025/26, provisional)
850 m
11 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 41.6 (2025/26, provisional)
900 m
11 minutes on foot
Good (overall), June 2022
Woodland Community Primary School
Primary. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Requires improvement (overall), May 2024
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Primary
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Good (overall), March 2023
Crow Orchard Primary School
Primary. 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
School remains Good, February 2023

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near WN8 6QN

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £165,000Meadway, WN8 6QNMarch 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
  • £225,000Meadowcroft, WN8 6RTJuly 2026, terraced, established, freehold80 m
  • £285,100Ashurst Gardens, WN8 6SWOctober 2025, terraced, established, freehold80 m
  • £275,000Meadowclough, WN8 6QWJune 2026, detached, established, freehold130 m
  • £330,000Maplewood, WN8 6RJJuly 2026, detached, established, freehold150 m
  • £177,500Marlborough, WN8 6SDMay 2026, detached, established, freehold170 m
  • £260,000Briars Green, WN8 6SQFebruary 2026, detached, established, freehold170 m
  • £265,000Mountwood, WN8 6PSAugust 2026, detached, established, freehold200 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of WN8 6QN

In a straight line

GP practices

  • ASHURST PRIMARY CARE420 m

Pharmacies

  • ROWLANDS PHARMACY380 m

Dental practices

  • ASHURST DENTAL PRACTICE280 m

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Skelmersdale LyndaleMorrisons380 m

The neighbourhood: West Lancashire 009A

Everything about West Lancashire 009A
Deprivation score
8.9
Joint 7,365th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£202,500
Joint 6,852nd cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,676
Joint 14,550th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: WN8

Everything about WN8
Median sale price
£190,000
Joint 304th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
47,385
261st most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
85%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.