# WN8 8PJ: area report for a postcode in West Lancashire

WN8 8PJ 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 8PJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) › [WN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn8) › [WN8 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn8-8)

## Around this postcode

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 17% on July. West Lancashire 010E: 53 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7935,53.5520,WN88PJ
- **Rainford, 3.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7935,53.5520,WN88PJ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7935,53.5520,WN88PJ
- **No property in WN8 8PJ 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=-2.7935,53.5520,WN88PJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, West Lancashire 010E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7935,53.5520,WN88PJ
- **£236,194 average price**: For the whole of West Lancashire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7935,53.5520,WN88PJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 900 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7935,53.5520,WN88PJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7935,53.5520,WN88PJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WN8 8PJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7935,53.5520,WN88PJ
- **Low road and rail noise at WN8 8PJ**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7935,53.5520,WN88PJ
- **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=-2.7935,53.5520,WN88PJ
- **10.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7935,53.5520,WN88PJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Trinity Church of England/Methodist School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-church-of-england-methodist-school-e119406) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crow Orchard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crow-orchard-primary-school-e119334) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Edmund's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edmunds-catholic-primary-school-e119592) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingsbury Primary Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsbury-primary-special-school-e131259) | Special | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 | – |
| [Brookfield Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookfield-park-primary-school-e134603) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met, special measures | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Lancashire Community High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-lancashire-community-high-school-e131258) | Special | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | – |
| [St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-richards-catholic-primary-school-skelmersdale-e119684) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lathom High School : A Technology College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lathom-high-school-a-technology-college-e119774) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | Attainment 8 of 41.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £152,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £122,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| July 2023 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2023 | £104,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2024 | £105,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2024 | £87,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BEACON PRIMARY CARE (900 m); DR A BISARYA (900 m)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (810 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Westgate (830 m, The Co-operative Group); Aldi Westgate, Skelmersdale (870 m, Aldi)

## 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 010E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 42.0** (2025). West Lancashire 010E has a deprivation score of 42.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,046th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,210** (2021). West Lancashire 010E had 1,210 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,747th least 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In West Lancashire 010E, 99.6% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 4.8%** (August 2026). In West Lancashire 010E, 4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 53.5520, -2.7935

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=-2.7935,53.5520,WN88PJ

## How to cite

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