WN8 6EZ postcode in Skelmersdale, Lancashire

WN8 6EZ is a postcode in Skelmersdale, in the Skelmersdale North ward of West Lancashire. It is in the West Lancashire parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since October 2018.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at WN8 6EZ can get it Across West Lancashire: 86% Typical price £190,000 Homes sold in WN8 6, last 12 months. ▲ 15.2% on the year before Nearest station Parbold 2.6 km in a straight line

Where WN8 6EZ is, and what is near it

Map of WN8 6EZ and what is near it Map of WN8 6EZ: its centre point, with the 255 other postcodes in the WN8 6 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WN8 6EU: also in WN8 6WN8 6EW: also in WN8 6WN8 6EX: also in WN8 6WN8 6EY: also in WN8 6WN8 6GW: also in WN8 6WN8 6GX: also in WN8 6WN8 6HF: also in WN8 6WN8 6HL: also in WN8 6WN8 6HN: also in WN8 6WN8 6HP: also in WN8 6WN8 6HQ: also in WN8 6WN8 6HR: also in WN8 6WN8 6HS: also in WN8 6WN8 6HT: also in WN8 6WN8 6HU: also in WN8 6WN8 6HW: also in WN8 6WN8 6HY: also in WN8 6WN8 6HZ: also in WN8 6WN8 6NE: also in WN8 6WN8 6PJ: also in WN8 6WN8 6PP: also in WN8 6WN8 6PR: also in WN8 6WN8 6PS: also in WN8 6WN8 6PT: also in WN8 6WN8 6PU: also in WN8 6WN8 6PX: also in WN8 6WN8 6QJ: also in WN8 6WN8 6QN: also in WN8 6WN8 6QR: also in WN8 6WN8 6QS: also in WN8 6WN8 6QW: also in WN8 6WN8 6RJ: also in WN8 6WN8 6RT: also in WN8 6WN8 6SD: also in WN8 6WN8 6SQ: also in WN8 6WN8 6SR: also in WN8 6WN8 6SS: also in WN8 6WN8 6SW: also in WN8 6WN8 6TA: also in WN8 6WN8 6TB: also in WN8 6WN8 6TD: also in WN8 6WN8 6TE: also in WN8 6WN8 6TN: also in WN8 6WN8 6TT: also in WN8 6WN8 6UH: also in WN8 6WN8 6UJ: also in WN8 6WN8 6UL: also in WN8 6WN8 6UN: also in WN8 6WN8 6UP: also in WN8 6WN8 6UQ: also in WN8 6WN8 6UR: also in WN8 6 Maharishi Free School 1.0 kmSchool 1.5 km2 places, 2.6–2.8 kmAppley Bridge station 3.6 kmTanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre WN8 6EZ Map of WN8 6EZ and what is near it Map of WN8 6EZ: its centre point, with the 255 other postcodes in the WN8 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 1.5 km2 places, 2.6–2.8 kmAppley Bridge station 3.6 kmTanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre WN8 6EZ
  • WN8 6EZ
  • Other postcodes in WN8 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5678, longitude -2.7707)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WN8 6EZ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WN8 6EZ?

Every home and business at WN8 6EZ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WN8 6EZ 100% West Lancashire 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WN8 6EZ 100% West Lancashire 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WN8 6EZ?

BinDayBuddy has not read West Lancashire Borough Council's days for WN8 6EZ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WN8 6EZ on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WN8 6EZ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WN8 6EZ.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across West Lancashire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WN8 6EZ: 1,127 properties in West Lancashire are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for West Lancashire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WN8 6EZ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WN8 6EZ?

Homes in WN8 6 sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 147 sales, up 15.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£190,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£165,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 15.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £287,500 52 sales
  • Semi-detached £185,000 47 sales
  • Terraced £116,500 44 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WN8 district: a typical £188,000 from 461 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WN8 6EZ

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in WN8 6EZ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 24 July 2026. The middle sale was £187,000, from £165,000 to £275,000. Across WN8 6, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £190,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WN8 6EZ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around WN8 6EZ. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (52%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WN8 6EZ

Band D in West Lancashire for 2026‑27: £2,456. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,637 (band A) to £4,094 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,910.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,637
Band Babout 250 (32%)£1,910
Band Cabout 200 (26%)£2,183
Band Dabout 220 (29%)£2,456
Band Eabout 50 (6%)£3,002
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,548
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,094
Band Hfewer than 5£4,912

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 52% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 18% 2010 to 2019
  9. 10% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for West Lancashire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WN8 6EZ is in (ONS area E01025470), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WN8 6EZ?

The nearest open schools to WN8 6EZ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WN8 6EZ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WN8 6EZ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WN8 6EZ is Parbold Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Parbold Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • Appley Bridge Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Beacon Lane, 306 m away.

More stations near WN8 6EZ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WN8 6EZ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WN8 6EZ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WN8 6EZ?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WN8 6EZ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • InstaVolt Charging point · 2 chargers 1.6 kmCycle
  • Firbeck Birch Green Charging point · 2 chargers 1.7 kmCycle
  • Mer Charging point · 2 chargers 1.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WN8 6EZ?

The nearest to the centre of WN8 6EZ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WN8 6EZ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WN8 6EZ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WN8 6EZ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WN8 6EZ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WN8 6EZ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WN8 6EZ?

The nearest vets to the centre of WN8 6EZ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WN8 6EZ in a conservation area?

The centre of WN8 6EZ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WN8 6EZ?

Police.uk records 67 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WN8 6EZ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences28 reports
Anti-social behaviour18 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Drugs4 reports
Shoplifting3 reports
Other theft3 reports

Also: public order 2, vehicle crime 2, other crime 2, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WN8 6EZ

Ward
Skelmersdale North
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Skelmersdale
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 2018

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WN8 6EY70 mWN8 6EW130 mWN8 6EU170 mWN8 6EX170 mWN8 7SD220 mWN8 6GX220 m
All of WN8

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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