WN8 9LA postcode in Skelmersdale, Lancashire

WN8 9LA is a postcode in Skelmersdale, in the Skelmersdale South ward of West Lancashire. It is in the West Lancashire parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since June 2021.

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 9LA can get it Across West Lancashire: 86% Typical price £134,000 Homes sold in WN8 9, last 12 months. ▲ 3.1% on the year before Nearest station Upholland 2.5 km in a straight line

Where WN8 9LA is, and what is near it

Map of WN8 9LA and what is near it Map of WN8 9LA: its centre point, with the 182 other postcodes in the WN8 9 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WN8 9AB: also in WN8 9WN8 9AD: also in WN8 9WN8 9AE: also in WN8 9WN8 9AH: also in WN8 9WN8 9AJ: also in WN8 9WN8 9AL: also in WN8 9WN8 9AN: also in WN8 9WN8 9AP: also in WN8 9WN8 9AR: also in WN8 9WN8 9AS: also in WN8 9WN8 9AU: also in WN8 9WN8 9AW: also in WN8 9WN8 9AX: also in WN8 9WN8 9AY: also in WN8 9WN8 9AZ: also in WN8 9WN8 9BA: also in WN8 9WN8 9BB: also in WN8 9WN8 9BD: also in WN8 9WN8 9BE: also in WN8 9WN8 9BF: also in WN8 9WN8 9BG: also in WN8 9WN8 9BH: also in WN8 9WN8 9BJ: also in WN8 9WN8 9BL: also in WN8 9WN8 9BN: also in WN8 9WN8 9BP: also in WN8 9WN8 9BQ: also in WN8 9WN8 9BS: also in WN8 9WN8 9BU: also in WN8 9WN8 9BW: also in WN8 9WN8 9BX: also in WN8 9WN8 9BY: also in WN8 9WN8 9DB: also in WN8 9WN8 9DE: also in WN8 9WN8 9DH: also in WN8 9WN8 9DJ: also in WN8 9WN8 9DL: also in WN8 9WN8 9DN: also in WN8 9WN8 9DP: also in WN8 9WN8 9DR: also in WN8 9WN8 9DW: also in WN8 9WN8 9EF: also in WN8 9WN8 9EG: also in WN8 9WN8 9EN: also in WN8 9WN8 9EP: also in WN8 9WN8 9ER: also in WN8 9WN8 9ES: also in WN8 9WN8 9ET: also in WN8 9WN8 9EU: also in WN8 9WN8 9EW: also in WN8 9WN8 9EX: also in WN8 9WN8 9EY: also in WN8 9WN8 9EZ: also in WN8 9WN8 9FP: also in WN8 9WN8 9HB: also in WN8 9WN8 9HD: also in WN8 9WN8 9HE: also in WN8 9WN8 9HF: also in WN8 9WN8 9HG: also in WN8 9WN8 9HH: also in WN8 9WN8 9HJ: also in WN8 9WN8 9HL: also in WN8 9WN8 9HN: also in WN8 9WN8 9HP: also in WN8 9WN8 9HQ: also in WN8 9WN8 9HR: also in WN8 9WN8 9HS: also in WN8 9WN8 9HT: also in WN8 9WN8 9HU: also in WN8 9WN8 9HW: also in WN8 9WN8 9HY: also in WN8 9WN8 9HZ: also in WN8 9WN8 9JA: also in WN8 9WN8 9JB: also in WN8 9WN8 9JD: also in WN8 9WN8 9JE: also in WN8 9WN8 9JN: also in WN8 9WN8 9JP: also in WN8 9WN8 9JR: also in WN8 9WN8 9JS: also in WN8 9WN8 9JU: also in WN8 9WN8 9JW: also in WN8 9WN8 9JX: also in WN8 9WN8 9JY: also in WN8 9WN8 9JZ: also in WN8 9WN8 9LP: also in WN8 9WN8 9LR: also in WN8 9WN8 9LS: also in WN8 9WN8 9LT: also in WN8 9WN8 9LU: also in WN8 9WN8 9LX: also in WN8 9WN8 9LY: also in WN8 9WN8 9LZ: also in WN8 9WN8 9NA: also in WN8 9WN8 9NB: also in WN8 9WN8 9ND: also in WN8 9WN8 9NE: also in WN8 9WN8 9NF: also in WN8 9WN8 9NG: also in WN8 9WN8 9NH: also in WN8 9WN8 9NJ: also in WN8 9WN8 9NN: also in WN8 9WN8 9NP: also in WN8 9WN8 9NQ: also in WN8 9WN8 9NR: also in WN8 9WN8 9NS: also in WN8 9WN8 9NT: also in WN8 9WN8 9NU: also in WN8 9WN8 9NW: also in WN8 9WN8 9NX: also in WN8 9WN8 9PF: also in WN8 9WN8 9PH: also in WN8 9WN8 9PL: also in WN8 9WN8 9PP: also in WN8 9WN8 9PS: also in WN8 9WN8 9PW: also in WN8 9WN8 9PY: also in WN8 9WN8 9PZ: also in WN8 9WN8 9QF: also in WN8 9WN8 9QX: also in WN8 9WN8 9SA: also in WN8 9WN8 9SU: also in WN8 9WN8 9TA: also in WN8 9WN8 9TD: also in WN8 9WN8 9TG: also in WN8 9WN8 9TJ: also in WN8 9WN8 9TN: also in WN8 9WN8 9TQ: also in WN8 9WN8 9TW: also in WN8 9WN8 9UB: also in WN8 9WN8 9UE: also in WN8 9WN8 9UL: also in WN8 9WN8 9UP: also in WN8 9WN8 9UU: also in WN8 9 Hall Green Surgery 2.1 kmSchool 2.3 kmUpholland station 2.5 kmRainford station 2.9 kmSkelmersdale WN8 9LA Map of WN8 9LA and what is near it Map of WN8 9LA: its centre point, with the 182 other postcodes in the WN8 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.3 kmUpholland station 2.5 kmSkelmersdale WN8 9LA
  • WN8 9LA
  • Other postcodes in WN8 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5410, longitude -2.7727)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WN8 9LA?

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 9LA?

Every home and business at WN8 9LA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WN8 9LA 100% West Lancashire 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WN8 9LA 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 9LA?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for WN8 9LA.

Check the bin days for WN8 9LA 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 9LA 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 9LA.

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 9LA: 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 9LA 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 9LA?

Homes in WN8 9 sold for a typical £134,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 62 sales, up 3.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£134,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£130,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £540,000 5 sales
  • Semi-detached £150,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £115,000 38 sales

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 9LA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WN8 9LA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 9LA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around WN8 9LA. The largest share of them, 47%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (44%). 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 9LA

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 £2,456 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,637.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 310 (47%)£1,637
Band Babout 190 (29%)£1,910
Band Cabout 70 (11%)£2,183
Band Dabout 90 (14%)£2,456
Band Efewer than 5£3,002
Band Ffewer than 5£3,548
Band Gwithheld£4,094
Band Hfewer than 5£4,912

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 44% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 13% 2020 or later

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 9LA is in (ONS area E01025492), 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 9LA?

The nearest open schools to WN8 9LA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WN8 9LA, 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 9LA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WN8 9LA is Upholland Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Upholland Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Rainford Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Gilibrands Road, 224 m away.

More stations near WN8 9LA, 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 9LA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WN8 9LA, 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 9LA?

1 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WN8 9LA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 6 chargers 500 mWalk
  • The Concourse Shopping Centre Charging point · 2 chargers 1.1 kmWalk
  • Firbeck Birch Green Charging point · 2 chargers 1.2 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 9LA?

The nearest to the centre of WN8 9LA, 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 9LA?

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 9LA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WN8 9LA, 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 9LA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WN8 9LA, 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 9LA?

The nearest vets to the centre of WN8 9LA 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 9LA in a conservation area?

The centre of WN8 9LA 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 9LA?

Police.uk records 189 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WN8 9LA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences79 reports
Anti-social behaviour27 reports
Criminal damage and arson16 reports
Public order14 reports
Vehicle crime10 reports
Shoplifting10 reports

Also: other crime 10, drugs 9, other theft 5, burglary 4, possession of weapons 2, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 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 9LA

Ward
Skelmersdale South
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
June 2021

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 9JU50 mWN8 9NJ120 mWN8 9NX130 mWN8 9JW170 mWN8 9JN170 mWN8 9NW190 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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