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WN8 postcode area · Skelmersdale

The WN8 postcode district covers Skelmersdale and spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in St. Helens, West Lancashire. Area Scores range from 4 to 89 across them. Every full WN8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WN8 district contains both ends of the scale: Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington at 90 out of 100 (#690 of 6,856 in England) against Skelmersdale South East at 4, an 85-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £109,500 in Skelmersdale South East to £340,000 in Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington — a 3.1× gap within the WN8 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — St. Helens and West Lancashire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,392a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime58per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied67%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WN8 district

£181,500median home sold over the past year · +21.0% over 5 years · -3.5% over the year · 497 sales
Detached£298,975
Semi-detached£190,000
Terraced£128,975
Flat£91,750
West Lancashire£240,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Parbold, Appley Bridge & WrightingtonWest Lancashire 69090 £340,000
Bickerstaffe & NewburghWest Lancashire 97886 £290,995
RainfordSt. Helens 1,68475 £247,500
UphollandWest Lancashire 2,20568 £230,000
Skelmersdale AshurstWest Lancashire 2,49364 £197,250
Skelmersdale WestWest Lancashire 4,98227 £140,000
Skelmersdale EastWest Lancashire 5,74916 £160,000
Skelmersdale CentralWest Lancashire 6,18110 £138,750
Skelmersdale South EastWest Lancashire 6,5454 £109,500

People living in WN8 Census 2021

Residents64,180
Median age (est.)43
Density418per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above28%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 13%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 19%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 12%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 12%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary13%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 61% · No religion 33% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in WN8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WN8 district.

Skelmersdale

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WN8.

L40 WN5 WN6 L39 WA11 L33 WN4 WN3

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.