WN8 postcode district
WN8 holds 928 live postcodes around Skelmersdale, in West Lancashire.
Towns and villages with their centre in WN8
| # | Place | County / council | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skelmersdale | Lancashire | 38,813 |
| 2 | Parbold | Lancashire | 3,904 |
Wards
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Up Holland | 19% |
| Old Skelmersdale | 18% |
| Skelmersdale South | 17% |
| Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre | 14% |
| Skelmersdale North | 13% |
| Rural North East | 13% |
| Rural South | 6% |
| Burscough Bridge & Rufford | 0% |
Westminster constituency
Every WN8 postcode falls in West Lancashire.
Deprivation
The middle postcode here sits in decile 4 of the English Index of Multiple Deprivation (2021-Census LSOAs), where decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods and 10 the least. 41% of this district's postcodes sit in the most deprived three deciles, 31% in the least deprived three.
Deprivation deciles describe the LSOA neighbourhood each postcode sits in, weighted by postcodes rather than by people, because the postcode file carries no population. A district where the deprived neighbourhoods are densely populated will read better here than it would per resident.
Neighbouring districts in the WN area
WN1 · WN2 · WN3 · WN4 · WN5 · WN6 · WN7
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcode data is the ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026 edition; counts are live postcodes with a usable location. Northern Ireland postcodes carry a separate licence and are not included; Scotland joins when the site's Scottish coverage does.