WN8 postcode area guide — West Lancashire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WN8 postcode district in West Lancashire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WN8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
57%
Gigabit-capable
52.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WN8 postcode district (West Lancashire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 880 postcodes Ofcom measures in WN8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 52.6%.
Around 0% of premises in WN8 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in WN8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WN8 0AA | 100% | 88% |
| WN8 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| WN8 0AD | 100% | 8.6% |
| WN8 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| WN8 0AF | 100% | 97.6% |
| WN8 0AG | 100% | 95.2% |
| WN8 0AH | 100% | 98.2% |
| WN8 0AJ | 100% | 37% |
| WN8 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| WN8 0AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around West Lancashire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider West Lancashire district (54,998 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
78.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
50.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
84%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WN8
Police recorded 183 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WN8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 81 | 44.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 26 | 14.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 21 | 11.5% |
| Other theft | 12 | 6.6% |
| Drugs | 9 | 4.9% |
| Public order | 6 | 3.3% |
| Burglary | 5 | 2.7% |
| Weapons possession | 5 | 2.7% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in WN8
Based on 453 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WN8 is £175,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£175,000).
Detached
£307,500
104 sales
Semi-detached
£189,000
137 sales
Terraced
£118,000
187 sales
Flat / maisonette
£80,000
14 sales
Latest recorded sales in WN8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2026 | £155,000 | Semi-detached | Parklands | WN8 6UD |
| 19 May 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Fairlie | WN8 6RF |
| 19 May 2026 | £393,000 | Detached | Elmers Green | WN8 6SB |
| 19 May 2026 | £254,800 | Detached | Harrier Drive | WN8 6BN |
| 19 May 2026 | £200,000 | Detached | Harrier Drive | WN8 6BN |
| 18 May 2026 | £220,000 | Detached | Palm Court | WN8 8PZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £177,500 | Detached | Marlborough | WN8 6SD |
| 15 May 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Burnside | WN8 7PE |
| 15 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Ormskirk Road | WN8 0AR |
| 15 May 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced | Fairhaven | WN8 6RH |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? West Lancashire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider West Lancashire district (117,431 residents, 48,534 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.3% |
| 15–29 | 23.9% |
| 30–44 | 16.6% |
| 45–64 | 21.4% |
| 65+ | 21.9% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.7% |
| Private rented | 14% |
| Social rented | 3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WN8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lathom High School : A Technology College | Secondary | 11–16 | 806 | WN8 6JN |
| Holland Moor Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 412 | WN8 9AG |
| Woodland Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 335 | WN8 6QH |
| Cobbs Brow School | Primary | 2–11 | 308 | WN8 6SU |
| Moorside Community Primary Academy School | Primary | 2–11 | 256 | WN8 9EA |
| Trinity Church of England/Methodist School | Primary | 2–11 | 256 | WN8 8PW |
| Delph Side Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 251 | WN8 6ED |
| St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | Primary | 3–11 | 230 | WN8 8LQ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in WN8
251 rated food businesses operate in WN8. 178 hold the top rating of 5, 37 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 122 Castlehey, Aaron Crest Nursing Home, About the Town, Acorns Out of School Club, Aldi Stores Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WN8
From a sample of 396 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 WN8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 44% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
18%
Band C
26%
Band D
43%
Band E
11%
Band F
1%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for West Lancashire
Landlines around WN8 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.