The UK Postcode Database

WN6 8LS

a postcode in Wigan

Introduced in February 1990
WN6 8LS Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WN6 8LS

Dowling Close - 9 properties, USRN 44101037

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5621 / 53°33'43"N

Longitude: -2.6659 / 2°39'57"W

UTM Reference: 30U 522131 5934850

OS Easting: 355992

OS Northing: 407478

OS Grid: SD559074

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9WT7.NT

Mapcode Global: WH97R.0QTM

Open Location Code: 9C5VH86M+RM

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83qn04

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 6a2

  • Suburbanites
  • Suburban Achievers
  • Comfortable Suburbia

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 19381 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for WN6 8LS on Saturday 15 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 04:26
Nautical twilight begins (First light) 05:08
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 05:49
Sunrise 06:24
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:19
Sunset 18:14
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 18:49
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 19:30
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts) 20:12
Hours of daylight today05:54 to 18:44
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
18:44 to 05:51
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 06:46
Moon Rises 20:01

For a full sun and moon calendar for WN6 8LS, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WN6 8LS

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
23 August 2019 6 Dowling Close, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan WN6 8LS Detached Leasehold £189,000
16 August 2019 4 Dowling Close, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan WN6 8LS Detached Leasehold £230,000
27 May 2015 10 Dowling Close, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan WN6 8LS Detached Leasehold £189,000
8 May 2015 1 Dowling Close, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan WN6 8LS Detached Leasehold £182,500
10 October 2014 5 Dowling Close, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan WN6 8LS Detached Freehold £160,000
22 April 2005 5 Dowling Close, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan WN6 8LS Detached Leasehold £189,995
20 December 2001 10 Dowling Close, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan WN6 8LS Detached Leasehold £100,000
31 January 2000 5 Dowling Close, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan WN6 8LS Detached Leasehold £79,995
30 January 1998 5 Dowling Close, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan WN6 8LS Detached Leasehold £74,000
30 May 1997 8 Dowling Close, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan WN6 8LS Detached Leasehold £74,500
3 November 1995 1 Dowling Close, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan WN6 8LS Detached Leasehold £77,950

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for WN6 8LS

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Wigan

MP

Lisa Nandy Labour

Wigan Borough Council
Metropolitan district ward

Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor

Councillors

Paul Collins Labour

Michael Crosby Labour

Vicky Galligan Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WN6 8LS

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00031698 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01006259 Wigan 003A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02001289 Wigan 003 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05015007 Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E08000010 Wigan Metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000002 North West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001585 Wigan Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000005 Greater Manchester Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000284 Warrington and Wigan Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33005991 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000015 Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000205 NHS Wigan Borough CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2020 ODS
E40000010 North West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E43000164 Wigan, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E54000057 NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000032 Greater Manchester Cancer Alliances Health 1 July 2023 NHS England
E63001177 Wigan Built Up Areas Census 1 December 2022 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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