The UK Postcode Database

WN6 9RL

a postcode in Lancashire

Introduced in January 1980
WN6 9RL Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with WN6 9RL

Mossy Lea Road - 23 properties, USRN 43300736

Tunley Lane - 3 properties, USRN 43303828

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6035 / 53°36'12"N

Longitude: -2.7 / 2°41'59"W

UTM Reference: 30U 519855 5939445

OS Easting: 353780

OS Northing: 412103

OS Grid: SD537121

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9VLR.8Z

Mapcode Global: WH86D.HPJD

Open Location Code: 9C5VJ832+92

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83po64

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 28776 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WN6 9RL on Thursday 2 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:22
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:54
Sunrise 04:46
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:14
Sunset 21:43
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:35
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:07
Hours of daylight today04:16 to 22:13
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:13 to 04:17
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 05:54
Moon Rises 22:18

For a full sun and moon calendar for WN6 9RL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WN6 9RL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
22 October 2015 252 Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan WN6 9RL Semi-detached Freehold £224,000
4 April 2014 254 Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan WN6 9RL Semi-detached Freehold £183,500
16 January 2014 Ashwood Barn, Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan WN6 9RL Semi-detached Freehold £147,000
12 April 2013 266 Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan WN6 9RL Detached Freehold £287,500
1 March 2013 256 Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan WN6 9RL Detached Freehold £399,000
24 June 2011 230 Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan WN6 9RL Detached Freehold £270,000
29 August 2006 240 Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan WN6 9RL Semi-detached Freehold £238,000
26 August 2005 256 Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan WN6 9RL Detached Freehold £365,000
25 July 2003 256 Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan WN6 9RL Detached Freehold £249,000
22 January 1999 242 Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan WN6 9RL Semi-detached Freehold £56,000
6 March 1998 252 Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan WN6 9RL Semi-detached Freehold £59,995
12 April 1996 252 Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Wigan WN6 9RL Semi-detached Freehold £15,000

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 9RL

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

West Lancashire

MP

Ashley Dalton Labour

Lancashire County Council
County council electoral division

Skelmersdale East

Councillor

Nigel Swales Reform UK

West Lancashire Borough Council
District council ward

Rural North East

Councillors

Robert Bailey Conservative

Katie Juckes Conservative

David Whittington Conservative

WN6 9RL also falls within the Civil Parish of Wrightington, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WN6 9RL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00129595 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01025538 West Lancashire 005D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005308 West Lancashire 005 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04005317 Wrightington Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05014936 Rural North East Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E07000127 West Lancashire Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000017 Lancashire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000002 North West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001577 West Lancashire Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000003 Lancashire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000284 Warrington and Wigan Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33008759 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000019 Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 13 April 2011 BEIS
E38000200 NHS West Lancashire CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2016 ODS
E40000010 North West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000048 NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000018 Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliances Health 14 February 2017 NHS England
E58000819 Skelmersdale East ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
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.

The UK Postcode Database is a Good Stuff website.

Page generated in 2.1 seconds. 216.73.217.47. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:10:41 +0100. Monologic Platypus.