The UK Postcode Database

WN8 7LJ

a postcode in Lancashire

Introduced in January 1980
WN8 7LJ 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 WN8 7LJ

Acrefield - 19 properties, USRN 43300217

Doe Meadow - 1 property, USRN 43300216

The Haw Thorns - 1 property, USRN 43300218

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5862 / 53°35'10"N

Longitude: -2.7838 / 2°47'1"W

UTM Reference: 30U 514313 5937504

OS Easting: 348212

OS Northing: 410240

OS Grid: SD482102

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9V0Z.35

Mapcode Global: WH86K.64N2

Open Location Code: 9C5VH6P8+FF

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83oo50

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

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

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 25480 / 32844

  • 8th decile
  • less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WN8 7LJ on Wednesday 22 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 03:14
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:24
Sunrise 05:10
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:17
Sunset 21:24
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:11
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:20
Hours of daylight today04:40 to 21:54
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:54 to 04:42
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Rises 14:43
Moon sets 22:50

For a full sun and moon calendar for WN8 7LJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WN8 7LJ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
10 November 2023 20 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Detached Freehold £332,500
28 January 2022 16 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Detached Freehold £355,000
6 October 2021 18 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Detached Freehold £300,000
6 March 2020 8 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Semi-detached Freehold £330,000
7 January 2019 24 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Detached Freehold £295,000
28 September 2018 11 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Detached Freehold £305,000
18 March 2016 4 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Semi-detached Freehold £195,000
12 February 2016 14 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Semi-detached Freehold £205,000
12 June 2015 11 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Detached Freehold £285,000
25 July 2014 2 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Semi-detached Freehold £181,000
29 April 2014 10 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
23 March 2012 6 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Detached Freehold £185,000
6 January 2012 24 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Detached Freehold £163,000
30 November 2011 18 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Detached Freehold £240,000
2 July 2010 12 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
7 May 2010 14 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Semi-detached Freehold £239,950
17 May 2007 18 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Detached Freehold £276,000
9 February 2007 9 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Detached Freehold £231,000
23 September 2005 22 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Detached Freehold £215,000
7 September 2005 9 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Detached Freehold £205,000
15 March 2002 20 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Detached Freehold £142,500
5 October 1999 14 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Semi-detached Freehold £82,000
12 February 1998 3 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Semi-detached Freehold £69,995
25 April 1997 18 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Detached Freehold £85,000
29 November 1996 10 Acrefield, Newburgh, Wigan WN8 7LJ Semi-detached Freehold £77,500

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 WN8 7LJ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

West Lancashire

MP

Ashley Dalton Labour

Lancashire County Council
County council electoral division

West Lancashire East

Councillor

Adrian Owens Our West Lancashire

West Lancashire Borough Council
District council ward

Rural North East

Councillors

Robert Bailey Conservative

Katie Juckes Conservative

David Whittington Conservative

WN8 7LJ also falls within the Civil Parish of Newburgh, 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 WN8 7LJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00129436 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01025506 West Lancashire 008C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005311 West Lancashire 008 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04005310 Newburgh 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
E30000233 Liverpool Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33008770 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
E58000827 West Lancashire East ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E63008191 Newburgh (West Lancashire) Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 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

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