WN8 8QS

a postcode in Lancashire

Introduced in January 1980

WN8 8QS	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 8QS

Millbrook Close - 53 properties, USRN 43300311

Thurston - 10 properties, USRN 43300312

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5553 / 53°33'18"N

Longitude: -2.7948 / 2°47'41"W

UTM Reference: 30U 513594 5934062

OS Easting: 347444

OS Northing: 406808

OS Grid: SD474068

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 8WXB.Q8

Mapcode Global: WH86K.1WFV

Open Location Code: 9C5VH644+43

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83on43

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 16069 / 32844

5th decile
slightly more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WN8 8QS on Thursday 23 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	03:17
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:26
Sunrise	05:12
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:17
Sunset	21:22
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:09
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:17

Hours of daylight today	04:42 to 21:52
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:52 to 04:44
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Rises	16:01
Moon sets	23:10

For a full sun and moon calendar for WN8 8QS, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WN8 8QS

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
17 March 2023	85 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£140,000
12 August 2022	79 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£100,000
6 May 2022	169 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£160,000
6 May 2022	67 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£152,500
3 December 2021	163 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Detached	Freehold	£129,995
23 July 2021	81 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£93,000
18 June 2021	83 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£72,000
9 June 2021	73 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£115,000
30 April 2021	237 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Detached	Leasehold	£243,500
9 May 2018	86 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Detached	Freehold	£130,000
2 March 2018	67 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£130,000
15 December 2017	87 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£84,000
26 May 2017	169 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£165,000
15 January 2016	131 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£105,000
1 April 2010	79 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£90,000
6 November 2009	67 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£106,000
4 April 2008	233 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Detached	Freehold	£169,000
29 August 2007	106 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£190,000
24 October 2005	133 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£102,500
18 April 2005	133 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£65,000
18 March 2005	119 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£85,000
8 October 2004	81 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£79,995
24 September 2004	169 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£134,950
25 June 2004	79 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£73,500
27 February 2004	131 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£71,500
12 April 2001	91 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£42,000
26 January 2001	79 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£39,950
26 January 2001	88 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Detached	Freehold	£63,500
17 March 2000	167 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Detached	Freehold	£45,000
28 August 1998	237 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Detached	Leasehold	£70,000
31 July 1998	141 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£33,000
11 December 1996	131 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£36,000
26 April 1996	233 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Detached	Freehold	£59,950
8 March 1996	86 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Detached	Freehold	£35,000
21 July 1995	133 Millbrook Close, Skelmersdale WN8 8QS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£28,000

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 WN8 8QS

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

West Lancashire

MP

Ashley Dalton Labour

Lancashire County Council

County council electoral division

Skelmersdale West

Councillor

Ella Worthington Reform UK

West Lancashire Borough Council

District council ward

Old Skelmersdale

Councillors

Neil Furey Independent

Nicola Pryce-Roberts Labour

Donna West Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WN8 8QS

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00129512		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01025522	West Lancashire 009D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02005312	West Lancashire 009	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05014933	Old Skelmersdale	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
E33008778		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
E43000101	West Lancashire, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
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
E58000820	Skelmersdale West ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	4 May 2017	DLUHC
E63008266	Skelmersdale	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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