WN8 8NU
The median sold price for the postcode WN8 8NU is around £85,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 62 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around WN8 8NU (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £91,500 – £287,576
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across WN8 8, last 24 months.
- Terraced£120,000(148 sales)
- Semi-detached£188,000(108 sales)
- Detached£295,475(68 sales)
- Flat£91,375(14 sales)
WN8 8NU median £85,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £232,500 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 22% below the typical West Lancashire neighbourhood
- Crime: 44% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in West Lancashire and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in WN8 8NU, compared with 79.5% across West Lancashire and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 79.5% of premises across West Lancashire (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | West Lancashire | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 79.5% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 79.5% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 97.3% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.06% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 87% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with West Lancashire: more deprived than 87% of its 73 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income2of 10
- Employment1of 10
- Crime3of 10
- Living environment6of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (84%). Average Band D in West Lancashire is £2,456.23 for 2026/27.
That is 3% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band A in West Lancashire: £1,637.49 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 560 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A84%
- Band B11%
- Band C4%
- Band D2%
- Band E0%
- Band F0%
- Band G–
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles (140 m)Ofsted, April 2024: GoodOfsted reports for St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Crow Orchard Primary School0.2 miles (330 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, February 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Crow Orchard Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Trinity Church of England/Methodist School0.2 miles (350 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, November 2024: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Trinity Church of England/Methodist School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Lathom High School : A Technology College0.7 miles (1.1 km)Ofsted, June 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Lathom High School : A Technology College (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School0.8 miles (1.3 km)Ofsted, April 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement
- Personal development Requires improvement
- Leadership and management Requires improvement
- Maharishi Free School1.3 miles (2.2 km)Ofsted, July 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
Public transport
The nearest station to WN8 8NU is Rainford Rail Station, 2.4 miles (3.8 km) away in a straight line. There are 13 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 2.4 miles (3.8 km)Rainford Rail Station
- 2.5 miles (4.1 km)Upholland Rail Station
- 2.8 miles (4.6 km)Parbold Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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