The UK Postcode Database

WN6 8BS

a postcode in Shevington, Wigan

Introduced in January 1980
WN6 8BS Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WN6 8BS

Orchard Close - 12 properties, USRN 44102479

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.576 / 53°34'33"N

Longitude: -2.6885 / 2°41'18"W

UTM Reference: 30U 520622 5936395

OS Easting: 354505

OS Northing: 409044

OS Grid: SD545090

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9WN2.QT

Mapcode Global: WH86L.NCYX

Open Location Code: 9C5VH8G6+CH

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83pn78

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 6b3

  • Suburbanites
  • Semi-Detached Suburbia
  • Semi-Detached Ageing

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 25146 / 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 WN6 8BS on Friday 14 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 04:28
Nautical twilight begins (First light) 05:11
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 05:51
Sunrise 06:26
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:19
Sunset 18:13
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 18:47
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 19:28
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts) 20:10
Hours of daylight today05:56 to 18:43
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
18:43 to 05:54
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 06:39
Moon Rises 18:48

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

Residential Property Sales in WN6 8BS

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
3 February 2022 1 Orchard Close, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BS Semi-detached Freehold £205,000
2 July 2004 13 Orchard Close, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BS Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
26 July 2002 1 Orchard Close, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BS Semi-detached Freehold £97,950
21 May 1999 15 Orchard Close, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BS Semi-detached Freehold £58,000
24 May 1996 1 Orchard Close, Shevington, Wigan WN6 8BS Semi-detached Freehold £47,750

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 8BS

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

WN6 8BS also falls within the Civil Parish of Shevington, 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 8BS

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00032034 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01006318 Wigan 003E 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
E04000014 Shevington Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
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
E33005990 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
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
E63001136 Shevington 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

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