Nearest top-rated: Elm Tree Community Primary School (Outstanding) — 0.0 mi
Safety50/100
13crimes last month
IMD crime decile 4/10 · 13 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 13)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
Healthcare71/100
9GP & hospitals
IMD health decile 4/10 · 9 GP, 6 dentists, pharmacy 0.7 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: MANOR PRIMARY CARE — 0.3 mi
Transport51/100
No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 11 bus stops nearby
Green space87/100
12green spaces
IMD environment decile 10/10 · 179 ha total — largest park 139.4 ha (0.34 mi away)
Nearest: Hillside Playing Fields — 0.1 mi
Amenities76/100
10supermarkets
10 supermarkets within 2 mi — Farmfoods, Aldi, Iceland, Lidl… — nearest 0.7 mi — library 0.8 mi
Nearest: Farmfoods Ashurst Skelmersdale — 0.7 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near WN8 6SA.
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
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Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityWithin WHO guideline
8.5µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
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<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseQuiet
48dB Lden
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
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<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices
Sold prices in WN8.
Average sold price by property type across the WN8 district, 2021–2026 — 3,648 sales.
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat
Detached£301k▲ 1.6%
Semi-detached£195k▲ 22.8%
Terraced£132k▲ 26.7%
Flat£97k▲ 23.5%
District-level averages (WN8) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).
About WN8 6SA
WN8 6SA scores 50/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in green space and local amenities — right beside a open access land. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
In national context, WN8 6SA is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 2/10, ranked 6,370 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is high (IMD housing decile 2/10).
There are 26 schools within the typical catchment area, including 3 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 15 rated Good. The nearest school is Elm Tree Community Primary School (Ofsted: Outstanding), within a short walk.
There were 13 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a low level of immediate-area crime.
Healthcare access is good, with 9 GP surgeries and 6 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is MANOR PRIMARY CARE, about 5 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 14 minutes' walk away.
There are no train or Tube stations near WN8 6SA. Bus services provide the main public transport, with 11 bus stops in the immediate area.
The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding). road traffic noise is low (about 48 dB Lden).
There are 12 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 179 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Hillside Playing Fields, about 3 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a open access land (about 3 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.
There are 10 supermarkets in the wider area, including Farmfoods, Aldi, Iceland, Lidl and others. The nearest is Farmfoods Ashurst Skelmersdale, about 14 minutes' walk away. A public library is 0.8 mi away.
Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore WN8 6SA on NestScope.
