Skelmersdale Ashurst
West Lancashire · North West · population 6,457 · 4 LSOAs
Part of Skelmersdale · Postcode L40 · WN8
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,493 of 6,856 in England
- #283 of 932 in North West
- #9 of 15 in West Lancashire
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 16% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 16% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 61% · No religion 32% · Sikh 1%
Born outside the UK: 5%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Skelmersdale Ashurst is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,493 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 15 in West Lancashire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (96) and lowest on Health (42). Typical homes here sold for about £197,250 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 80 sales), 18% below the wider West Lancashire median of £240,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #234 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £34,250 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 55 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £197,250 | 80 | +4.9% | +24.1% |
| Detached | £292,500 | 24 | +9.9% | +38.3% |
| Semi-detached | £186,000 | 37 | +9.4% | +22.0% |
| Terraced | £165,000 | 16 | +10.0% | +44.7% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #234 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #2,489 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 180 |
| Theft | 38 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 53 |
| Public order & weapons | 24 |
| Drugs | 10 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other | 20 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 115 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in West Lancashire
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Stratford NorthStratford-on-Avon64£315,000
- Upton & Lytchett MinsterDorset64£331,000
- Pucklechurch & WesterleighSouth Gloucestershire64£355,000
- Mayfield, Rocester & BramshallEast Staffordshire64£365,000
- PottonCentral Bedfordshire64£380,000
- Lower Quinton & EttingtonStratford-on-Avon64£385,000