Skelmersdale East
West Lancashire · North West · population 6,716 · 4 LSOAs
Part of Skelmersdale · Postcode WN8
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,749 of 6,856 in England
- #661 of 932 in North West
- #13 of 15 in West Lancashire
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 19% · Process & plant 14% · Caring & leisure 11%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 19% |
| Process & plant | 14% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Professional | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Associate professional | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 11%
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 East is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,749 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 15 in West Lancashire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (92) but weak on Employment (11). Typical homes here sold for about £160,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 63 sales), 33% below the wider West Lancashire median of £240,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,968 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 70 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 | £160,000 | 63 | -5.3% | +23.1% |
| Detached | £250,000 | 18 | +13.6% | +36.9% |
| Semi-detached | £160,000 | 24 | +3.2% | +28.0% |
| Terraced | £116,500 | 20 | -0.4% | +45.6% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
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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 ?
- #3,937 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 #3,519 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 256 |
| Theft | 26 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 62 |
| Public order & weapons | 30 |
| Drugs | 23 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Other | 20 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 148 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.
- WykeBradford16£160,000
- Harton EastSouth Tyneside16£170,475
- DentonNewcastle upon Tyne16£176,750
- EstonRedcar and Cleveland16£119,950
- WednesburySandwell16£210,000
- Hackney CentralHackney16£573,875