Skelmersdale

West Lancashire · North West

Skelmersdale in West Lancashire is made up of 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 4 to 63 out of 100, with typical homes from £109,500 to £197,250.

In summary

Skelmersdale contains both ends of the scale: Skelmersdale Ashurst at 64 out of 100 (#2,493 of 6,856 in England) against Skelmersdale South East at 4, a 59-point gap between neighbouring areas. 4 of the 5 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £109,500 in Skelmersdale South East to £197,250 in Skelmersdale Ashurst — a 1.8× gap within Skelmersdale.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,062a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime80per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied54%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Skelmersdale

£147,500median home sold over the past year · +18.0% over 5 years · +5.4% over the year · 320 sales
Detached£265,000
Semi-detached£170,000
Terraced£118,000
Flat£85,000
West Lancashire£240,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Skelmersdale Ashurst 2,49364 £197,250
Skelmersdale West 4,98227 £140,000
Skelmersdale East 5,74916 £160,000
Skelmersdale Central 6,18110 £138,750
Skelmersdale South East 6,5454 £109,500

Postcode districts in Skelmersdale

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Skelmersdale.

“Skelmersdale” groups neighbourhoods (MSOAs) that share this town or locality name within West Lancashire — an orientation aid, not an official boundary. Browse all neighbourhoods in West Lancashire.