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Skelmersdale

From July 2023 to June 2026, homes in Skelmersdale typically sold for £175,000. Half of the 1,384 sales were between £125k and £250k, against a typical £244,995 across West Lancashire.

Postcode WN8

All of West Lancashire
Skelmersdale AshurstSkelmersdale CentralSkelmersdale WestSkelmersdale EastSkelmersdale South EastUpholland
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Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. £175k half sold for £125k to £250k
Homes sold Homes soldHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. 1,384 July 2023 to June 2026
Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before. +25.0% typical price, against 5 years before
New builds 9% of sales · 13% leasehold

By type of home

What homes sold for

The band is the middle half of sales, a quarter sold for less and a quarter for more, with the typical price marked. The dashed line is the typical price for the same type across West Lancashire.

  • Detached £294,998 typical
    Half between £248k and £350k · 386 sales · West Lancashire £365k
  • Semi-detached £178,700 typical
    Half between £148k and £215k · 463 sales · West Lancashire £227k
  • Terraced £122,000 typical
    Half between £100k and £148k · 477 sales · West Lancashire £157k
  • Flat £90,500 typical
    Half between £75k and £130k · 58 sales · West Lancashire £130k

Since 1995

Each year in Skelmersdale

This town West Lancashire Homes sold
£0£100k£200k£300k 1995: £39,7211996: £41,0001997: £43,0001998: £46,0001999: £51,9752000: £51,0002001: £51,0002002: £62,5002003: £73,0002004: £91,2502005: £93,0002006: £94,0002007: £102,0002008: £100,0002009: £106,0002010: £112,0002011: £109,7482012: £108,0002013: £112,7482014: £102,0002015: £110,0002016: £130,0002017: £126,5002018: £126,5002019: £130,0002020: £141,4772021: £153,7502022: £155,0002023: £157,5002024: £167,0002025: £180,000 1995: 324 sold1996: 421 sold1997: 486 sold1998: 533 sold1999: 586 sold2000: 661 sold2001: 682 sold2002: 918 sold2003: 891 sold2004: 900 sold2005: 717 sold2006: 805 sold2007: 720 sold2008: 327 sold2009: 229 sold2010: 277 sold2011: 240 sold2012: 267 sold2013: 292 sold2014: 327 sold2015: 375 sold2016: 410 sold2017: 386 sold2018: 443 sold2019: 501 sold2020: 507 sold2021: 740 sold2022: 575 sold2023: 438 sold2024: 462 sold2025: 533 sold 1995200020052010201520202025
£0£100k£200k£300k 1995: £39,7211996: £41,0001997: £43,0001998: £46,0001999: £51,9752000: £51,0002001: £51,0002002: £62,5002003: £73,0002004: £91,2502005: £93,0002006: £94,0002007: £102,0002008: £100,0002009: £106,0002010: £112,0002011: £109,7482012: £108,0002013: £112,7482014: £102,0002015: £110,0002016: £130,0002017: £126,5002018: £126,5002019: £130,0002020: £141,4772021: £153,7502022: £155,0002023: £157,5002024: £167,0002025: £180,000 1995: 324 sold1996: 421 sold1997: 486 sold1998: 533 sold1999: 586 sold2000: 661 sold2001: 682 sold2002: 918 sold2003: 891 sold2004: 900 sold2005: 717 sold2006: 805 sold2007: 720 sold2008: 327 sold2009: 229 sold2010: 277 sold2011: 240 sold2012: 267 sold2013: 292 sold2014: 327 sold2015: 375 sold2016: 410 sold2017: 386 sold2018: 443 sold2019: 501 sold2020: 507 sold2021: 740 sold2022: 575 sold2023: 438 sold2024: 462 sold2025: 533 sold 199520102025

The typical price is the middle sale of each full year, shown where at least 5 homes sold. It moves with which homes happened to sell, so a single year can jump.

The homes that sell here

  • Terraced35% · West Lancashire 20%
  • Semi-detached34% · West Lancashire 40%
  • Detached28% · West Lancashire 35%
  • Flat4% · West Lancashire 6%

New builds and leaseholds

New builds, share of sales9% · West Lancashire 9%
Leaseholds, share of sales13% · West Lancashire 16%

New builds can take up to a year to appear in Land Registry's figures, so the latest year may show fewer than were sold.

Neighbourhoods

Where in Skelmersdale

The 6 neighbourhoods mostly in Skelmersdale and what homes sold for in each from July 2023 to June 2026. The range is the middle half of sales.

Neighbourhood Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. Middle half Middle halfHalf the homes sold within this range. A quarter sold for less and a quarter for more. Sales SalesHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before.
Skelmersdale Ashurst £195,000 £160k to £265k 251 +21.9%
Skelmersdale Central £125,000 £107k to £155k 178 +27.6%
Skelmersdale East £168,000 £120k to £208k 187 +25.1%
Skelmersdale South East £105,500 £85k to £133k 130 +37.0%
Skelmersdale West £135,000 £113k to £175k 207 +26.8%
Upholland £230,000 £175k to £300k 313 +17.9%

About these figures

Every standard home sale registered with HM Land Registry since 1995: homes sold at full market value to a person, so repossessions and sales to companies are left out. Recent months fill in as late sales are registered. Not financial advice.

Sources and licences

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Neighbourhood names: contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 (House of Commons Library). Neighbourhood boundaries and the postcode lookup: source, Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.