3,683
Households
White Brit. · 91%
Ethnicity
Christian · 56%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
32 · 3.6 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£198,125
Median property price
126
Postcodes
Overview of Skelmersdale North
Coordinates53.5624, -2.7746
Postcodes
126
Population (Census)
8,844
Households (Census)
3,683
Recorded crime · May '26
32 · 3.6 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Skelmersdale North
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.26 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.26 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Skelmersdale North
Property sales · Skelmersdale North
HM Land Registry · Skelmersdale North
Average price
£201,558
YoY: -0.5%
Median price: £198,125
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 4 sales · avg £130,625
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£260k£195k£131k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Skelmersdale North
Crime trends · Skelmersdale North
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19124
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY -21%
ASB
26130
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -30%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -33%
Demographics in Skelmersdale North
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.7%
Other White4.7%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
Christian56.5%
No religion36.1%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
50–6422.1%
35–4918.2%
25–3413.2%
65–7410.9%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Other16.4%
Any member 66+12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
All members 66+8.9%
+ 8 other households · 39.8%
Schools in Skelmersdale North
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Cobbs Brow School
Lancashire · WN8 6SU
Outstanding
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Lancashire · WN8 6JN
Good
0.7 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Maharishi Free School
Lancashire · L40 6JJ
Good
0.7 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Lancashire · WN8 6TN
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Woodland Community Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 6QH
Requires improvement
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School
Lancashire · WN8 6JW
Inadequate
0.7 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Skelmersdale North
Postcodes in Skelmersdale North
L40 6JJWN8 6DYWN8 6DZWN8 6EUWN8 6EWWN8 6EXWN8 6EYWN8 6EZWN8 6GWWN8 6GXWN8 6HFWN8 6HLWN8 6HNWN8 6HPWN8 6HQWN8 6HRWN8 6HSWN8 6HTWN8 6HUWN8 6HWWN8 6HYWN8 6HZWN8 6JNWN8 6JRWN8 6JWWN8 6NEWN8 6PJWN8 6PPWN8 6PRWN8 6PSWN8 6PTWN8 6PUWN8 6PXWN8 6QEWN8 6QFWN8 6QGWN8 6QHWN8 6QJWN8 6QNWN8 6QPWN8 6QQWN8 6QRWN8 6QSWN8 6QUWN8 6QWWN8 6QXWN8 6QYWN8 6QZWN8 6RAWN8 6RBWN8 6RDWN8 6REWN8 6RFWN8 6RGWN8 6RHWN8 6RJWN8 6RLWN8 6RQWN8 6RTWN8 6RUWN8 6RXWN8 6SDWN8 6SFWN8 6SHWN8 6SJWN8 6SLWN8 6SNWN8 6SPWN8 6SQWN8 6SRWN8 6SSWN8 6STWN8 6SUWN8 6SWWN8 6SXWN8 6SYWN8 6SZWN8 6TAWN8 6TBWN8 6TDWN8 6TEWN8 6TFWN8 6TGWN8 6THWN8 6TJWN8 6TLWN8 6TNWN8 6TPWN8 6TQWN8 6TRWN8 6TSWN8 6TTWN8 6TUWN8 6TWWN8 6TXWN8 6TYWN8 6TZWN8 6UAWN8 6UDWN8 6UEWN8 6UGWN8 6UHWN8 6UJWN8 6ULWN8 6UNWN8 6UPWN8 6UQWN8 6URWN8 6USWN8 6UTWN8 6UUWN8 6UWWN8 6UXWN8 6UYWN8 6UZWN8 6XJWN8 6XNWN8 6XSWN8 6XWWN8 7SH