3,798
Households
White Brit. · 85%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
109 · 12.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£104,250
Median property price
158
Postcodes
Overview of Skelmersdale South
Coordinates53.5408, -2.7655
Postcodes
158
Population (Census)
9,007
Households (Census)
3,798
Recorded crime · May '26
109 · 12.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Skelmersdale South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.98 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.98 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Skelmersdale South
Property sales · Skelmersdale South
HM Land Registry · Skelmersdale South
Average price
£119,417
YoY: +0.8%
Median price: £104,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £75,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£176k£126k£75k
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 South
Crime trends · Skelmersdale South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
634527
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
55
YoY +28%
ASB
553311
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY -67%
Vehicle Crime
1260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -67%
Burglary
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
16104
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +100%
Demographics in Skelmersdale South
Ethnicity
White Brit.85.2%
Other White10.7%
+ other · 4.0%
Religion
Christian52.4%
No religion40.2%
Not answered6.1%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6419.0%
35–4918.6%
25–3414.9%
65–748.3%
10–158.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 30.9%
Households
Other21.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.9%
Any member 66+11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.7%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.4%
+ 8 other households · 38.8%
Schools in Skelmersdale South
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 9BN
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Holland Moor Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 9AG
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Hope High School
Lancashire · WN8 9DP
Good
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Moorside Community Primary Academy School
Lancashire · WN8 9EA
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 9BN
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Little Digmoor Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 9NF
Not judged
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 9AZ
Not judged
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Skelmersdale South
Postcodes in Skelmersdale South
WN8 0EFWN8 0JFWN8 1AAWN8 1ADWN8 1AJWN8 1AYWN8 1BFWN8 1BQWN8 1BWWN8 1DEWN8 1DFWN8 1DNWN8 1DPWN8 6ENWN8 6EPWN8 6ERWN8 6ESWN8 6GGWN8 6GRWN8 6NPWN8 6NZWN8 6WAWN8 8FWWN8 8LRWN8 8WXWN8 9AAWN8 9ABWN8 9ADWN8 9AEWN8 9AFWN8 9AGWN8 9AHWN8 9AJWN8 9ALWN8 9ANWN8 9APWN8 9AQWN8 9ARWN8 9ASWN8 9AUWN8 9AWWN8 9AXWN8 9AYWN8 9AZWN8 9BAWN8 9BBWN8 9BDWN8 9BEWN8 9BFWN8 9BGWN8 9BHWN8 9BJWN8 9BLWN8 9BNWN8 9BPWN8 9BQWN8 9BSWN8 9BUWN8 9BWWN8 9BXWN8 9BYWN8 9DBWN8 9DEWN8 9DHWN8 9DJWN8 9DLWN8 9DNWN8 9DPWN8 9DRWN8 9DSWN8 9DTWN8 9DUWN8 9DWWN8 9DXWN8 9DYWN8 9DZWN8 9EAWN8 9EBWN8 9EDWN8 9EFWN8 9EGWN8 9ENWN8 9EPWN8 9ERWN8 9ESWN8 9ETWN8 9EUWN8 9EWWN8 9EXWN8 9EYWN8 9EZWN8 9FPWN8 9FTWN8 9HBWN8 9HDWN8 9HEWN8 9HFWN8 9HGWN8 9HHWN8 9HJWN8 9HLWN8 9HNWN8 9HPWN8 9HQWN8 9HRWN8 9HSWN8 9HTWN8 9HUWN8 9HWWN8 9HYWN8 9HZWN8 9JAWN8 9JBWN8 9JDWN8 9JEWN8 9JNWN8 9JPWN8 9JRWN8 9JSWN8 9JU