4,082
Households
White Brit. · 87%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
45 · 4.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£147,500
Median property price
131
Postcodes
Overview of Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Coordinates53.5501, -2.7656
Postcodes
131
Population (Census)
10,104
Households (Census)
4,082
Recorded crime · May '26
45 · 4.5 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.52 (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 1.52 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Property sales · Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
HM Land Registry · Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Average price
£169,961
YoY: +24.0%
Median price: £125,200
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 8 sales · avg £215,350
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£215k£154k£94k
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 Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Crime trends · Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
37238
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY -50%
ASB
28152
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY stable
Criminal damage
531
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -60%
Demographics in Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.5%
Other White8.9%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
Christian49.2%
No religion42.7%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
35–4920.5%
50–6417.5%
25–3414.4%
10–159.0%
5–97.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.8%
Households
Other21.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.0%
Any member 66+9.5%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.6%
+ 9 other households · 36.7%
Schools in Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 6SA
Outstanding
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Hillside Community Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 6DE
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Lancashire · WN8 6PF
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Delph Side Community Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 6ED
Not judged
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Postcodes in Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
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