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Skelmersdale South East

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About

Skelmersdale South East sits within the town of Skelmersdale in West Lancashire and is primarily residential, with patches of retail parades, schools and community facilities serving local streets. The area was developed as part of Skelmersdale’s post‑war new town expansion, and its original plan still shapes movement here: pedestrian routes and underpasses run independently of the main carriageways, linking estates and green patches without road crossings. Housing mixes older council-built terraces and later private estates, and small shopping clusters are placed to serve walking catchments rather than a single central high street.

Green spaces, community halls and allotments punctuate the neighbourhood, giving short local walks and play areas close to most homes. Bus services run through the area to the town centre, and local lanes feed into wider road links for shoppers and commuters. Local primary schools, a health centre and a few small businesses form the everyday core of the South East quarter, while the pattern of paths and underpasses introduced in the 1960s remains a clear, functional feature of how residents move around.

Area overview

On average Skelmersdale South East has very high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 97 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 11% below the North West average of 109 per 1,000. Approximately 37% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Skelmersdale South East is £35,254 per year. There are 5 schools in Skelmersdale South East: 5 primary (0 Outstanding and 4 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Skelmersdale South East is home to around 7,306 people, with a population density of about 4,777.3 per km².

Crime rate
9/10
Crimes per 1k residents
97
Deprivation level
9/10
Income level
2/10
Social housing
37%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Skelmersdale South East Population
7,306
Population density
4,777.3 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
49.82(+34%)
Anti-social behaviour
28.88(+61%)
Criminal damage and arson
9.58(+7%)
Public order
6.84(-32%)
Other theft
6.71(+2%)
North West average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
6,083
83.29%
Other White
900
12.32%
Other
40
0.55%
White and Black Caribbean (mixed)
37
0.51%
Irish
37
0.51%
Total population: 7,303

Economics

Education (age 16+)

No qualifications
1,670
29.57%
Level 4+ (Degree)
974
17.25%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
895
15.85%
Level 3 (A level)
871
15.42%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
703
12.45%
Total 16+ residents: 5,648

Housing

Housing tenure

Social rents from council
1,024
32.96%
Owns with a mortgage
629
20.24%
Private landlord or letting agency
608
19.57%
Owns outright
598
19.25%
Other social rented
162
5.21%
Total households: 3,107

Property prices in Skelmersdale South East

Median price£112,500
Price per sq ft£119
Sales (last 12 months)45
Typical range (middle 50%)£90K – £140K

Based on 45 recent sales, the median property price is £112,500 (about £119 per square foot) in Skelmersdale South East area, with individual transactions ranging from £67,500 up to £255,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Skelmersdale South East over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Detached4£207,500£161
Semi-Detached10£142,000£189
Terraced30£101,500£110
Flats1£67,500£95

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Skelmersdale South East

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Skelmersdale South East.
YearDetachedSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£200,000£77,500£66,000
2017£148,000£95,000£65,000
2018£146,000£105,000£72,000
2019£217,000£110,000£70,000
2020£149,000£121,750£75,000
2021£200,000£125,000£86,975
2022£248,500£150,000£90,000
2023£210,000£115,000£92,000
2024£292,000£101,000£90,000
2025£220,000£142,000£103,000
2026£152,500£150,000£108,000
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Skelmersdale South East.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Skelmersdale South East.
YearDetachedSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£110£76£77
2017£127£130£69
2018£194£130£72
2019£140£121£73
2020£150£130£76
2021£159£159£88
2022£193£166£95
2023£246£114£96
2024£161£124£99
2025£171£200£111
2026£123£228£101
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Skelmersdale South East.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Skelmersdale South East in the last year.

All postcodes in Skelmersdale South East

WN89HN

Skelmersdale South

WN89DR

Carfield

WN89BY

Moor Drive

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.