Housing in WN8 0HP
What the homes in WN8 0HP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Upholland
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,451 (2024)
WN8 0HPSkelmersdale
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (36.7%). Flats make up 14.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
52.1% of households in the WN8 0HP area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 28.4% own outright and 23.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned52.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented8.9%20.5%
- Social rented38.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (16.8%). 27.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in West Lancashire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in West Lancashire (August 2026, +5.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WN8 0HP (Upholland) (about 1,451 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.