Housing in WN8 6DN
What the homes in WN8 6DN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale East
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,917 (2024)
WN8 6DNSkelmersdale
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (42.6%). Flats make up 10.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WN8 6DN area is broadly in line with that, at 60.1%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.7% of households against 20.5%. 25.9% own outright and 34.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented17.7%20.5%
- Social rented21.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 23.6%. 33.1% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WN8 6DN sits in (Skelmersdale East): about 1,917 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.