Housing in WN8 7EB
What the homes in WN8 7EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,268 (2024)
WN8 7EBSkelmersdale
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (81.1%). Flats make up 0.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WN8 7EB area is well above that, at 94.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 3.5% of households against 20.5%. 63.9% own outright and 30.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned94.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented3.5%20.5%
- Social rented1.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 17.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 22.9%. 24.1% 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 7EB sits in (Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington): about 1,268 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.