Housing in WN8 8HP
What the homes in WN8 8HP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale West
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,623 (2024)
WN8 8HPSkelmersdale
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (48.6%). Flats make up 6.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
58% of households in the WN8 8HP area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 30.1% own outright and 27.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned58%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented24.6%20.5%
- Social rented16.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39.6% 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 under 66 (22%). 19.7% 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 8HP (Skelmersdale West) (about 1,623 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.