Housing in WN8 8PY
What the homes in WN8 8PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Skelmersdale Central
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,254 (2024)
WN8 8PYSkelmersdale
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (55.5%). Flats make up 14.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WN8 8PY area is below that, at 48.2%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.6% of households against 20.5%. 24.5% own outright and 23.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned48.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented16.6%20.5%
- Social rented34.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 19.2%. 25.1% 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 8PY sits in (Skelmersdale Central): about 1,254 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.