Housing in WN8 8TP
What the homes in WN8 8TP 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 8TPSkelmersdale
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (48.6%). Flats make up 6.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WN8 8TP area is broadly in line with that, at 58%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.6% of households against 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%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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 living alone, under 66, at 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WN8 8TP sits in (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.