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WN8 6HJ, Skelmersdale

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MyStreetCheck free area report: WN8 6HJ · 26 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/postcode/wn8-6hj

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Average sold price
£145,186
42 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£156,000
1 sale
Council tax (Band D)
£2,456
West Lancashire
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Sold prices in WN8 6HJ

AddressDatePriceType
16, Essington Drive8 May 2026£156,000Semi-detached
14, Essington Drive1 Aug 2025£175,000Semi-detached
12, Essington Drive31 Mar 2025£160,000Semi-detached
62, Essington Drive24 Nov 2023£173,000Semi-detached
70, Essington Drive3 Nov 2023£175,000Semi-detached
18, Essington Drive10 May 2023£175,000Semi-detached
64, Essington Drive6 Jan 2023£240,000Detached
8, Essington Drive21 Dec 2020£139,995Semi-detached New build
12, Essington Drive18 Dec 2020£108,995Semi-detached New build
18, Essington Drive18 Dec 2020£154,995Semi-detached New build
16, Essington Drive18 Dec 2020£111,995Semi-detached New build
10, Essington Drive18 Dec 2020£143,995Semi-detached New build
14, Essington Drive17 Dec 2020£137,995Semi-detached New build
22, Essington Drive30 Nov 2020£156,995Detached New build
26, Essington Drive30 Nov 2020£107,995Semi-detached New build
20, Essington Drive30 Nov 2020£164,995Detached New build
24, Essington Drive30 Nov 2020£135,995Semi-detached New build
28, Essington Drive30 Oct 2020£113,995Semi-detached New build
30, Essington Drive30 Oct 2020£113,995Semi-detached New build
42, Essington Drive28 Aug 2020£164,995Detached New build
50, Essington Drive30 Jul 2020£159,995Detached New build
44, Essington Drive29 Jun 2020£133,995Semi-detached New build
52, Essington Drive29 Jun 2020£159,995Detached New build
46, Essington Drive31 Mar 2020£104,995Semi-detached New build
48, Essington Drive31 Mar 2020£152,995Detached New build
54, Essington Drive13 Mar 2020£159,995Detached New build
58, Essington Drive28 Feb 2020£111,995Semi-detached New build
56, Essington Drive28 Feb 2020£125,995Semi-detached New build
64, Essington Drive21 Feb 2020£179,995Detached New build
60, Essington Drive31 Jan 2020£124,995Semi-detached New build
62, Essington Drive31 Jan 2020£129,995Semi-detached New build
38, Essington Drive20 Dec 2019£143,995Detached New build
40, Essington Drive20 Dec 2019£179,995Detached New build
36, Essington Drive20 Dec 2019£147,995Detached New build
66, Essington Drive13 Dec 2019£179,995Detached New build
2, Essington Drive9 Dec 2019£151,995Detached New build
6, Essington Drive6 Dec 2019£109,995Semi-detached New build
4, Essington Drive29 Nov 2019£131,995Semi-detached New build
68, Essington Drive25 Nov 2019£124,995Semi-detached New build
70, Essington Drive14 Nov 2019£124,995Semi-detached New build
34, Essington Drive31 Oct 2019£105,995Semi-detached New build
32, Essington Drive31 Oct 2019£139,995Semi-detached New build

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.

Streets in WN8 6HJ

Schools near WN8 6HJ

SchoolTypeOfstedDistance
St John's Catholic Primary School, SkelmersdalePrimary–0.1 mi
Delph Side Community Primary SchoolPrimary–0.3 mi
Hillside Community Primary SchoolPrimaryGood0.4 mi
Elm Tree Community Primary SchoolCommunity special school–0.4 mi
Woodland Community Primary SchoolPrimaryRequires improvement0.4 mi
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary–0.7 mi

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Living in WN8 6HJ

Nearest stations

  • Upholland station 1.9 mi · 37 min walk
  • Rainford station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk
  • Orrell station 2.8 mi · 55 min walk

Supermarkets

  • Farmfoods 0.3 mi
  • Aldi 0.3 mi
  • Iceland 0.3 mi
  • Lidl 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots 0.3 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy 0.5 mi
  • Rowlands Pharmacy 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Firbeck Dental Practice 0.2 mi
  • Bright Orthodontics - Skelmersdale 0.3 mi
  • Ashurst Dental Practice 1.0 mi

GP surgeries

  • Manor Primary Care 0.1 mi
  • Excel Primary Care 0.9 mi
  • Ashurst Primary Care 0.9 mi

Mobile signal

4G indoors from all four networks: 74% of homes in West Lancashire (England & Wales 89%).

Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.

Deprivation

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Decile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Income2 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Who lives in WN8 6HJ

Ethnic group

HereWest Lancashire
White96%96.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%1.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%0.3%

Religion

HereWest Lancashire
Christian47.6%61.5%
No religion43.4%31.5%
Not answered6.2%5.6%
Muslim0.9%0.4%
Hindu0.7%0.2%
Other religion0.5%0.3%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereWest Lancashire
Born in the UK87.5%94.1%
Born outside the UK12.5%5.9%

Highest qualification

HereWest Lancashire
No qualifications30.9%17.8%
Level 2 qualifications17.8%13.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above15.9%30%
Level 3 qualifications15.1%21%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%9.2%
Apprenticeship7.2%5.9%
Other qualifications2%2.5%

General health

HereWest Lancashire
Very good health40%48.1%
Good health33.5%33.1%
Fair health18%13.1%
Bad health6.5%4.4%
Very bad health2%1.3%

Occupation

HereWest Lancashire
Elementary occupations23.9%11.3%
Process, plant and machine operatives14.9%8.1%
Associate professional and technical occupations10%11.8%
Skilled trades occupations9.7%10.3%
Caring, leisure and other service occupations9.2%9.8%
Administrative and secretarial occupations8.7%9.2%
Sales and customer service occupations8.6%7.7%
Professional occupations7.8%18.6%
Managers, directors and senior officials7.3%13.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereWest Lancashire
No cars or vans in household46%18%
1 car or van in household34.9%39.7%
2 cars or vans in household15.2%30.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.8%11.5%

Economic activity

HereWest Lancashire
Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.7%54%
Economically inactive43%42.5%
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%3.5%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

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