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Briars Green, Skelmersdale

MyStreetCheck free street report: Briars Green, Skelmersdale · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/skelmersdale-lancashire/briars-green/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WN8 6SQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£260,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£237,621
12 sales
Price range
£158k – £330k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Feb 2026
WN8 6SQ

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At a glance

House prices£238k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station36 min walkParbold station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 14 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

12 property sales on Briars Green, Skelmersdale have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £260,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £235,814. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 92% detached, 8% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Briars Green range from £158,000 to £330,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Briars Green compared

WN8 postcode area£228,616
Skelmersdale£201,560
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Briars Green has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WN8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £188,667 (3 sales)2016£189k2017: £158,000 (1 sales)2017£158k2019: £257,500 (1 sales)2019£258k2020: £237,500 (2 sales)2020£238k2022: £220,000 (1 sales)2022£220k2023: £292,475 (2 sales)2023£292k2024: £330,000 (1 sales)2024£330k2026: £260,000 (1 sales)2026£260k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 14 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached11£235,81410 Feb 2026
Terraced1£257,50029 Nov 2019

Sold prices on Briars Green

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
24, Briars Green WN8 6SQ 10 Feb 2026£260,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Briars Green WN8 6SQ 12 Dec 2024£330,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Briars Green WN8 6SQ 7 Oct 2024£350,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Briars Green WN8 6SQ 21 Apr 2023£320,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Briars Green WN8 6SQ 3 Feb 2023£264,950 DetachedFreehold
20, Briars Green WN8 6SQ 27 Jan 2023£260,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Briars Green WN8 6SQ 30 Sep 2022£220,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Briars Green WN8 6SQ 7 Aug 2020£210,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Briars Green WN8 6SQ 12 Jun 2020£265,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Briars Green WN8 6SQ 29 Nov 2019£257,500 TerracedFreehold
9, Briars Green WN8 6SQ 4 Aug 2017£158,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Briars Green WN8 6SQ 3 Oct 2016£185,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Briars Green WN8 6SQ 15 Jul 2016£195,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Briars Green WN8 6SQ 18 Mar 2016£186,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
2, Briars Green £195,000 (Jul 2016) → £330,000 (Dec 2024) +69%
over 8 yrs
22, Briars Green £257,500 (Nov 2019) → £320,000 (Apr 2023) +24%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Briars Green

Crime

77 crimes were reported within about a mile of Briars Green in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences34
Anti-social behaviour17
Drugs5
Criminal damage & arson4
Other theft4
Other crime4

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Briars Green is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • Upper River Douglas Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Briars Green

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale 229 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Cobbs Brow School 308 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.3 mi
Maharishi Free School 229 pupils All-through 4–16 Report 0.4 mi
Lathom High School : A Technology College 806 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School 61 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Woodland Community Primary School 335 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.8 mi
Crow Orchard Primary School 121 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.0 mi
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale 196 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 1.1 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Parbold station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Hoscar station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk
  • Appley Bridge station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Briars Green (by, Ashmead Road) 1 min walk
  • Ashurst Gardens (by, Ashmead Road) 1 min walk
  • Woodley Park Road (by, Ashmead Road) 2 min walk
  • Woodley Park Road (opp, Ashmead Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ashurst Primary Care
    Ashurst Health Centre, Lulworth, Skelmersdale · 0.3 mi
  • Manor Primary Care
    Hillside Health Centre, Tanhouse Road, Skelmersdale · 1.2 mi
  • Beacon Primary Care
    Sandy Lane Health Centre, Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale · 1.6 mi
  • Dr A Bisarya
    Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Skelmersdale Lyndale · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Skelmersdale Superstore · 0.8 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Skelmersdale · 0.9 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Ashurst Skelmersdale · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Boots · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Ashurst Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Firbeck Dental Practice · 1.0 mi
  • Bright Orthodontics - Skelmersdale · 1.1 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income7 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned90.2%62.5%
Private rented8.1%20.3%
Social rented1.7%17.1%
Households631

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.2%64.1%
Aged 65+16.0%18.6%
Residents1,671

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks74%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks81%92%

Share of homes across West Lancashire with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Briars Green

Ethnic group

HereWest Lancashire
White97.1%96.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%1.1%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.3%

Religion

HereWest Lancashire
Christian60.5%61.5%
No religion31.4%31.5%
Not answered6.5%5.6%
Other religion0.6%0.3%
Muslim0.4%0.4%
Hindu0.3%0.2%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereWest Lancashire
Born in the UK95.3%94.1%
Born outside the UK4.7%5.9%

Highest qualification

HereWest Lancashire
Level 4 qualifications and above31.5%30%
Level 3 qualifications18.4%21%
Level 2 qualifications16.8%13.7%
No qualifications14.6%17.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%9.2%
Apprenticeship5.1%5.9%
Other qualifications1.7%2.5%

General health

HereWest Lancashire
Very good health52.4%48.1%
Good health33.3%33.1%
Fair health9.8%13.1%
Bad health3.6%4.4%
Very bad health0.8%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HereWest Lancashire
2 cars or vans in household38%30.8%
1 car or van in household36%39.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household17.7%11.5%
No cars or vans in household8.4%18%

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

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of West Lancashire.

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