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Dorchester Road, Upholland, Skelmersdale

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House prices, sold prices and local information for WN8 0AD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£190,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£202,050
22 sales
Price range
£130k – £290k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Jun 2026
WN8 0AD

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At a glance

House prices£202k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station19 min walkUpholland station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 22 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

22 property sales on Dorchester Road, Upholland, Skelmersdale have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £190,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £203,481. By property type, sales here have been 95% semi-detached, 5% detached. Recorded sale prices on Dorchester Road range from £130,000 to £290,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Dorchester Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dorchester Road 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: £135,000 (2 sales)2016£135k2017: £173,000 (1 sales)2017£173k2018: £168,000 (2 sales)2018£168k2019: £172,000 (1 sales)2019£172k2020: £171,000 (2 sales)2020£171k2021: £205,000 (1 sales)2021£205k2022: £255,402 (4 sales)2022£255k2023: £180,000 (1 sales)2023£180k2024: £205,250 (2 sales)2024£205k2025: £229,000 (5 sales)2025£229k2026: £190,000 (1 sales)2026£190k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 22 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached21£203,48112 Jun 2026
Detached1£172,00030 Sep 2020

Sold prices on Dorchester Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
55, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 12 Jun 2026£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 1 Sep 2025£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 20 Aug 2025£219,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 13 Jun 2025£216,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 12 Jun 2025£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
75, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 15 Jan 2025£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 18 Nov 2024£187,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 4 Oct 2024£223,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 21 Sep 2023£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 11 Nov 2022£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 27 Oct 2022£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 19 Aug 2022£278,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 4 Mar 2022£183,108 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 30 Jun 2021£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 30 Sep 2020£172,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 31 Jan 2020£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 19 Nov 2019£172,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 9 Nov 2018£171,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 16 Feb 2018£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 8 Sep 2017£173,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 21 Sep 2016£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Dorchester Road WN8 0AD 13 May 2016£130,000 Semi-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.

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Crime and flood risk near Dorchester Road

Crime

90 crimes were reported within about a mile of Dorchester Road in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences42
Anti-social behaviour13
Criminal damage & arson7
Public order7
Vehicle crime6
Other crime5

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

Flood risk

Dorchester Road 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 Dorchester Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School 211 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.3 mi
Moorside Community Primary Academy School 256 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Holland Moor Primary School 412 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 227 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Hope High School 108 pupils Community special school 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School 145 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.9 mi
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School 189 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.9 mi
Hillside Community Primary School 151 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.0 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

  • Upholland station 0.9 mi · 19 min walk
  • Orrell station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Gathurst station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Millgreen Close (opp, Dearden Way) 2 min walk
  • Millgreen Close (by, Dearden Way) 2 min walk
  • Dearden Way (opp, Ormskirk Road) 3 min walk
  • Daybrook (opp, Ormskirk Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hall Green Surgery
    164 Ormskirk Road, Upholland, Skelmersdale · 0.1 mi
  • Excel Primary Care
    Birleywood Health Centre, Birleywood, Skelmersdale · 0.9 mi
  • Manor Primary Care
    Hillside Health Centre, Tanhouse Road, Skelmersdale · 1.2 mi
  • Ashurst Primary Care
    Ashurst Health Centre, Lulworth, Skelmersdale · 2.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Upholland · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Skelmersdale Birleywood · 0.9 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Church Street - Orrell · 1.3 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Ashurst Skelmersdale · 1.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Well · 1.4 mi

Dentists

  • 65 Ormskirk Road (dental Practice) · 0.3 mi
  • Hall Green Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Digmour Dental Practice · 0.9 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 10 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned87.8%62.5%
Private rented9.2%20.3%
Social rented3.1%17.1%
Households686

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.9%64.1%
Aged 65+22.5%18.6%
Residents1,721

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 Dorchester Road

Ethnic group

HereWest Lancashire
White97.6%96.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.8%0.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%1.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.3%

Religion

HereWest Lancashire
Christian72.4%61.5%
No religion23.1%31.5%
Not answered3.8%5.6%
Muslim0.4%0.4%
Hindu0.1%0.2%
Sikh0.1%–
Other religion0.1%0.3%
Buddhist0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereWest Lancashire
Born in the UK97.2%94.1%
Born outside the UK2.8%5.9%

Highest qualification

HereWest Lancashire
Level 4 qualifications and above35.6%30%
Level 3 qualifications17.1%21%
No qualifications16.6%17.8%
Level 2 qualifications14.8%13.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%9.2%
Apprenticeship6%5.9%
Other qualifications2%2.5%

General health

HereWest Lancashire
Very good health51%48.1%
Good health31%33.1%
Fair health14.2%13.1%
Bad health2.9%4.4%
Very bad health0.9%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HereWest Lancashire
2 cars or vans in household38.2%30.8%
1 car or van in household36.6%39.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household16.1%11.5%
No cars or vans in household9.1%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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