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On Ormskirk Road, in Skelmersdale South East
What it's like at WN8 9AA: every home that has sold on Ormskirk Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates). 5 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Ormskirk Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
4 of the 300 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 218, Ormskirk RoadTerraced | Jul 2016 | £40,000 | 67 m² | £597/m² | 1 |
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| 220, Ormskirk RoadTerraced | Nov 2004 | £79,000 | 63 m² | £1,254/m² | 2 |
| 230, Ormskirk RoadTerraced | Dec 2009 | £116,000 | 85 m² | £1,365/m² | 3 |
| 236, Ormskirk RoadTerraced | Nov 2024 | £158,000 | 76 m² | £2,079/m² | 3 |
| 240, Ormskirk RoadTerraced | Apr 2004 | £54,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 242b, Ormskirk RoadSemi-detached | Jul 1996 | £33,000 | 72 m² | £458/m² | 1 |
| 242c, Ormskirk RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2022 | £119,000 | 69 m² | £1,725/m² | 4 |
| 242d, Ormskirk RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2021 | £125,000 | 73 m² | £1,712/m² | 1 |
| 260, Ormskirk RoadFlat | Apr 2007 | £53,000 | 45 m² | £1,178/m² | 2 |
| 262, Ormskirk RoadTerraced | Mar 2018 | £128,000 | 94 m² | £1,362/m² | 2 |
| 264, Ormskirk RoadTerraced | Sept 1999 | £45,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 266, Ormskirk RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2001 | £42,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 268, Ormskirk RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2021 | £182,000 | 99 m² | £1,838/m² | 3 |
| 272, Ormskirk RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2015 | £107,000 | 95 m² | £1,126/m² | 1 |
| 274, Ormskirk RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2020 | £110,000 | 86 m² | £1,279/m² | 2 |
| 276, Ormskirk RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2015 | £70,000 | 86 m² | £814/m² | 1 |
| 280, Ormskirk RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2021 | £207,500 | 95 m² | £2,184/m² | 1 |
| 282, Ormskirk RoadDetached | Feb 2012 | £205,000 | 152 m² | £1,349/m² | 2 |
| 284, Ormskirk RoadTerraced | Apr 2003 | £115,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 288, Ormskirk RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2023 | £180,000 | 118 m² | £1,525/m² | 1 |
| 298, Ormskirk RoadDetached | Apr 2025 | £175,000 | 223 m² | £785/m² | 2 |
| 300, Ormskirk RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2000 | £74,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 304, Ormskirk RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2022 | £128,000 | 90 m² | £1,422/m² | 1 |
| 308, Ormskirk RoadTerraced | Oct 1997 | £21,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 310, Ormskirk RoadTerraced | Sept 2021 | £98,000 | 65 m² | £1,508/m² | 3 |
| 312, Ormskirk RoadTerraced | Dec 2018 | £85,000 | 62 m² | £1,371/m² | 4 |
| 314, Ormskirk RoadTerraced | Dec 2021 | £90,000 | 84 m² | £1,071/m² | 2 |
| 316, Ormskirk RoadTerraced | Apr 2014 | £77,500 | 61 m² | £1,270/m² | 1 |
| 318, Ormskirk RoadTerraced | Mar 1995 | £20,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 320, Ormskirk RoadTerraced | Nov 1998 | £39,000 | 63 m² | £619/m² | 2 |
| 322, Ormskirk RoadTerraced | Sept 2003 | £50,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Upholland, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 28k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Hare and Hounds, 100 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 375, 385); 24 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
40% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Holland Moor Primary School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 74% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Up Holland High School, 2.6 km away; Attainment 8: 48.8 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is JJs, 1.8 km away, with Ormskirk Road Service Station closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Excel Primary Care (550 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Chantelle Lauren is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 8.8 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 43% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Velvet Shakes is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Hare And Hounds the nearest pub (under 50 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 130 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 6% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Beacon Country Park, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Studio 5 (1.6 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 24 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 38 km.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
28 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 286 and 288, Ormskirk Road | II | 70 m |
| 298, Ormskirk Road | II | 120 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
West Lancashire constituency: Ashley Dalton MP (Labour), since February 2023. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 13,625 (30.8%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Labour 51%, Conservative 20%, Reform UK 18%, Green Party 7%.
2 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near WN8 9AA →
On this street: 0 of 225 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 3 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.2% | 90.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.7% | 4.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in West Lancashire since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 300 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 54 min
Nearest: Southport Pier · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.