"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Skelmersdale North.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Skelmersdale North.

Housing tenure mix

Long-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Shorter-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

LHA shortfall data is currently only available at Local Authority Level.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Skelmersdale North.

Dataset

House Prices
Skelmersdale North
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kSkelmersdale North 1995-12-01: 33000Skelmersdale North 1996-03-01: 35500Skelmersdale North 1996-06-01: 36250Skelmersdale North 1996-09-01: 38000Skelmersdale North 1996-12-01: 37000Skelmersdale North 1997-03-01: 37750Skelmersdale North 1997-06-01: 38000Skelmersdale North 1997-09-01: 37125Skelmersdale North 1997-12-01: 37500Skelmersdale North 1998-03-01: 33000Skelmersdale North 1998-06-01: 33000Skelmersdale North 1998-09-01: 33000Skelmersdale North 1998-12-01: 33000Skelmersdale North 1999-03-01: 39475Skelmersdale North 1999-06-01: 47500Skelmersdale North 1999-09-01: 47000Skelmersdale North 1999-12-01: 46000Skelmersdale North 2000-03-01: 43000Skelmersdale North 2000-06-01: 41250Skelmersdale North 2000-09-01: 42500Skelmersdale North 2000-12-01: 42000Skelmersdale North 2001-03-01: 42000Skelmersdale North 2001-06-01: 41500Skelmersdale North 2001-09-01: 41000Skelmersdale North 2001-12-01: 43750Skelmersdale North 2002-03-01: 47000Skelmersdale North 2002-06-01: 53000Skelmersdale North 2002-09-01: 50500Skelmersdale North 2002-12-01: 51000Skelmersdale North 2003-03-01: 52950Skelmersdale North 2003-06-01: 53500Skelmersdale North 2003-09-01: 56250Skelmersdale North 2003-12-01: 67000Skelmersdale North 2004-03-01: 66000Skelmersdale North 2004-06-01: 68750Skelmersdale North 2004-09-01: 70999.5Skelmersdale North 2004-12-01: 72250Skelmersdale North 2005-03-01: 74747.5Skelmersdale North 2005-06-01: 75000Skelmersdale North 2005-09-01: 71750Skelmersdale North 2005-12-01: 69000Skelmersdale North 2006-03-01: 69000Skelmersdale North 2006-06-01: 78000Skelmersdale North 2006-09-01: 85000Skelmersdale North 2006-12-01: 89000Skelmersdale North 2007-03-01: 90000Skelmersdale North 2007-06-01: 89375Skelmersdale North 2007-09-01: 90000Skelmersdale North 2007-12-01: 90000Skelmersdale North 2008-03-01: 98500Skelmersdale North 2008-06-01: 102500Skelmersdale North 2008-09-01: 102500Skelmersdale North 2008-12-01: 101250Skelmersdale North 2009-03-01: 102750Skelmersdale North 2009-06-01: 91500Skelmersdale North 2009-09-01: 98750Skelmersdale North 2009-12-01: 97500Skelmersdale North 2010-03-01: 86000Skelmersdale North 2010-06-01: 100000Skelmersdale North 2010-09-01: 90000Skelmersdale North 2010-12-01: 90000Skelmersdale North 2011-03-01: 90000Skelmersdale North 2011-06-01: 90000Skelmersdale North 2011-09-01: 96750Skelmersdale North 2011-12-01: 91500Skelmersdale North 2012-03-01: 88000Skelmersdale North 2012-06-01: 81000Skelmersdale North 2012-09-01: 79500Skelmersdale North 2012-12-01: 75000Skelmersdale North 2013-03-01: 75000Skelmersdale North 2013-06-01: 70000Skelmersdale North 2013-09-01: 70000Skelmersdale North 2013-12-01: 73500Skelmersdale North 2014-03-01: 76000Skelmersdale North 2014-06-01: 80000Skelmersdale North 2014-09-01: 91500Skelmersdale North 2014-12-01: 85000Skelmersdale North 2015-03-01: 90000Skelmersdale North 2015-06-01: 80000Skelmersdale North 2015-09-01: 79750Skelmersdale North 2015-12-01: 84000Skelmersdale North 2016-03-01: 85000Skelmersdale North 2016-06-01: 90000Skelmersdale North 2016-09-01: 105000Skelmersdale North 2016-12-01: 103000Skelmersdale North 2017-03-01: 98000Skelmersdale North 2017-06-01: 96250Skelmersdale North 2017-09-01: 99500Skelmersdale North 2017-12-01: 106000Skelmersdale North 2018-03-01: 102000Skelmersdale North 2018-06-01: 105000Skelmersdale North 2018-09-01: 98500Skelmersdale North 2018-12-01: 88000Skelmersdale North 2019-03-01: 85000Skelmersdale North 2019-06-01: 85000Skelmersdale North 2019-09-01: 87000Skelmersdale North 2019-12-01: 97500Skelmersdale North 2020-03-01: 101000Skelmersdale North 2020-06-01: 114000Skelmersdale North 2020-09-01: 114000Skelmersdale North 2020-12-01: 113000Skelmersdale North 2021-03-01: 114997.5Skelmersdale North 2021-06-01: 105000Skelmersdale North 2021-09-01: 114995Skelmersdale North 2021-12-01: 115000Skelmersdale North 2022-03-01: 115000Skelmersdale North 2022-06-01: 122000Skelmersdale North 2022-09-01: 127500Skelmersdale North 2022-12-01: 141250Skelmersdale North 2023-03-01: 130000

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Skelmersdale North.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Skelmersdale North, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Skelmersdale North. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Skelmersdale North. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Skelmersdale North. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Skelmersdale North.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.