"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 South.

Key indicators

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

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 South.

Dataset

House Prices
Skelmersdale South
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kSkelmersdale South 1995-12-01: 36950Skelmersdale South 1996-03-01: 37250Skelmersdale South 1996-06-01: 37500Skelmersdale South 1996-09-01: 38000Skelmersdale South 1996-12-01: 38000Skelmersdale South 1997-03-01: 38000Skelmersdale South 1997-06-01: 38000Skelmersdale South 1997-09-01: 37000Skelmersdale South 1997-12-01: 36625Skelmersdale South 1998-03-01: 36000Skelmersdale South 1998-06-01: 34975Skelmersdale South 1998-09-01: 34000Skelmersdale South 1998-12-01: 35500Skelmersdale South 1999-03-01: 36000Skelmersdale South 1999-06-01: 39000Skelmersdale South 1999-09-01: 39750Skelmersdale South 1999-12-01: 39950Skelmersdale South 2000-03-01: 39125Skelmersdale South 2000-06-01: 39950Skelmersdale South 2000-09-01: 40500Skelmersdale South 2000-12-01: 42500Skelmersdale South 2001-03-01: 42500Skelmersdale South 2001-06-01: 44995Skelmersdale South 2001-09-01: 44500Skelmersdale South 2001-12-01: 44950Skelmersdale South 2002-03-01: 45000Skelmersdale South 2002-06-01: 46100Skelmersdale South 2002-09-01: 50000Skelmersdale South 2002-12-01: 57250Skelmersdale South 2003-03-01: 60000Skelmersdale South 2003-06-01: 62725Skelmersdale South 2003-09-01: 63950Skelmersdale South 2003-12-01: 64725Skelmersdale South 2004-03-01: 68000Skelmersdale South 2004-06-01: 71000Skelmersdale South 2004-09-01: 76000Skelmersdale South 2004-12-01: 86000Skelmersdale South 2005-03-01: 91000Skelmersdale South 2005-06-01: 104000Skelmersdale South 2005-09-01: 105000Skelmersdale South 2005-12-01: 106000Skelmersdale South 2006-03-01: 106000Skelmersdale South 2006-06-01: 100000Skelmersdale South 2006-09-01: 100000Skelmersdale South 2006-12-01: 99725Skelmersdale South 2007-03-01: 99950Skelmersdale South 2007-06-01: 97500Skelmersdale South 2007-09-01: 100000Skelmersdale South 2007-12-01: 96750Skelmersdale South 2008-03-01: 100000Skelmersdale South 2008-06-01: 100000Skelmersdale South 2008-09-01: 100000Skelmersdale South 2008-12-01: 105000Skelmersdale South 2009-03-01: 112500Skelmersdale South 2009-06-01: 97500Skelmersdale South 2009-09-01: 95000Skelmersdale South 2009-12-01: 93888Skelmersdale South 2010-03-01: 90000Skelmersdale South 2010-06-01: 87000Skelmersdale South 2010-09-01: 82500Skelmersdale South 2010-12-01: 78000Skelmersdale South 2011-03-01: 81000Skelmersdale South 2011-06-01: 91000Skelmersdale South 2011-09-01: 95000Skelmersdale South 2011-12-01: 95000Skelmersdale South 2012-03-01: 95000Skelmersdale South 2012-06-01: 95000Skelmersdale South 2012-09-01: 87950Skelmersdale South 2012-12-01: 88854Skelmersdale South 2013-03-01: 93879Skelmersdale South 2013-06-01: 95000Skelmersdale South 2013-09-01: 95000Skelmersdale South 2013-12-01: 86000Skelmersdale South 2014-03-01: 81250Skelmersdale South 2014-06-01: 79500Skelmersdale South 2014-09-01: 80000Skelmersdale South 2014-12-01: 85000Skelmersdale South 2015-03-01: 81000Skelmersdale South 2015-06-01: 85000Skelmersdale South 2015-09-01: 95000Skelmersdale South 2015-12-01: 85500Skelmersdale South 2016-03-01: 100500Skelmersdale South 2016-06-01: 100750Skelmersdale South 2016-09-01: 106000Skelmersdale South 2016-12-01: 104500Skelmersdale South 2017-03-01: 100000Skelmersdale South 2017-06-01: 100000Skelmersdale South 2017-09-01: 95500Skelmersdale South 2017-12-01: 99950Skelmersdale South 2018-03-01: 105000Skelmersdale South 2018-06-01: 110000Skelmersdale South 2018-09-01: 110000Skelmersdale South 2018-12-01: 113000Skelmersdale South 2019-03-01: 95000Skelmersdale South 2019-06-01: 92000Skelmersdale South 2019-09-01: 92000Skelmersdale South 2019-12-01: 92500Skelmersdale South 2020-03-01: 110000Skelmersdale South 2020-06-01: 110000Skelmersdale South 2020-09-01: 120000Skelmersdale South 2020-12-01: 121500Skelmersdale South 2021-03-01: 116500Skelmersdale South 2021-06-01: 115000Skelmersdale South 2021-09-01: 115000Skelmersdale South 2021-12-01: 115000Skelmersdale South 2022-03-01: 114875Skelmersdale South 2022-06-01: 115000Skelmersdale South 2022-09-01: 114000Skelmersdale South 2022-12-01: 110000Skelmersdale South 2023-03-01: 112000

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 South.

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 South, 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 South. 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 South. 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 South. 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 South.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.