Ashwood is in Skelmersdale and in West Lancashire district. WN8 6US is located in the Ashurst electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of West Lancashire. This postcode has been in use since 1990-02-01.
StreetScan combines information about Ashwood, Skelmersdale, WN8 6US and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WN8 6UW, WN8 6UU, WN8 6UT, WN8 6UX, WN8 6XS, WN8 6UY, WN8 6TZ, WN8 6XW, WN8 6UZ.

Ashwood Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Ashwood are based on 13 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for West Lancashire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for WN8 6US

Average Price
£184,590
Semi-Detached
£183,946
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£192,313
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ashwood

Average Price
£184,590
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on AshwoodStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
1 Ashwood, Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£130,0002022-01-05 £164,238
8 Ashwood, Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£103,0002016-07-01 £150,012
8 Ashwood, Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£100,0002015-08-28 £157,390
3 Ashwood, Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Detached, an established residential building 		£120,0002010-12-02 £192,313
8 Ashwood, Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£102,0002009-09-11 £162,336

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Woodlands Community Primary School
Heathgate, Birch Green WN8 6QH 		526 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Ashurst Road, Ashurst WN8 6TN 		638 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Higher Lane, Dalton WN8 7RP 		912 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Flamstead, Birch Green WN8 6PF 		1,068 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Cobbs Brow School
Manfield, Ashurst WN8 6SU 		1,144 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Glenburn Road, WN8 6JW 		1,816 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Lathom High School : A Technology College
Glenburn Road, WN8 6JN 		1,817 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Up Holland High School
Sandbrook Road, Orrell WN5 7AL 		5,185 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter's Catholic High School
Howards Lane, Orrell WN5 8NU 		5,340 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSt John Rigby RC Sixth Form College
Gathurst Road, Orrell WN5 0LJ 		5,034 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Maharishi Free School
Cobbs Brow Lane, Lathom L40 6JJ 		1,608 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Elm Tree Community Primary School
Elmers Wood Road, Tanhouse WN8 6SA 		1,331 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLearn 4 Life School
Quarry Bank Community Centre, 364 Ormskirk Road, WN8 9AL 		2,123 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kingsbury Primary Special School
School Lane, Chapel House WN8 8EH 		2,838 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4West Lancashire Community High School
School Lane, Chapel House WN8 8EH 		2,880 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hope High School
Carfield, Clay Brow WN8 9DP 		3,263 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Children And Parenting Support Services CentreFairlie, Birch Green388 yd
Dee's Deli23 Lyndale, Skelmersdale673 yd
Cafe Seven with Winners not Sinners7 Lyndale, Skelmersdale673 yd
Maharishi Golden DomeWoodley Park Road, Skelmersdale1,033 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Golden FryUnit 2, Fairstead Court307 yd
The Ashurst Fish & Chips19 Lyndale, Skelmersdale673 yd
Pizza Delight5 Lyndale, Skelmersdale673 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Hillside Playing Fields (Closed)
Elmers Green Lane 		grass pitches749 yd
Dalton Cricket Club
DALTON CRICKET CLUB DALTON CRICKET CLUB BEACON LANE 		grass pitches1,005 yd
St John'S Catholic Primary School (Skelmersdale)
FLAMSTEAD 		grass pitches1,019 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed68.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed58.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Ashwood Street dangerous?

In 2023, 305 crimes were reported near Ashwood . 33% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WN8 6US.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Ashwood, Skelmersdale, WN8 6US

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 305
Violence And Sexual Offences 124
Anti Social Behaviour 113
Other Theft 17
Criminal Damage And Arson 16
Public Order 11
Burglary 10
Vehicle Crime 5
Drugs 4
Other Crime 3
Possession Of Weapons 1
Theft From The Person 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WN8 6US.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Falkland267 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Lowcroft254 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Kestrel Park435 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Kestrel Park435 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Falkland267 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Falkland267 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Falkland267 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Lowcroft254 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Falkland267 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Lowcroft254 yd
More Crime Statistics for Ashwood, Skelmersdale, WN8 6US

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee144
Retired53
Part-Time Employee47
Self-Employed30
Student (economically inactive)17
Looking after home or family12
Other11
Long-Term Sick or disabled7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6
Unemployed3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles40
Human health and social work activities38
Manufacturing32
Education24
Financial and insurance activities15
Administrative and support service activities12
Professional, scientific and technical activities11
Construction11
Transport and storage11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security10
Accommodation and food service activities7
Information and communication4
Other3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing2
Real estate activities1
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female221
Male176

Partnership Status

Single115
Married: Opposite sex159
Married: Same sex2
Separated8
Divorced31
Widowed13

Health

Very good health208
Good health144
Fair health37
Bad health7
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications58
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 26
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 48
Apprenticeship17
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 74
Degree or Similar 100
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese1
Indian44
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African2
Mixed Other3
White344
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom369
European Union12
Middle East and Asia16

Length of Residence

Born in the UK369
10+ Years23
2-5 Years2
Less than 2 years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom361
France1
Lithuania1
Other EU countries5
Southern Asia7
No passport held23

Religion

No religion121
Christian204
Hindu1
Sikh44
Not answered27
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