Oxford Road is in Skelmersdale and in West Lancashire district. WN8 8EZ is located in the Skelmersdale South electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of West Lancashire. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Oxford Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EZ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WN8 8EP, WN8 8HA, WN8 8EX, WN8 8EW, WN8 8DU, WN8 8ER, WN8 8EH, WN8 8EU, WN8 8HD.

Oxford Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Oxford Road are based on 5 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 8EZ

Average Price
£170,344
Semi-Detached
£196,101
Terraced
£153,172
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Oxford Road

Average Price
£170,344
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Oxford Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
8 Oxford Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£122,0002021-02-12 £148,316
8 Oxford Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£110,0002016-03-31 £157,301
8 Oxford Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£76,9502003-06-23 £205,884
8 Oxford Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£54,0002001-12-20 £186,318
6 Oxford Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£33,0001998-04-09 £153,899

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Brookfield Park Primary School
School Lane, Chapel House WN8 8EH 		245 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Sandy Lane, WN8 8LQ 		444 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Trinity Church of England/Methodist School
Kiln Lane, WN8 8PW 		525 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Crow Orchard Primary School
School Lane, WN8 8QG 		927 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Windrows, New Church Farm WN8 8NP 		1,046 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Lathom High School : A Technology College
Glenburn Road, WN8 6JN 		1,432 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Glenburn Road, WN8 6JW 		1,593 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOrmskirk Academy
Wigan Road, L39 2AT 		4,975 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Ormskirk School
Wigan Road, L39 2AT 		4,993 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rainford High Technology College
Higher Lane, Rainford WA11 8NY 		5,394 yd Academy converter No 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 		2,702 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Kingsbury Primary Special School
School Lane, Chapel House WN8 8EH 		138 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4West Lancashire Community High School
School Lane, Chapel House WN8 8EH 		418 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLearn 4 Life School
Quarry Bank Community Centre, 364 Ormskirk Road, WN8 9AL 		2,930 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elm Tree Community Primary School
Elmers Wood Road, Tanhouse WN8 6SA 		3,271 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hope High School
Carfield, Clay Brow WN8 9DP 		4,067 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
The Courtyard Cafe & Kitchen116 Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale426 yd
Sugar Shack97 High Street, Skelmersdale450 yd
Baked97 High Street, Skelmersdale450 yd
Tonys Pizza and Grill97 High Street, Skelmersdale450 yd
Spice Balti113 High Street, Skelmersdale450 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Busy Bee2 Tilcroft, Skelmersdale228 yd
The Market Gate43 Westgate, Skelmersdale367 yd
Victoria Hotel7 Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale422 yd
Derby Arms188 High Street, Skelmersdale598 yd
Tawd Vale Inn11 Berry Street, Skelmersdale831 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Dolphin37 Clayton Street, Skelmersdale415 yd
Fortuna Chinese Take Away99 High Street, Skelmersdale450 yd
Omar's Pizzeria113 High Street, Skelmersdale450 yd
Dine-a-Mo94 Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale454 yd
Only Scrans Deli & Desserts32 Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale454 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
GreggsNewtown Service Station (Bp), Railway Road560 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
An Fitness (Closed)
Westgate 		health and fitness suite552 yd
Jmo Sports Park
Liverpool Road 		artificial grass pitch701 yd
Uretek Stadium
THE ASHLEY TRAVEL STADIUM THE ASHLEY TRAVEL STADIUM SELBY PLACE 		grass pitches757 yd
Blaguegate Playing Fields
LIVERPOOL ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches791 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 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
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 speed59.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed55.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed79.67 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed79.67 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Oxford Road dangerous?

In 2023, 431 crimes were reported near Oxford Road . Only 24% 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 8EZ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Oxford Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EZ

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 431
Violence And Sexual Offences 159
Anti Social Behaviour 107
Criminal Damage And Arson 48
Public Order 22
Other Theft 22
Burglary 18
Vehicle Crime 17
Shoplifting 11
Possession Of Weapons 8
Drugs 5
Other Crime 5
Bicycle Theft 4
Robbery 4
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 8EZ.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Uppingham203 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Cardiff Street380 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Waverley425 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Waverley425 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Waverley425 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Waverley425 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Waverley425 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Waverley425 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Fern Close368 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Elm Grove199 yd
More Crime Statistics for Oxford Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EZ

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in WN8 8EZ area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 37% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired105
Full-Time Employee91
Part-Time Employee28
Long-Term Sick or disabled16
Student (economically inactive)13
Self-Employed8
Unemployed7
Other6
Looking after home or family6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles23
Human health and social work activities20
Manufacturing20
Education14
Accommodation and food service activities10
Transport and storage7
Agriculture, forestry and fishing6
Construction5
Financial and insurance activities5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Administrative and support service activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Professional, scientific and technical activities1
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female180
Male147

Partnership Status

Single84
Married: Opposite sex102
Separated5
Divorced28
Widowed68

Health

Very good health111
Good health110
Fair health65
Bad health28
Very bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications105
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 39
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 37
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 40
Degree or Similar 44
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Other Asian5
Mixed White and Asian2
White318

Country of Birth

United Kingdom291
European Union21
Rest of Europe1
Africa3
Middle East and Asia7
The Americas and the Caribbean2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK291
10+ Years21
5-10 Years8
2-5 Years2
Less than 2 years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom246
Ireland1
Poland12
Other EU countries10
No passport held57

Religion

No religion96
Christian211
Hindu4
Other religion2
Not answered12
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