Whitburn is in Skelmersdale and in West Lancashire district. WN8 8HN 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 Whitburn, Skelmersdale, WN8 8HN and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WN8 8HL, WN8 8AP, WN8 8HQ, WN8 8AN, WN8 8HJ, WN8 8BZ, WN8 8BD, WN8 8HH, WN8 8DG.

Whitburn Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Whitburn are based on 75 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 8HN

Average Price
£91,170
Semi-Detached
£75,257
Terraced
£106,760
Detached
£165,962
Flats/Maisonettes
£67,960
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Whitburn

Average Price
£82,206
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on WhitburnStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
28C Whitburn Barnes Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£59,0002023-09-25 £61,248
5 Barnes Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£135,0002023-09-08 £140,145
18 Barnes Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£87,5002023-06-16 £94,240
24F Whitburn Barnes Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£62,0002022-11-29 £67,098
21C Whitburn Barnes Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£50,0002022-09-29 £53,774

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Sandy Lane, WN8 8LQ 		311 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brookfield Park Primary School
School Lane, Chapel House WN8 8EH 		601 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Trinity Church of England/Methodist School
Kiln Lane, WN8 8PW 		699 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Windrows, New Church Farm WN8 8NP 		1,116 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Crow Orchard Primary School
School Lane, WN8 8QG 		1,139 yd Community 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 		1,771 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Glenburn Road, WN8 6JW 		1,938 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rainford High Technology College
Higher Lane, Rainford WA11 8NY 		5,035 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOrmskirk Academy
Wigan Road, L39 2AT 		5,114 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Ormskirk School
Wigan Road, L39 2AT 		5,132 yd Voluntary controlled school 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 		3,037 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 		504 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4West Lancashire Community High School
School Lane, Chapel House WN8 8EH 		771 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLearn 4 Life School
Quarry Bank Community Centre, 364 Ormskirk Road, WN8 9AL 		2,847 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elm Tree Community Primary School
Elmers Wood Road, Tanhouse WN8 6SA 		3,313 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hope High School
Carfield, Clay Brow WN8 9DP 		3,916 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
Sugar Shack97 High Street, Skelmersdale192 yd
Baked97 High Street, Skelmersdale192 yd
Tonys Pizza and Grill97 High Street, Skelmersdale192 yd
Spice Balti113 High Street, Skelmersdale192 yd
ERooms14-16 Westgate, Skelmersdale309 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Market Gate43 Westgate, Skelmersdale273 yd
Victoria Hotel7 Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale483 yd
Derby Arms188 High Street, Skelmersdale524 yd
The Busy Bee2 Tilcroft, Skelmersdale585 yd
The Winchester Skelmersdale Ex-ServiThe Winchester Ex-Servicemens Club, 96 Liverpool Road778 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Fortuna Chinese Take Away99 High Street, Skelmersdale192 yd
Omar's Pizzeria113 High Street, Skelmersdale192 yd
Planet Pizza8-9 Gladden Place, Skelmersdale338 yd
Mike's Fish and Chips1-3 Woodrow, Skelmersdale436 yd
Dine-a-Mo94 Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale460 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
GreggsNewtown Service Station (Bp), Railway Road640 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
An Fitness (Closed)
Westgate 		health and fitness suite274 yd
Jmo Sports Park
Liverpool Road 		artificial grass pitch600 yd
Blaguegate Playing Fields
LIVERPOOL ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches675 yd
Liverpool Road Playing Fields
DERBY ROAD 		grass pitches852 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 speed45.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed44.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed73.99 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed73.99 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed8.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed8.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed19.94 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Whitburn Street dangerous?

In 2023, 359 crimes were reported near Whitburn . Only 29% 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 8HN.

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

More Crime Statistics for Whitburn, Skelmersdale, WN8 8HN

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 359
Violence And Sexual Offences 129
Anti Social Behaviour 91
Criminal Damage And Arson 33
Other Theft 20
Burglary 19
Public Order 17
Vehicle Crime 16
Shoplifting 11
Possession Of Weapons 6
Drugs 5
Bicycle Theft 4
Other Crime 4
Robbery 3
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 8HN.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Waverley154 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Elm Grove417 yd
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Whitestock344 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Whitestock344 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesLocal resolutionOn or near Whitestock344 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Fern Close247 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near High Street302 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near High Street302 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Woodrow437 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Woodrow437 yd
More Crime Statistics for Whitburn, Skelmersdale, WN8 8HN

Employment

WN8 8HN area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee77
Part-Time Employee21
Long-Term Sick or disabled18
Retired17
Other15
Self-Employed11
Student (economically inactive)10
Unemployed10
Looking after home or family8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6

Employment Industry

Manufacturing22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles13
Construction12
Human health and social work activities9
Administrative and support service activities8
Other8
Transport and storage8
Accommodation and food service activities7
Financial and insurance activities5
Education4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Real estate activities3
Professional, scientific and technical activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female98
Male128

Partnership Status

Single111
Married: Opposite sex24
Separated10
Divorced39
Widowed8

Health

Very good health90
Good health77
Fair health39
Bad health18
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications44
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 39
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 22
Apprenticeship16
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 31
Degree or Similar 34
Other3

Culture

Ethnic Group

Other Asian7
Black African1
Mixed White and African2
White216

Country of Birth

United Kingdom187
European Union28
Africa2
Middle East and Asia8

Length of Residence

Born in the UK187
10+ Years8
5-10 Years15
2-5 Years7
Less than 2 years8

Passport Held

United Kingdom136
Ireland1
Italy1
Portugal4
Lithuania5
Poland11
Other EU countries10
No passport held59

Religion

No religion114
Christian95
Buddhist1
Muslim4
Other religion1
Not answered12
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