Brandreth Drive Parbold, West Lancashire
85 addresses across 3 postcodes (WN8), about 640 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 43300961.
- Sales: 75 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £372,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 40 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 9, D: 11, E: 16, F: 3).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in West Lancashire costs £2,456 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Parbold, about 290 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 14 to 25 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 85 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Parbold Surgery, about 520 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 620 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 93% of households owned their home and 52% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 6 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £372,000 | £304,000 | £440,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £550,000 | £285,500 | £600,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £430,000 | £395,000 | £465,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £382,000 | £382,000 | £382,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £305,000 | £250,000 | £360,000 |
| 2019 | 5 | £420,000 | £200,000 | £550,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £241,000 | £240,000 | £242,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £340,000 | £300,000 | £380,000 |
| 2014 | 5 | £270,000 | £249,950 | £429,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | £267,099 | £165,000 | £285,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £332,500 | £305,000 | £360,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2025 | 69 WN8 7HB | Semi-detached | £304,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Mar 2025 | 27 WN8 7HB | Detached | £440,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Nov 2024 | 45 WN8 7HB | Detached | £220,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Nov 2023 | 31 WN8 7HB | Other | £419,995 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Mar 2023 | 75 WN8 7HD | Detached | £600,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2023 | 39 WN8 7HB | Detached | £285,500 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Feb 2023 | 89 WN8 7HD | Detached | £550,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Dec 2022 | 83 WN8 7HD | Detached | £465,000 | |
| 7 Jan 2022 | 15 WN8 7HB | Detached | £395,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 17 WN8 7HB | Detached | £382,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2020 | 93 WN8 7HD | Detached | £360,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Jun 2020 | 38 WN8 7HD | Semi-detached | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Dec 2019 | 99 WN8 7HD | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2019 | 21 WN8 7HB | Detached | £347,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2019 | 75 WN8 7HD | Detached | £420,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Aug 2019 | 91 WN8 7HD | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 20 Jun 2019 | 3 WN8 7HB | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 6 Nov 2017 | 16 WN8 7HB | Semi-detached | £242,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Jul 2017 | 24 WN8 7HB | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2016 | 15 WN8 7HB | Detached | £300,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Nov 2016 | 81 WN8 7HD | Detached | £380,000 | |
| 15 Sep 2014 | 56 WN8 7HD | Detached | £429,000 | |
| 15 Aug 2014 | 54 WN8 7HD | Detached | £270,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Aug 2014 | 54 WN8 7HD | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 19 Jun 2014 | 25 WN8 7HB | Detached | £275,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 May 2014 | 16 WN8 7HB | Semi-detached | £249,950 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Dec 2013 | 1 WN8 7HB | Semi-detached | £165,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Oct 2013 | 18 WN8 7HB | Semi-detached | £267,099 | |
| 11 Jan 2013 | 4 WN8 7HB | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 13 Jul 2012 | 79 WN8 7HD | Detached | £305,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 May 2012 | 75 WN8 7HD | Detached | £360,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Nov 2011 | 34 WN8 7HB | Detached | £350,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Apr 2011 | 42 WN8 7HD | Semi-detached | £182,750 | |
| 23 Apr 2010 | 91 WN8 7HD | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 21 Apr 2010 | 99 WN8 7HD | Detached | £460,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2010 | 22 WN8 7HB | Semi-detached | £215,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 May 2008 | 16 WN8 7HB | Semi-detached | £202,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Jun 2007 | 56 WN8 7HD | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2007 | 36 WN8 7HD | Semi-detached | £198,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Mar 2007 | 6 WN8 7HB | Detached | £300,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Mar 2007 | 6 WN8 7HB | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 20 Oct 2006 | 44 WN8 7HD | Detached | £265,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Sep 2006 | 7 WN8 7HB | Semi-detached | £175,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 May 2005 | 5 WN8 7HB | Detached | £169,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Apr 2005 | 15 WN8 7HB | Detached | £215,500 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Dec 2004 | 1 WN8 7HB | Semi-detached | £164,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Aug 2004 | 10 WN8 7HB | Detached | £249,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Jun 2004 | 99 WN8 7HD | Detached | £387,500 | |
| 29 Jan 2004 | 36 WN8 7HD | Semi-detached | £95,900 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Oct 2003 | 63 WN8 7HB | Semi-detached | £171,700 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
40 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 137 m². Most common: House, detached (21); House, semi-detached (9); Bungalow, detached (7). Built: 1967-1975 (16); 1950-1966 (15); 1976-1982 (7). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (30); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (28 addresses)
- 3, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 4, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 9, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 15, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 16, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 17, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 18, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 21, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 22, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 24, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 25, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 28, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 29, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 33, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 34, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 35, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 37, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 38, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 40, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 42, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 43, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 51, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 56, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 79, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 81, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 87, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 91, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
- 99, Brandreth Drive, Parbold
Council tax
What each band costs in West Lancashire in 2026-27: Band D £2,456 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,637 | £1,910 | £2,183 | £2,456 | £3,002 | £3,548 | £4,094 | £4,912 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band G (30% of about 540 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- PARBOLD CABIN SIGNAL BOX, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 28 September 2026: BT, New service connection, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 12 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 26 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WN8 7HB | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 3 / 10 | unlikely |
| WN8 7HD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| WN8 7HG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 85 addresses are between 14 m and 25 m above sea level (19 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN8 7HB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WN8 7HD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WN8 7HG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Parbold 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 290 m |
| Hoscar 800 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Appley Bridge 126,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lancaster Lane Parbold | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Concourse Skelmersdale | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 29 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Parbold Surgery | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest J Halton | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 330 m |
| Hospital | Wrightington Hospital Orthopaedic Centre Elective Surgical Hub | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Skelmersdale Police Station | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Parbold The Common Cashzone | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 1,130 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 420 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Barn Approximately 30 Metres South of Fairhurst Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) north. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Barn Approximately 30 Metres South of Fairhurst Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Damstead Wood | Wood | 460 m (0.3 miles) east |
| New Orchard Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Parbold Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Skellow Clough | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Dawber Delf | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) east |
| Goose Island | Island | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 83 | 83 |
2 of the street's 85 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for West Lancashire: see them on the West Lancashire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold | Primary | 4–11 | 110 m | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 360 m | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Newburgh Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady And All Saints R C Primary School WN8 7HD | School/college/university | 120 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2024 |
| Out of School Club WN8 7HD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 120 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Parbold Chippy WN8 7NU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 4 Mar 2026 |
| The Co-Operative Food WN8 7NU | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 15 Aug 2024 |
| Parbold Tandoori WN8 7NU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Jun 2025 |
| Parbold Douglas C Of E Academy WN8 7HS | School/college/university | 280 m | 4 Good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Parbold Douglas Nursery WN8 7HS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 8 Sep 2025 |
| Margot Parbold WN8 7DA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2026 |
| Morrisons Daily WN8 7HA | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Parbold Village Deli Ltd WN8 7HA | Retailers - other | 290 m | 4 Good | 11 Mar 2025 |
| Stocks Tavern WN8 7NN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 22 Aug 2022 |
| Yours Is The Earth | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 1 Apr 2026 |
| The Windmill Hotel WN8 7NW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2024 |
| Reynolds Butchers WN8 7DA | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2026 |
| The Wayfarer WN8 7NL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 1 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Mill Leat Close (2); On or near Beech Avenue (2); On or near Alderbrook Drive (1); On or near Brookfield (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 64% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- WN8 7HB: 57 addresses of 59 in the postcode
- WN8 7HD: 27 addresses
- WN8 7HG: 1 address of 39 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Scarisbrick Avenue · Alderbrook Drive · Parbold Hill · Brookfield · Notre Dame Gardens · Mill Leat Close · Mill Leat Close · The Common · Mill Leat Close · Convent Grove · Station Road · Beech Avenue
All the streets in WN8 and across West Lancashire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.