Bricks Croft Close West Gillibrands, West Lancashire
29 addresses across 1 postcode (WN8), about 220 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 43302310.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in West Lancashire cost £240,850 in August 2026 (+5.6% on a year); private rents averaged £805 a month.
- Energy: 28 homes have an energy certificate (A: 13, B: 15).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Energy projects: 3 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Unit 5 XL Business Park, is 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in West Lancashire costs £2,456 a year in 2026-27.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Rainford, about 4.2 km (2.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Stanley Coronation Park, is about 590 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 62 m above sea level.
- Noise: 29 of its 29 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Beacon Primary Care, about 390 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 230 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 42 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in West Lancashire
A typical home in West Lancashire cost £240,850 in August 2026, 5.6% more than a year before. That is 27% more than five years earlier and 42% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £379,602 |
| Semi-detached | £235,020 |
| Terraced | £182,007 |
| Flat or maisonette | £124,672 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £204,069 |
Private renters in West Lancashire paid £805 a month on average in September 2026, 5% more than a year before. That is 39% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £588 |
| Two bedrooms | £731 |
| Three bedrooms | £845 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,232 |
Energy performance certificates
28 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 90 m². Most common: House, detached (17); House, end-terrace (11). Built: 2023 (28). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (28).
Each home's certificates and sales (28 addresses)
- 1 Heyes Gardens
- 2 Heyes Gardens, Lathom
- 3 Heyes Gardens
- 4 Heyes Gardens
- 5 Heyes Gardens
- 6 Heyes Gardens
- 7 Heyes Gardens
- 8 Heyes Gardens
- 9 Heyes Gardens
- 10 Heyes Gardens
- 11 Heyes Gardens
- 12 Heyes Gardens
- 14 Heyes Gardens
- 15 Heyes Gardens
- 16 Heyes Gardens
- 17 Heyes Gardens
- 18 Heyes Garden
- 19 Heyes Garden
- 20 Heyes Garden
- 21 Heyes Garden
- 22 Heyes Gardens
- 23 Heyes Garden
- 25 Heyes Gardens
- 27 Heyes Gardens
- 29 Heyes Gardens
- 31 Heyes Gardens
- 33 Heyes Gardens
- 35 Heyes Gardens
Gas and electricity use
The postcode does not have the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
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 A (67% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Comrades Club, Witham Road, Skelmersdale, not permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
Energy projects nearby
3 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 3 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 5 XL Business Park West Lancashire 2017/0968/FUL | Battery storage | 49.9 MW | Being built Jul 2021 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Avondale Nurseries, Spa Lane - Battery Energy Storage West Lancashire 2024/1053/FUL | Battery storage | 320 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jul 2025 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Barton House Farm, Pimbo Road - Wind Turbine West Lancashire 2024/1110/FUL | Wind 1 turbine, 125 m tall | 2.5 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Apr 2026 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
This postcode is in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 62 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom coverage figures for these postcodes.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rainford 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Ormskirk 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Parbold 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wardens Club Blaguegate | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Concourse Skelmersdale | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 24.3 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beacon Primary Care Good Nov 2018 | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 390 m |
| Hospital | Ormskirk And District General Hospital Requires improvement Nov 2019 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Care homes | 4 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest West Lancashire Short Break Services Good Sep 2025 | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Skelmersdale Police Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stanley Coronation Park 7,780 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blaguegate Playing Fields 16 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Liverpool Road Allotments 5,190 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Earthworks in Spa Roughs Wood, a scheduled monument, 2 km (1.2 miles) north. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Earthworks in Spa Roughs Wood | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley's Firs | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Halfpenny Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Goose Island Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Goose Island | Island | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Cobb's Clough | Valley | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Ashhurst's Hill | Hill | 4 km (2.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 29 |
29 of the street's 29 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 500 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 54% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 69% in 2024 and 75% in 2023) |
| Brookfield Park Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Urgent improvement; Achievement: Urgent improvement; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Urgent improvement; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 76% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 52% in 2024 and 55% in 2023) |
| Trinity Church of England/Methodist School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | 55% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 5% at the higher standard (2025; 60% in 2024 and 67% in 2023) |
| Crow Orchard Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection | 92% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 8% at the higher standard (2025; 50% in 2024 and 56% in 2023) |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 38% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 13% in 2024 and 14% in 2023) |
| Lathom High School : A Technology College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 41.6 (41.5 in 2025 and 37.6 in 2024); 40% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
7 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 420 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Richard's Out of School Club WN8 8LQ | Sessional day care | 27 | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Shelly Tots Daycare WN8 8HE | Full day care | 40 | Not inspected yet | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Include me 2 Kingsbury Primary WN8 8EH | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 610 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Stepping Stones Day Nursery WN8 8AZ | Full day care | 88 | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Little Achievers Nursery in the Park WN8 8HN | Full day care | 52 | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Trinity Primary School Little Buds WN8 8PW | Sessional day care | 12 | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Include Me 2 West Lancs WN8 8DL | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 428 childminders and 26 home childcarers (nannies) in Lancashire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asda Stores Ltd WN8 8TL | Retailers - other | 260 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2024 |
| Greggs WN8 8TL | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 260 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jul 2025 |
| Wardens Club WN8 8TX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 15 May 2025 |
| The Dolphin WN8 8HX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 4 Good | 3 Dec 2025 |
| The Hub at West Lancs WN8 8LA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Victoria Hotel WN8 8LA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Feb 2026 |
| Dine-a-Mo WN8 8LQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 14 Nov 2024 |
| St Richards R C Primary School WN8 8LQ | School/college/university | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Feb 2026 |
| Cooksons Butchers WN8 8LQ | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 3 Dec 2025 |
| Simply Fresh WN8 8LQ | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 28 Feb 2025 |
| Yummies Pizza WN8 8LQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Only Scrans Deli & Desserts WN8 8LQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 13 Mar 2025 |
| Sandy Lane Chippy WN8 8LQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 3 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 12 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Maiden Close (23); On or near Barn Croft Close (7); On or near Blaguegate Lane (5); On or near Taylor Street (2); On or near Victoria Park (2).
Road safety
2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 involved a motorcyclist; 1 involved a child under 16. Most were on roads with a 40 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 2024 08:18 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | A577, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 25 Mar 2022 08:22 | Slight | 3 people: 1 child | A577, 40 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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 8FH: 29 addresses
Nearby streets
Slate Brook Road · Slate Brook Road · Brick Croft Close · Merdale Way · Headingly Avenue · Victoria Park · Goose Brook Drive · Barn Croft Close · Maiden Close · Blaguegate Lane · Headingly Avenue · Taylor Street
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.