Meadow Nook Drive Blaguegate, West Lancashire
24 addresses across 1 postcode (WN8), about 190 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 43301777.
- Sales: 27 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £270,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 22 homes have an energy certificate (B: 22).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 C; 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 Rainford, about 4.4 km (2.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Stanley Coronation Park, is about 870 m (0.5 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: Its addresses are 62 to 63 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Beacon Primary Care, about 670 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 230 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 54% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 15 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £270,000 | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £372,500 | £370,000 | £375,000 |
| 2021 | 6 | £284,495 | £225,995 | £325,995 |
| 2019 | 14 | £276,995 | £219,995 | £323,995 |
| 2018 | 3 | £219,995 | £219,495 | £259,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2026 | 19 WN8 8AA | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 13 Sep 2024 | 8 WN8 8AA | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2024 | 2 WN8 8AA | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 3 Sep 2021 | 21 WN8 8AA | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 27 Aug 2021 | 5 WN8 8AA | Detached | £288,995 | New build. |
| 2 Aug 2021 | 3 WN8 8AA | Detached | £325,995 | New build. |
| 2 Aug 2021 | 1 WN8 8AA | Detached | £279,995 | New build. |
| 30 Apr 2021 | 7 WN8 8AA | Detached | £288,995 | New build. |
| 15 Jan 2021 | 19 WN8 8AA | Detached | £225,995 | New build. |
| 27 Sep 2019 | 24 WN8 8AA | Detached | £224,995 | New build. |
| 26 Sep 2019 | 15 WN8 8AA | Detached | £276,995 | New build. |
| 27 Jun 2019 | 22 WN8 8AA | Detached | £308,995 | New build. |
| 27 Jun 2019 | 21 WN8 8AA | Detached | £221,995 | New build. |
| 14 Jun 2019 | 17 WN8 8AA | Detached | £276,995 | New build. |
| 12 Apr 2019 | 20 WN8 8AA | Detached | £308,995 | New build. |
| 12 Apr 2019 | 18 WN8 8AA | Detached | £261,995 | New build. |
| 11 Apr 2019 | 16 WN8 8AA | Detached | £239,995 | New build. |
| 12 Mar 2019 | 14 WN8 8AA | Detached | £239,995 | New build. |
| 14 Feb 2019 | 12 WN8 8AA | Detached | £286,995 | New build. |
| 31 Jan 2019 | 10 WN8 8AA | Detached | £323,995 | New build. |
| 31 Jan 2019 | 2 WN8 8AA | Detached | £321,995 | New build. |
| 30 Jan 2019 | 8 WN8 8AA | Detached | £319,995 | New build. |
| 25 Jan 2019 | 11 WN8 8AA | Detached | £219,995 | New build. |
| 20 Dec 2018 | 4 WN8 8AA | Detached | £219,495 | New build. |
| 14 Dec 2018 | 9 WN8 8AA | Detached | £219,995 | New build. |
| 30 Nov 2018 | 6 WN8 8AA | Detached | £259,995 | New build. |
| 12 Sep 2017 | 2 WN8 8AA | Other | £3,900,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
22 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 109 m². Most common: House, detached (22). Built: 2017 (15); 2016 (5); 2021 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (21).
Each home's certificates and sales (19 addresses)
- 1, Meadow Nook Drive, Lathom
- 2, Meadow Nook Drive, Lathom
- 3, Meadow Nook Drive, Lathom
- 4, Meadow Nook Drive, Lathom
- 6, Meadow Nook Drive, Lathom
- 8, Meadow Nook Drive, Lathom
- 9, Meadow Nook Drive, Lathom
- 10, Meadow Nook Drive, Lathom
- 11, Meadow Nook Drive, Lathom
- 12, Meadow Nook Drive, Lathom
- 14, Meadow Nook Drive, Lathom
- 15, Meadow Nook Drive, Lathom
- 16, Meadow Nook Drive, Lathom
- 17, Meadow Nook Drive, Lathom
- 18, Meadow Nook Drive, Lathom
- 20, Meadow Nook Drive, Lathom
- 21, Meadow Nook Drive, Lathom
- 22, Meadow Nook Drive, Lathom
- 24, Meadow Nook Drive, Lathom
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 C (35% of about 1,130 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 (690 m (0.4 miles))
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 24 addresses are between 62 m and 63 m above sea level (63 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN8 8AA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rainford 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Ormskirk 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Hoscar 800 journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wardens Club Blaguegate | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Concourse Skelmersdale | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 24.4 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beacon Primary Care | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Ormskirk And District General Hospital | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Skelmersdale Police Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Stanley Coronation Park 7,780 m² | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | Liverpool Road Allotments 5,190 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Earthworks in Spa Roughs Wood, a scheduled monument, 1.9 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 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley's Firs | Wood | 660 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Halfpenny Plantation | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Postillion Cap | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Goose Island | Island | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Cobb's Clough | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Lowry Hill | Hill | 4 km (2.5 miles) north |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 24 |
3 of the street's 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield Park Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 750 m (0.5 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 |
| St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 770 m (0.5 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 |
| Trinity Church of England/Methodist School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Crow Orchard Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Lathom High School : A Technology College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wardens Club WN8 8TX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 15 May 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Barn Croft Close (7); On or near Broad Hey Close (6); On or near Merdale Way (1); On or near Hollin Hey Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 86% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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 8AA: 24 addresses of 27 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Broad Hey Close · Hollin Hey Close · Barn Croft Close · Merdale Way · Slate Brook Road · Slate Brook Road · Old Engine Lane · Brick Croft Close · Goose Brook Drive · Bricks Croft Close · Colliery Drive · Headingly 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.