Millbrook Close Skelmersdale, West Lancashire
56 addresses across 3 postcodes (WN8), about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 43300311.
- Sales: 38 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £150,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 27 homes have an energy certificate (C: 7, D: 17, E: 2, F: 1).
- Flood: 4 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 A; 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 4.1 km (2.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Kiln Lane Playing Fields, is about 300 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 54 m above sea level.
- Noise: 13 of its 56 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Beacon Primary Care, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 600 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 76 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 | £150,500 | £110,000 | £191,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £156,250 | £152,500 | £160,000 |
| 2021 | 5 | £110,000 | £72,000 | £129,995 |
| 2018 | 2 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £84,000 | £84,000 | £84,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £105,000 | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £106,000 | £106,000 | £106,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £169,000 | £169,000 | £169,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 2005 | 3 | £85,000 | £65,000 | £102,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2025 | 133 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £191,000 | |
| 21 Oct 2025 | 129 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 17 Mar 2023 | 85 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £140,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2022 | 79 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £100,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 May 2022 | 169 WN8 8QS | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 6 May 2022 | 67 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £152,500 | |
| 3 Dec 2021 | 163 WN8 8QS | Detached | £129,995 | |
| 23 Jul 2021 | 81 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £93,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2021 | 83 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £72,000 | |
| 9 Jun 2021 | 73 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £115,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2021 | 237 WN8 8QS | Detached | £243,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Apr 2021 | 129 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 9 May 2018 | 86 WN8 8QS | Detached | £130,000 | |
| 2 Mar 2018 | 67 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2017 | 87 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £84,000 | |
| 26 May 2017 | 169 WN8 8QS | Semi-detached | £165,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Jan 2016 | 131 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £105,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2010 | 79 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £90,000 | |
| 6 Nov 2009 | 67 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £106,000 | |
| 4 Apr 2008 | 233 WN8 8QS | Detached | £169,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2007 | 106 WN8 8QS | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2005 | 133 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £102,500 | |
| 18 Apr 2005 | 133 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £65,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2005 | 119 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2004 | 81 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £79,995 | |
| 24 Sep 2004 | 169 WN8 8QS | Semi-detached | £134,950 | |
| 25 Jun 2004 | 79 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £73,500 | |
| 27 Feb 2004 | 131 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £71,500 | |
| 12 Apr 2001 | 91 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £42,000 | |
| 26 Jan 2001 | 88 WN8 8QS | Detached | £63,500 | |
| 26 Jan 2001 | 79 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £39,950 | |
| 17 Mar 2000 | 167 WN8 8QS | Detached | £45,000 | |
| 28 Aug 1998 | 237 WN8 8QS | Detached | £70,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Jul 1998 | 141 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £33,000 | |
| 11 Dec 1996 | 131 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £36,000 | |
| 26 Apr 1996 | 233 WN8 8QS | Detached | £59,950 | |
| 8 Mar 1996 | 86 WN8 8QS | Detached | £35,000 | |
| 21 Jul 1995 | 133 WN8 8QS | Terraced | £28,000 |
Energy performance certificates
27 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 84 m². Most common: House, detached (10); House, mid-terrace (10); House, end-terrace (4). Built: 1967-1975 (19); 1950-1966 (7); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (20); rented (private) (2); rented (social) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 addresses)
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 (43% of about 530 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 (870 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 3 October 2026 to 8 October 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 9 September 2026 to 11 September 2026: BT, Utility asset works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 4 September 2026 to 8 September 2026: BT, New service connection, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 27 August 2026: BT, Utility asset works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 61 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WN8 8QS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 29 | unlikely |
| WN8 8QT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 24 | unlikely |
| WN8 8QG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 8 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 54 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN8 8QG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WN8 8QS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WN8 8QT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rainford 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Parbold 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Upholland 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Millbrook Close Pennylands | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Concourse Skelmersdale | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 60 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 24.7 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beacon Primary Care | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Ormskirk And District General Hospital | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | Skelmersdale Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dan News | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kiln Lane Playing Fields 3.8 ha | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Tawd Valley Park 70 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,840 m² | 380 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,240 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 78 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Earthworks in Spa Roughs Wood, a scheduled monument, 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west. 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-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cobb's Brow Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Skelmersdale Hall Clough | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Cobb's Clough | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Goose Island Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Goose Island | Island | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Ashhurst's Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 43 | 56 |
13 of the street's 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Orchard Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 210 m | No published inspection |
| Trinity Church of England/Methodist School | Primary | 2–11 | 280 m | No published inspection |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Brookfield Park Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 700 m (0.4 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 |
| Lathom High School : A Technology College | Secondary | 11–16 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Cobbs Brow School | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 |
| Woodland Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Delph Side Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skelmersdale Crow Orchard Primary School WN8 8QG | School/college/university | 50 m | 5 Very good | 12 Sep 2025 |
| Tawd Vale Inn WN8 8QZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 170 m | 5 Very good | 28 Feb 2025 |
| Beacon View Nursing Home WN8 8PW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 30 Apr 2025 |
| Trinity Church Of England And Methodist School WN8 8PW | School/college/university | 280 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2026 |
| The Busy Bee WN8 8PQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 22 Dec 2023 |
| Indulge desserts skelmersdale WN8 8NS | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2019 |
| Tongbarn Convenience Store WN8 8EL | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 10 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 32 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Teversham (20); On or near Poplar Drive (15); On or near Berry Close (13); On or near Greenway Close (6); On or near Berry Street (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 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) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: United Utilities Water Ltd: Utility repair and maintenance works, 3 October 2026 to 8 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- WN8 8QS: 53 addresses of 63 in the postcode
- WN8 8QT: 2 addresses of 62 in the postcode
- WN8 8QG: 1 address of 35 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Thorpe · Thirsk · Millrose Close · Neverstitch Close · Teversham · Thornby · Teviot · Tewkesbury · Templemartin · Tenby · Teversham · Willow Drive
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.