School Close Ormskirk, West Lancashire

11 addresses across 2 postcodes (L39), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 43300155.

8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £290,000 across 1 sale. 6 homes have an energy certificate (D: 6). 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in West Lancashire costs £2,456 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. 18 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.

Sales on this street

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales registered up to 28 August 2026, loaded 28 October 2026. Sales reach the register two weeks to two months after completion, so the last two months are incomplete. Matched by postcode and street name.

Sales by year (standard sales only; repossessions and buy-to-let transfers excluded)
YearSalesMedian priceLowestHighest
20221£290,000£290,000£290,000
20191£357,000£357,000£357,000
20181£215,000£215,000£215,000
20151£270,000£270,000£270,000
20131£240,000£240,000£240,000
20041£165,000£165,000£165,000
20031£172,950£172,950£172,950
20021£140,000£140,000£140,000
Most recent sales (8)
DateAddressTypePriceNotes
18 Nov 20227 L39 5DPDetached£290,000
25 Jul 20195 L39 5DPDetached£357,000
5 Oct 20184 L39 5DPTerraced£215,000
23 Apr 20155 L39 5DPDetached£270,000
25 Feb 20136 L39 5DPDetached£240,000
17 Mar 20045 L39 5DPSemi-detached£165,000
12 Sep 20033 L39 5DPDetached£172,950
3 May 20023 L39 5DPDetached£140,000

Energy performance certificates

Source: Energy Performance of Buildings Register (MHCLG), register as at 13 October 2026. Latest certificate per address; certificates last ten years, so the oldest here dates from July 2012 and some homes have none. Address data © Ordnance Survey and Royal Mail, shown for understanding the energy efficiency of buildings only.

6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 117 m². Most common: House, detached (5); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (5); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).

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.

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£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 D (31% of about 640 homes).

Sources: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, homes at 31 March 2026 (counts rounded to the nearest 10; some small counts withheld), for the neighbourhood (census area of about 700 homes) around it, not just this street; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, council tax levels 2026-27. Bands are charged as fixed shares of Band D; the actual bill depends on the parish and on discounts such as the single-person discount. Check a home's own band with the official council tax band checker.

Flood risk

Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.

PostcodePlanning zoneAddresses at high / medium / low riskGroundwater
L39 5DPnot in 2 or 3 0 / 0 / 0 unlikely
L39 5DWnot in 2 or 3 0 / 2 / 1 unlikely

Sources: Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data (loaded 29 October 2026), Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea: postcodes in areas at risk (loaded 29 October 2026) and Flood Map for Planning (loaded 28 October 2026). Flood zones are checked at each postcode's centre point. These are models of areas, which their publishers say are not suitable for showing whether an individual property is at risk, and they do not cover flooding from sewers or drains. Check an address on the official long-term flood risk service.

Broadband

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026. Percentages are of premises in each postcode that can get the service, not take-up or speed achieved.

Availability by postcode (% of premises)
PostcodeSuperfast (30 Mbit/s+)Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+)GigabitBelow 10 Mbit/s
L39 5DP100%100%100%0%
L39 5DW100%100%100%0%

Nearest schools

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), 30 October 2026; Ofsted monthly management information as at September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the street to the school; catchments and admissions are not shown. Since November 2025 Ofsted gives report-card grades by area, not one overall grade; older grades stand until a school is re-inspected.

SchoolPhaseAgesDistanceOfsted
Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary4–11150 m Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework)
Aughton Town Green Primary SchoolPrimary5–11750 m Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework)
Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary4–11900 m Outstanding (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework)
St Bede's Catholic High School Roman CatholicSecondary11–161.6 km No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good
Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School Roman CatholicPrimary4–111.9 km Good (Dec 2019, overall grade under the previous framework)

Food hygiene ratings nearby

Source: Food Standards Agency, Food Hygiene Rating Scheme, extract of 30 October 2026. Each rating is shown with the date it was given; a business may have been re-inspected since the extract. Within 500 m of the middle of the street.

BusinessTypeDistanceRatingRated
Aughton Stores L39 5DZRetailers - other230 m2 Improvement necessary16 Oct 2023
Aughton Chippy L39 5DZTakeaway/sandwich shop230 m5 Very good4 Feb 2025
Moss Delf Coffee L39 5DZRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen280 m5 Very good4 Aug 2026
Pavilion Pre-School L39 5DGHospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises330 m5 Very good13 Jan 2025
Aughton St Michaels C Of E Primary School L39 5DGSchool/college/university330 m5 Very good11 Feb 2025
Aughton Starbucks L39 3LWTakeaway/sandwich shop470 m5 Very good7 Oct 2026
EG On The Move Ltd L39 3LWRetailers - other470 m4 Good29 Jun 2026
Aughton Lawn Tennis Club L39 5DTPub/bar/nightclub490 m5 Very good11 Dec 2023

Crime within 250 m

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, September 2025 to August 2026. Police forces move every crime to the nearest of about 760,000 anonymised map points before publishing, so these are crimes near this street, not on it, and a busy point can collect crimes from a wider area. Counts are of records, not convictions.

18 recorded crimes by category
CategoryCrimes
Violence and sexual offences9
Anti-social behaviour3
Vehicle crime2
Public order2
Other theft1
Criminal damage and arson1

Most of these are attached to: On or near Delph Park Avenue (4); On or near Moss Nook (4); On or near Cherry Tree Lane (3); On or near School Close (2); On or near Cherry Green (2).

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.

Everything that has changed on and near this street

Postcodes on this street

Source: ONS Postcode Directory August 2026, ONS UPRN Directory September 2026, OS Open Linked Identifiers September 2026. A postcode can cover more than one street; the share shows how many of its addresses are on this one.

Nearby streets

Delph Common Road · Moss Delph Lane · Cherry Green · Fernhurst Gate · Delph Lane · Cherry Tree Lane · Moss Nook · Cygnet Close · Teal Close · Swan Delph · Crescent Green · Noel Gate

All the streets in L39 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.
  • Anything about planning applications, roadworks, noise, air quality or council tax yet.

How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.