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The average house price in West Lancashire is £270,672 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 0.4%.

England / Lancashire

West Lancashire

£270,672

Average price, last 12 months

+0.4% in a year

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What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £428,937

Semi-detached

  • £248,394

Terraced

  • £158,003

Flats

  • £125,132

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

West Lancashire

Mostly semi-detached houses

31%
38%
25%

How much do prices vary within each area?

In West Lancashire the priciest area costs 4.2× the cheapest.

Cheapest and most expensive area inside each location, with the overall average marked.

  • West Lancashire

    4.2× spread

    Cheapest

    Skelmersdale

    £154,005

    Most expensive

    Bispham

    £647,666

Overall average for the location

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    £270,672

Change over 1 year

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    +£1,110

Change over ~10 years

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    +£62,791

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    1,446

Homes sold vs previous 12 months

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    −432

Number of postcodes

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    3,771

Households (Census 2021)

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    48,472

Household density

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    329 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    117,344

Population density

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    797 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    46 m² per resident · more than 70% of areas

Green space share of area

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    1.4%

Public parks

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    35

Peak month

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    FEB 2026 · £329,751

Most common price band

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    £200k – £300k · 47.0%

Detached average

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    £428,937

Semi-detached average

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    £248,394

Terraced average

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    £158,003

Flats average

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    £125,132

Detached share of sales

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    31.0%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    37.6%

Terraced share of sales

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    25.5%

Flats share of sales

  • West Lancashire

    England / Lancashire / West Lancashire

    6.0%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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