Neighbourhood · West Lancashire
Ormskirk Town & East: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Ormskirk Town & East neighbourhood of West Lancashire, England (ONS area West Lancashire 007). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes L39, L40. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near L39 2AG.
A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against West Lancashire
Ormskirk Town & East is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against West Lancashire (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 21 signals rising, 3 falling). Houses here typically resell for £229,500 and flats for £136,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across West Lancashire (1.3 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Ormskirk, is about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£229,500
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£136,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +9% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Few signs
Weighted balance -0.08; 2 of 21 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 9 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 4 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£46,000
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.3 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Ormskirk Town & East sits in West Lancashire
- Typical house price: 7th lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in West Lancashire
- Average household income: 7th lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in West Lancashire
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Ormskirk Town & East
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against West Lancashire, 3 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Single-person households under 65
- Income deprivation ranking
Falling behind the borough
- Schools improving
- Homes improving their energy rating
- Borough against the region
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Ormskirk Railway station, about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (260 m in a straight line). About 5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Merseyrail to Hunts Cross (about 55 min); Northern to Preston (about 31 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Ormskirk Church of England Primary School 570 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Oct 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school St Bede's Catholic High School 950 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Nov 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Ormskirk Town & East
What is the typical house price in Ormskirk Town & East?
£229,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
How does Ormskirk Town & East compare with the rest of West Lancashire?
Typical house price: 7th lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in West Lancashire. Average household income: 7th lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in West Lancashire.
Is Ormskirk Town & East an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Ormskirk Town & East gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance -0.08; 2 of 21 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Ormskirk Town & East?
Ormskirk. Railway station, about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (260 m in a straight line). About 5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Merseyrail to Hunts Cross (about 55 min); Northern to Preston (about 31 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Ormskirk Town & East?
Nearest state primary school. Ormskirk Church of England Primary School. 570 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Oct 2024). Nearest state secondary school. St Bede's Catholic High School. 950 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Nov 2024).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.