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Electoral wardE05014939

Skelmersdale North ward, West Lancashire

Skelmersdale North is one of 15 electoral wards of West Lancashire Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 8,077 residents in 3,287 households — 2,692 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Lancashire constituency; for county elections it is in the Skelmersdale Central and Skelmersdale West divisions.

Residents, 20218,077council ward average 7,829
Households3,2872.46 residents per household
Density2,692/ km²about 3.00 km² · West Lancashire 339
Aged 65+16.3%West Lancashire: 21.9% · under 16: 18.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.0% · 401
5–96.0% · 482
10–157.4% · 601
16–195.2% · 421
20–246.0% · 488
25–3413.4% · 1,078
35–4918.6% · 1,500
50–6422.1% · 1,785
65–7410.4% · 843
75–844.6% · 371
85+1.3% · 104

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van21.0% · 691
1 car or van41.4% · 1,364
2 cars or vans27.0% · 889
3 or more10.5% · 347
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; West Lancashire overall: 70.7% owned, 14.3% social rented, 13.9% private rented.

Owned outright28.5% · 937
With mortgage38.2% · 1,257
Shared ownership1.7% · 55
Social rented17.8% · 584
Private rented13.6% · 447
Lives rent free0.2% · 8

Type of home

Detached house25.0% · 824
Semi-detached house38.4% · 1,266
Terraced house25.9% · 852
Purpose-built flat10.0% · 330
Converted house0.4% · 13
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.1% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014939
County division
Skelmersdale Central, Skelmersdale West
Constituency
West Lancashire
Region
North West
Density rank in council
3 of 15

Other wards in the same constituency

AAughton & Holborn29.7% aged 65+ · 88.4% owned9,584BBurscough Bridge & Rufford25.3% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned7,353BBurscough Town22.0% aged 65+ · 81.8% owned5,558OOld Skelmersdale19.7% aged 65+ · 57.6% owned10,333OOrmskirk East19.3% aged 65+ · 62.4% owned9,679OOrmskirk West19.4% aged 65+ · 68.8% owned7,731RRural North East28.8% aged 65+ · 86.4% owned8,527RRural South20.1% aged 65+ · 82.2% owned4,772RRural West28.0% aged 65+ · 80.9% owned7,505SSkelmersdale South13.9% aged 65+ · 44.2% owned8,554TTanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre12.3% aged 65+ · 46.0% owned8,490UUp Holland23.6% aged 65+ · 76.4% owned7,570

All 15 wards of West Lancashire

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.