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Electoral wardE05014940

Skelmersdale South ward, West Lancashire

Skelmersdale South is one of 15 electoral wards of West Lancashire Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 8,554 residents in 3,619 households — 4,486 people per km², the 4th 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 East divisions.

Residents, 20218,554council ward average 7,829
Households3,6192.36 residents per household
Density4,486/ km²about 1.91 km² · West Lancashire 339
Aged 65+13.9%West Lancashire: 21.9% · under 16: 21.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.6% · 567
5–96.8% · 585
10–158.2% · 699
16–194.8% · 411
20–247.1% · 608
25–3414.9% · 1,277
35–4918.6% · 1,594
50–6419.0% · 1,624
65–748.3% · 712
75–844.6% · 393
85+1.0% · 83

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van37.2% · 1,347
1 car or van41.4% · 1,500
2 cars or vans17.0% · 615
3 or more4.3% · 157
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright22.0% · 794
With mortgage22.3% · 805
Shared ownership0.6% · 21
Social rented34.3% · 1,239
Private rented20.7% · 750
Lives rent free0.2% · 7

Type of home

Detached house8.8% · 319
Semi-detached house22.7% · 818
Terraced house54.6% · 1,970
Purpose-built flat12.5% · 452
Converted house0.9% · 31
Other conversion0.2% · 9
Above shop / office0.3% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014940
County division
Skelmersdale Central, Skelmersdale East
Constituency
West Lancashire
Region
North West
Density rank in council
1 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 North16.3% aged 65+ · 66.7% owned8,077TTanhouse & 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 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.