Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

5 LIME GROVE

SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8ET

£180,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Pennylands by Waverley	0.2 miles
Shop	Co-op Food	0.2 miles
Train station	Rainford	2.3 miles
University	Edge Hill University	2.9 miles
Hospital	Children's Outpatients Department	3.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

82 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£180,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£2,195/m²

Local average

£209,921 (60 sales)

Street crime

93 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 05/04/2022

Expiry date: 04/04/2032

Current heating cost: £574/year

Potential heating cost: £438/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £15,675

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Flat roof or sloping ceiling insulation (£850 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	26/01/2026	£180,000	Semi-detached	+24.1%	£187,527 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	26/09/2022	£145,000	Semi-detached	—	£167,451 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£180,000
listed	10/07/2025	£180,000
sold	01/01/2022	£145,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
42 SHERRAT STREET, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8HE	£142,000	14/11/2025	Semi-detached
14 OAK CRESCENT, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8EU	£160,000	05/06/2023	Semi-detached
127 HIGH STREET, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8AT	£135,000	01/11/2022	Semi-detached
2 ELM GROVE, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8DS	£175,000	25/08/2022	Semi-detached
17 LIME GROVE, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8ET	£97,000	14/04/2022	Semi-detached
32 OAK CRESCENT, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8EU	£100,000	01/04/2022	Semi-detached
9 CEDAR GROVE, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8DP	£132,000	11/02/2022	Semi-detached
3 OLIVE GROVE, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8EW	£125,000	25/01/2022	Semi-detached
13 OLIVE GROVE, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8EW	£108,000	10/12/2021	Semi-detached
133 HIGH STREET, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8AT	£135,000	29/10/2021	Semi-detached
11 ASH GROVE, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8EX	£167,000	29/09/2021	Semi-detached
33 ROSE CRESCENT, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8DW	£105,000	26/08/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £131,750 (12 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 37.6%

10y growth 54.8%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): West Lancashire. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 7.3%

5y (index) 31%

10y (index) 51.1%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for West Lancashire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £722/mo

Realistic £802/mo

Optimistic £882/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → West Lancashire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Lancaster: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Terraced House, Tarlswood, WN8	£850/mo	3	0.46 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £850/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.47%

Max investor price (0.8%) £106,250

Target investor price (1%) £85,000

Gross yield 5.7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 17.6×

Monthly cashflow £31/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 0.7%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	43
Anti-social behaviour	14
Criminal damage and arson	11
Other crime	5
Drugs	4
Other theft	4
Vehicle crime	4
Public order	3
Shoplifting	2
Burglary	1
Possession of weapons	1
Robbery	1
Total incidents	93

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Kingsbury Primary Special School	Other	0.2 miles	Outstanding — 11 Nov 2013
St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale	Primary	0.3 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Brookfield Park Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Requires improvement — 26 Nov 2023
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 4 Dec 2015
West Lancashire Community High School	Other	0.4 miles	Good — 10 Dec 2014

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# 5 LIME GROVE, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8ET

## Property details

- Slug: `241d786` (address key hash: `241d786f8c0bb4e688e669ca2b3277c30adfa557`)
- Postcode: WN8 8ET
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 82 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £180,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £2,195/m²
- Local average: £209,921 (60 sales)
- Street crime: 93 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £180,000
- Date: 2026-01-26
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 04/04/2032
- **Current heating cost:** £574/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £15,675

### Recommendations
- A2 (£850 - £1,500)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0053-3015-9204-7232-1200)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-26 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | +24.1% | £187,527 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-481e-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2022-09-26 | £145,000 | Semi-detached | — | £167,451 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/ec7ad099-ce96-9200-e053-6c04a8c0e306) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 LIME GROVE, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8ET | £180,000 | 26/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 5 LIME GROVE, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8ET | £145,000 | 26/09/2022 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [87211680](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/a17bc09)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £180,000 |
| listed | 2025-07-10 | £180,000 |
| sold | 2022-01-01 | £145,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 42 SHERRAT STREET, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8HE | £142,000 | 14/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 14 OAK CRESCENT, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8EU | £160,000 | 05/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 127 HIGH STREET, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8AT | £135,000 | 01/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 2 ELM GROVE, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8DS | £175,000 | 25/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 17 LIME GROVE, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8ET | £97,000 | 14/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 32 OAK CRESCENT, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8EU | £100,000 | 01/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 CEDAR GROVE, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8DP | £132,000 | 11/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 OLIVE GROVE, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8EW | £125,000 | 25/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 13 OLIVE GROVE, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8EW | £108,000 | 10/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 133 HIGH STREET, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8AT | £135,000 | 29/10/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 11 ASH GROVE, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8EX | £167,000 | 29/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 33 ROSE CRESCENT, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 8DW | £105,000 | 26/08/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £131,750 (12 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 37.6%
- **10y growth:** 54.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for West Lancashire; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 7.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 31%
- **10y growth (index):** 51.1%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (West Lancashire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £722/mo
- **Realistic:** £802/mo
- **Optimistic:** £882/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Lancaster (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Tarlswood, WN8 | £850/mo | 3 | 0.46 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £850/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.47% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £106,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £85,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £850/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £31/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0.7%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 43 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **93** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Kingsbury Primary Special School | Other | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 11 Nov 2013 |
| St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | Primary | 0.3 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Brookfield Park Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 26 Nov 2023 |
| Trinity Church of England/Methodist School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 4 Dec 2015 |
| West Lancashire Community High School | Other | 0.4 miles | Good — 10 Dec 2014 |