# 16 LEESWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6TH

## Property details

- Slug: `5feee9d` (address key hash: `5feee9d4029b5ffdede693de23fc2f2e450ff3e1`)
- Postcode: WN8 6TH
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 86 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Last sold: £169,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £1,965/m²
- Local average: £209,921 (60 sales)
- Street crime: 127 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £169,000
- Date: 2026-02-16
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 21/12/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,091/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £17,700

### Recommendations
- B (£900 - £1,500)
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9300-2672-6520-2625-5765)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-16 | £169,000 | Semi-detached | — | £172,536 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-4bee-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 16 LEESWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6TH | £169,000 | 16/02/2026 | 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: [168782975](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/dfa6008)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £169,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-30 | £175,000 |
| sold | 2005-01-01 | £91,783 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 LINDHOLME, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6TP | £213,000 | 29/08/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 68 LEDBURN, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6TX | £145,000 | 25/07/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 12 LARKHILL, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6TF | £98,200 | 11/06/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 23 LARKHILL, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6TE | £145,000 | 30/08/2024 | Semi-detached |
| 2 LEESWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6TH | £115,000 | 31/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 48 LARKHILL, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6TF | £150,000 | 28/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 3 MANFIELD, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6SU | £108,000 | 09/02/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 61 MANFIELD, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6SU | £190,000 | 09/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 17 MANFIELD, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6SU | £175,321 | 15/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 70 LEDBURN, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6TX | £143,000 | 14/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 44 LEESWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6TH | £180,000 | 28/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 14 LAMBOURNE, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6TG | £137,500 | 24/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 54 LEESWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6TH | £183,000 | 09/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 LARKHILL, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6TF | £135,000 | 26/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 MANFIELD, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6SU | £161,000 | 10/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 64 LEDBURN, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6TX | £139,995 | 13/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 82 LINDENS, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6TL | £137,000 | 01/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 19 LEESWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6TH | £160,000 | 20/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 37 LYNDHURST, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6UH | £106,000 | 25/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 51 LEDBURN, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6TU | £118,000 | 28/01/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £147,001 (20 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).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.47% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £100,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £80,200

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[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 | 47 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 19 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **127** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Cobbs Brow School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 30 Jul 2014 |
| St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 26 Apr 2023 |
| Woodland Community Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Requires improvement — 9 Sep 2024 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 15 May 2012 |
| Lathom High School : A Technology College | Secondary | 0.7 miles | Good — 21 Sep 2022 |