# 42 EARLSWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6AT

## Property details

- Slug: `b823faf` (address key hash: `b823faf3d0bf47ce6711ea076b8eb1f9d3b5813a`)
- Postcode: WN8 6AT
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 3
- Floor area: 123 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Last sold: £285,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £2,317/m²
- Local average: £309,370 (34 sales)
- Street crime: 181 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £285,000
- Date: 2026-02-27
- Type: D
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 04/06/2029
- **Current heating cost:** £755/year

### Recommendations
- W2 (6,000)
- E (20)
- N (6,000)
- U (5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0025-2845-7864-9201-3205)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-27 | £285,000 | Detached | — | £291,064 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-50a3-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 42 EARLSWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6AT | £285,000 | 27/02/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [160783799](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/186c978)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £285,000 |
| listed | 2025-04-16 | £285,000 |
| sold | 2024-01-01 | £220,000 |
| sold | 2006-01-01 | £150,000 |
| sold | 2004-01-01 | £143,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 10 EDENHURST, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6AY | £250,000 | 28/11/2025 | Detached |
| 2 EDENHURST, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6AY | £280,000 | 28/11/2025 | Detached |
| 23 EARLSWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6AT | £220,000 | 24/01/2025 | Detached |
| 39 DE-HAVILAND WAY, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6DG | £182,000 | 15/12/2023 | Detached |
| 62 DE-HAVILAND WAY, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6DH | £198,000 | 11/12/2023 | Detached |
| 8 EARLSWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6AT | £187,000 | 01/03/2023 | Detached |
| 4 BEACON GREEN, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6DU | £260,000 | 16/11/2022 | Detached |
| 17 DE-HAVILAND WAY, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6DG | £150,000 | 16/09/2022 | Detached |
| 81 BEACON GREEN, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6DU | £225,000 | 05/09/2022 | Detached |
| 20 EASTLEIGH, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6AX | £367,000 | 21/07/2022 | Detached |
| 48 EARLSWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6AT | £226,000 | 15/06/2022 | Detached |
| 19 EDENHURST, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6AY | £256,500 | 06/06/2022 | Detached |
| 16 DE-HAVILAND WAY, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6DH | £190,000 | 15/12/2021 | Detached |
| 28 BEACON GREEN, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6DU | £195,000 | 30/09/2021 | Detached |
| 18 EDENHURST, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6AY | £220,000 | 27/09/2021 | Detached |
| 43 DE-HAVILAND WAY, SKELMERSDALE, WEST LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE, WN8 6DG | £165,000 | 12/08/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £223,219 (16 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -1.4%
- **10y growth:** 30.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for West Lancashire; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 6.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 29.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 47.5%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £719/mo
- **Realistic:** £799/mo
- **Optimistic:** £879/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed End Terrace, Hartland, WN8 | £1,100/mo | 4 | 0.65 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,100/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.39% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £137,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £110,000

*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 £1,100/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 21.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-157/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -2.3%

*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 | 82 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Other theft | 13 |
| Drugs | 11 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| **Total incidents** | **181** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Elm Tree Community Primary School | Other | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 9 Nov 2017 |
| Hillside Community Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 23 Sep 2024 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 15 May 2012 |
| Holland Moor Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 9 Mar 2020 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |