Burscough Town
Strong on schools
Burscough Town at a glance
- House prices
- £257,500
- Middle38th percentile
- Schools
- 75th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 61st percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 76.8 per 1,000 residents
- Middle41st percentile
- Flood risk
- 6.8% of the area in flood zones
- Middle58th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Burscough Town a good place to live?
Burscough Town may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and crime is around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in West Lancashire below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
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Crime rate in Burscough Town
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 76.8 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 41st percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Burscough Town
House prices
- Median sale price
- £257,500
- Percentile
- 38th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 70 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Burscough Town
Schools
75th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Burscough Town
Flood risk
6.8% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 4.3% of the area. That is the 58th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Burscough Town
Transport
61st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Burscough Town a good place to live?
Burscough Town may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and crime is around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Burscough Town safe?
Burscough Town ranks in the 41st percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Burscough Town?
The median sale price was £257,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 38th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Burscough Town?
Schools rank in the 75th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Burscough Town?
Nearby public profiles include Rural South in West Lancashire and Up Holland in West Lancashire.
