Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Strong on schools, with safety to consider
Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre at a glance
- House prices
- £183,500
- Lower prices14th percentile
- Schools
- 79th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 36th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 117.3 per 1,000 residents
- Weak17th percentile
- Flood risk
- 1.5% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land25th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre a good place to live?
Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in West Lancashire below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 117.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 17th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
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 Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
House prices
- Median sale price
- £183,500
- Percentile
- 14th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 62 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 Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Schools
79th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Flood risk
1.5% 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 0.9% of the area. That is the 25th 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 Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Transport
36th 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 Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre a good place to live?
Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre safe?
Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre ranks in the 17th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre?
The median sale price was £183,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 14th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre?
Schools rank in the 79th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre?
Nearby public profiles include Skelmersdale North in West Lancashire and Old Skelmersdale in West Lancashire.
