Local servicesHospitalWrightington Hospital Orthopaedic Centre Elective Surgical Hub3.8 miGP surgerySkelmersdale NHS Wic11 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots6 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistBright Orthodontics - Skelmersdaleright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools19 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-through, 4 specialPrimaryDelph Side Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 251 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdaleages 2-11, 196 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLathom High School : A Technology Collegeages 11-16, 806 pupils1.0 miCollegeSt John Rigby RC Sixth Form College3.2 miUniversityEdge Hill University4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL15 miRailway stationUphollandUp Holland2.1 miBus stationConcourseSkelmersdaleunder a mileFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle12 miBus stops92 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:41 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:25 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,876 residentsin the Skelmersdale Central census areaMedian age 36.43,591 households48% of homes owner-occupied20% owned outright33% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,825 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 13% work from home, 69% go by car, 3% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,010 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSkelmersdale Hall Cloughvalley · under a mileDelf Cloughvalley · under a mileGoose Islandisland · 2.0 miAshhurst's Hillhill · 1.4 miPostillion Capwater · 2.2 miCarr Lane Woodwoodland · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTawd Valley Parkpark · under a mile · 71 haElmers Green Commonpark · under a mile · 21 haHelmsdale Community Gardenpark · under a mileBeacon Parkgolf course · under a mile · 61 haNye Bevan Poolsports ground · within reachHillside Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes180 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19763 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202643 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.7 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,837 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 110 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
