Typical 3-bedroom house£266kmost £220k–£327k
Houses per m²£3,134flats £2,414
Sold last year2131,582 in five years
Prices in West Lancashire+5.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in L39 sold for £265,935 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £219,583 and £326,571, for about 90 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Ormskirk (£263,000).
213 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £104k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in L39 0 (£2,744) and the most in L39 8 (£3,397).
Across West Lancashire, prices are up 5.1% on a year ago and up 23.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £845 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,213 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £53,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.
Questions about L39
Is L39 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Ormskirk; prices in West Lancashire are up 5.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (87% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (58.9% against 43.8%); 213 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in L39?
A typical 3-bedroom house in L39 sold for £265,935 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £219,583 and £326,571.
Is L39 expensive for Ormskirk?
A 3-bedroom house in L39 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Ormskirk (£263,000).
How many homes sell in L39 each year?
213 homes sold in the last year and 1,582 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near L39?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, where 87% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near L39?
For a 3-bedroom house, L33 (£163k, 8 km), WN8 (£166k, 8 km), L32 (£149k, 9 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.