Typical 3-bedroom house£258kmost £222k–£319k
Houses per m²£3,193flats £2,338
Sold last year1601,090 in five years
Prices in West Lancashire+5.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in L40 sold for £257,872 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £221,839 and £319,055, for about 91 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Ormskirk (£263,000).
160 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £134k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in L40 4 (£3,009) and the most in L40 3 (£4,002).
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 £1,176 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £52,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.
Questions about L40
Is L40 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 (90% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (38.7% against 43.8%); 160 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 L40?
A typical 3-bedroom house in L40 sold for £257,872 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £221,839 and £319,055.
Is L40 expensive for Ormskirk?
A 3-bedroom house in L40 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Ormskirk (£263,000).
How many homes sell in L40 each year?
160 homes sold in the last year and 1,090 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near L40?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Burscough Bridge Methodist School, where 90% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near L40?
For a 3-bedroom house, WN8 (£166k, 7 km), PR9 (£225k, 10 km), WN6 (£209k, 12 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.