Typical 3-bedroom house£166kmost £122k–£218k
Houses per m²£2,289flats £1,375
Sold last year3292,101 in five years
Prices in West Lancashire+5.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in WN8 sold for £165,502 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £121,803 and £218,065, for about 87 m² of space.
329 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £77k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WN8 9 (£1,720) and the most in WN8 7 (£3,517).
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 £755 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £33,000 for that mortgage: what £35,000 buys.
Questions about WN8
Is WN8 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in West Lancashire are up 5.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (92% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (50% against 43.8%); 329 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 WN8?
A typical 3-bedroom house in WN8 sold for £165,502 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £121,803 and £218,065.
How many homes sell in WN8 each year?
329 homes sold in the last year and 2,101 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near WN8?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Crow Orchard Primary School, where 92% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
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.