L40 8HH
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Property report — L40 8HH
Open-data due diligence for L40 8HH and the area around it.
L40 8HH in brief: 26 recorded sales (£37,170–£595,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for L40 8HH itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the L40 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£432,867
Population
7,878
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
18
Flood risk
Low
Gigabit broadband
86%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in L40 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (5 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-07 | £350,000 | 125 SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2019-03-15 | £247,000 | 129 SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2018-07-20 | £270,000 | 143 SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-01-15 | £278,000 | 127 SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2013-07-26 | £180,000 | 123 SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2012-10-05 | £182,500 | 127 SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2010-08-20 | £148,750 | 143 SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-06-25 | £319,500 | 117 SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2006-12-08 | £308,000 | 115 SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2006-12-01 | £227,000 | 135 SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2006-05-11 | £305,000 | 13 SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2005-10-21 | £269,000 | 115 SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2005-01-07 | £595,000 | 47 SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2004-04-22 | £118,500 | 153 SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-02-20 | £225,000 | 15 SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-02-18 | £100,000 | 17 SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-12-22 | £61,000 | 151 SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-10-31 | £295,000 | 1 SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2003-01-30 | £79,500 | 13 SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2002-07-12 | £105,000 | 135 SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2001-03-09 | £76,000 | 137 SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-08-25 | £165,000 | 13 SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2000-02-17 | £49,000 | 137 SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 1999-10-11 | £37,170 | 149 SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-08-21 | £198,000 | 47 SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 1997-11-03 | £57,000 | 115 SMITHY LANE | Detached |
26 recorded sales on L40 8HH. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick | 1.1 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School | 1.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Ormskirk West End School | 1.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Ormskirk Asmall Primary School | 1.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School | 1.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Ormskirk Church of England Primary School | 2.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: ORMSKIRK MEDICAL PRACTICE (2.3 mi) · THE ELMS PRACTICE (2.3 mi) · PARKGATE SURGERY (2.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: RENACRES HOSPITAL (1.5 mi) · ORMSKIRK AND DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (2.8 mi) · ORMSKIRK & DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (2.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: BARN ON NORTH SIDE OF ROAD CIRCA 20 METRES WEST OF NUMBER 15 (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · QUARRY HOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · Smithy House (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY ORMSKIRK (2.3 mi) · ORMSKIRK PHARMACY (2.3 mi) · ASPIRE PHARMACY (2.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Bescar Lane (1.9 mi) · New Lane (2.2 mi) · Ormskirk (2.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Booths (2.1 mi) · Aldi (2.1 mi) · The Food Warehouse (2.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 46
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 23%
- Households
- 3,279
Owned 74% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for L40 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in L40 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 2/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictL40 | SectorL40 8 | PostcodeL40 8HH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £339,044 | £432,867 | £201,766 |
| Population | 35,764 | 7,878 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 87 | 1 | — |
| Schools | 18 | — | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 80% | 86% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 94% | 93% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (L40 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.