West Lancashire: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£374,041

Semi-detached

£230,214

Terraced

£177,809

Flat or maisonette

£121,784

First-time buyers

£199,781

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  109,053 in 1991 → 121,995 in 2024 (+11.9%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £142,356 in 2005 → £236,194 in 2026 (+65.9%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £412 in 2008 → £658 in 2025 (+59.6%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  72.0% in 2004 → 77.6% in 2023 (+7.8%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.7% in 2001 → 2.8% in 2025 (+3.7%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,117 in 1997 → £24,532 in 2024 (+142.5%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for West Lancashire; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 70th highest of 361
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.9 out of 10 (2022/23) · 72nd lowest of 363
• New homes · Housing11.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 71st highest of 296
• Housing affordability · Housing6.3× earnings (April 2025) · 88th lowest of 316

Where it ranks worst

• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access76.2 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 310th highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment7.8 t per person (2024) · 308th lowest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work8.7% (2024) · 300th highest of 361
• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing35.4 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 231st lowest of 292

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Lancashire, which includes West Lancashire.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.0 years · England 80.0 · 92nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.0 years · England 83.8 · 92nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)59.3 years · England 60.9 · 88th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)60.3 years · England 61.3 · 78th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)354.2 per 100k · England 321.0 · 88th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)9.5% · England 10.4 · 59th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)68.6% · England 64.6 · 112th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Lancashire, which includes West Lancashire.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)64.1% · England 68.3 · 139th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)44.7 score · England 46.0 · 96th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.0% · England 5.8 · 104th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)24.9% · England 19.8 · 112th lowest of 153