Property market | £230,013 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Liverpool (15.4 miles) | |
Broadband | 48.7mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 96.9% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 3.0% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 328 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 293 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (West Lancashire level) | |
Community | Median age is 44.6 | Population of 4,350 | Happiness is Below Average for Lancashire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 4.0 burglaries per 1k people (West Lancashire) | |
Commute (approx) | - Manchester Piccadilly (52 mins) | |
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£230,013 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Liverpool (15.4 miles) | |
48.7mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 44.6 | 4,350 | Happiness is Below Average for Lancashire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 328 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 293 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (West Lancashire level) | |
4.0 burglaries per 1k people (West Lancashire) | |
- Manchester Piccadilly (52 mins) | |
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Birch Green has a few stores nearby for groceries, including: Aldi Ashurst Skelmersdale, Asda Skelmersdale Superstore, Farmfoods Ashurst Skelmersdale, Iceland Skelmersdale. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Grimshaw Lane Inn, The Miners Peg, The Polaris, The Tanner, The Viking, Toby Tavern Bar And Grill. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: Christ the Servant Pop In, Dee's Deli, Leisure Time, Mad Burgers @ Vitos, Maharishi Golden Dome, Vito's. There are a few cafes and coffee shops nearby, including: Siesta Coffee, The Coffee Pot, The Diner / Cafe West, Twinkle House Cafe. Birch Green has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Birch Green has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £384,471, which is up 8.1% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £230,013 (up 7.4% on last year) , a terraced house £168,256 (up 5.1% on last year) and a flat £122,010. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £567 per month. Property prices in Birch Green are a little higher than the average property prices across Lancashire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Birch Green, prices have risen much more quickly than the annual average price change seen across the Lancashire region.
Property data is based on West Lancashire level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Birch Green, or click here to browse the longer list of Birch Green property transactions from 2023.
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Birch Green has a high number of nearby schools, so there is plenty of choice although there may also be a lot of competition for spaces too. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Elm Tree Community Primary School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2018. There are 2 other outstanding schools nearby too. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Hillside Community Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | Yes - 2017 |
Woodlands Community Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | Yes - 2014 |
Elm Tree Community Primary School | Primary Community special school - Mixed | Yes - 2018 |
Little Digmoor Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Delph Side Community Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Holland Moor Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Cobbs Brow School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Crow Orchard Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | No |
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Lathom High School : A Technology College | Secondary school Foundation school - Mixed | No |
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College | Secondary school Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Hope High School | Secondary school Community special school - Mixed | No |
Learn 4 Life School | Secondary school Other independent special school - Mixed | No |
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Maharishi Free School | Primary & Secondary Free schools - Mixed | No |
Moorside Community Primary Academy School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Elm Tree Community Primary School Save school | Primary Community special school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (9/27/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Skelmersdale | |
Cobbs Brow School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (7/10/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Skelmersdale | |
Hillside Community Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (3/9/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Skelmersdale | |
Crow Orchard Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (12/13/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Skelmersdale | |
Trinity Church of England/Methodist School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (10/21/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Skelmersdale | |
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/28/2012) | Ofsted Report Link | Wigan | |
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (4/25/2012) | 12 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Skelmersdale |
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (6/26/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Skelmersdale | |
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/23/2012) | Ofsted Report Link | Skelmersdale | |
Lathom High School : A Technology College Save school | Secondary school Foundation school - Mixed | 2: Good (6/15/2022) | 31 submissions 77.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Skelmersdale |
Little Digmoor Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (4/20/2016) | Ofsted Report Link | Skelmersdale | |
Delph Side Community Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (5/26/2016) | Ofsted Report Link | Skelmersdale | |
Holland Moor Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (2/12/2020) | Ofsted Report Link | Skelmersdale | |
Woodlands Community Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/18/2016) | Ofsted Report Link | Skelmersdale | |
Maharishi Free School Save school | Primary & Secondary Free schools - Mixed | 2: Good (11/9/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Ormskirk | |
Moorside Community Primary Academy School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (3/4/2020) | Ofsted Report Link | Skelmersdale | |
Hope High School Save school | Secondary school Community special school - Mixed | 2: Good (1/28/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Skelmersdale | |
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (1/22/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Skelmersdale | |
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College Save school | Secondary school Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (1/15/2020) | Ofsted Report Link | Skelmersdale | |
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (6/8/2022) | Ofsted Report Link | Skelmersdale |
Station | Distance from Birch Green | Commute options |
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Parbold A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +5% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 60 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 121 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 147 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 166 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Upholland A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +1% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 75 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 125 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 151 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Hoscar A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -23% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 68 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 125 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 151 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Orrell A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +4% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 71 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 121 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 147 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Burscough Bridge A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 65 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 126 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 152 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 171 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
New Lane A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -13% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 75 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 132 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 158 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (West Lancashire) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of West Lancashire residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 96.9% | 81.7% |
Mixed | 1.3% | 2.9% |
Asian | 1.0% | 9.3% |
Other | 0.4% | 2.1% |
Black | 0.3% | 4.0% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the West Lancashire consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 10.8% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 9.6% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 11.1% | 328 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 19.5% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.1% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 11.0% | |
Routine occupations | 13.3% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 7.7% | 293 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 11.9% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Lancashire is average (67mbps). Birch Green is slower than this, with average download speeds of 48.7mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the West Lancashire level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 48.7 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 94.6% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.2% |
Crime stats were found at the West Lancashire level:
Type | West Lancashire | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 51 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 4 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 3 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 23 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Birch Green.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Cumbria and Lancashire | River Douglas | The River Douglas from Horwich Star Vale to Appley Bridge including Adlington, Blackrod, Wigan, Standish, and Gathurst |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Birch Green, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £230,013 Detached: £384,471 | 51 | Primary: 17Secondary: 5 | 11.1% residents in higher managerial positions 7.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Clitheroe, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Low Crime Hot property market | Semi-detached: £273,093 Detached: £452,557 | 40 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 | 14.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Lancaster, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £222,692 Detached: £362,841 | 78 | Primary: 13Secondary: 7 | 9.4% residents in higher managerial positions 8.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Penwortham, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £200,211 Detached: £327,899 | 89 | Primary: 16Secondary: 7 | 13.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Birch Green, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £230,013 Detached: £384,471 | 51 | Primary: 17Secondary: 5 |
Clitheroe, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Low Crime Hot property market | Semi-detached: £273,093 Detached: £452,557 | 40 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 |
Lancaster, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £222,692 Detached: £362,841 | 78 | Primary: 13Secondary: 7 |
Penwortham, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £200,211 Detached: £327,899 | 89 | Primary: 16Secondary: 7 |
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