1, FOREST DRIVE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6UW - £205,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

1 FOREST DRIVE is a small extended detached house of 98m², built sometime between 1991 and 1995. It was last sold for £205,000 in September 2021, which was around 32% below the average September 2021 detached price in the West Lancashire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was April 2021, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

1 FOREST DRIVE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows five sales for 1 FOREST DRIVE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the five sales, along with the average detached price in the West Lancashire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the five 1 FOREST DRIVE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2021 17 SEP	£205,000	£303,510	32% below HPI
2012 21 MAR	£123,450	£235,236	48% below HPI
2004 30 SEP	£149,950	£219,329	32% below HPI
1999 16 DEC	£59,900	£105,079	43% below HPI
1996 23 DEC	£13,500	£89,086	85% below HPI

1 FOREST DRIVE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the West Lancashire local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The five 1 FOREST DRIVE sales between December 1996 and September 2021 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the March 2012 sale was for 48% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 48% below the HPI over time, until the September 2021 sale, where it rises to 32% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 32% below the HPI.

What might 1 FOREST DRIVE be worth now?

1 FOREST DRIVE might now be worth an estimated £249,113.

This is based on house price inflation of 21.5%, between September 2021 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the West Lancashire local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 21.5% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 1 FOREST DRIVE of £205,000 on 17th September 2021. For the value to have increased from £205,000 to £249,113 over the two years and nine months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 1 FOREST DRIVE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the West Lancashire local authority area.
• The September 2021 sale price of £205,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 1 FOREST DRIVE has not materially changed since September 2021.

How Large is 1 FOREST DRIVE?

1 FOREST DRIVE is 98m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in April 2021. This puts it in the smallest 40% of detached houses houses in Skelmersdale, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Skelmersdale, and where 1 FOREST DRIVE lies on this distribution: 40% of detached houses houses are smaller than 1 FOREST DRIVE, and 58% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Skelmersdale.

1 FOREST DRIVE: Plot and Title Map

1 FOREST DRIVE sits on a plot of roughly 0.121 of an acre, or 491m². The below map shows the location of 1 FOREST DRIVE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 1 FOREST DRIVE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 1 FOREST DRIVE?

1 FOREST DRIVE is located in SKELMERSDALE, in the WN8 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 1 on FOREST DRIVE.