21, FOREST DRIVE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6UW - £142,500

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

21 FOREST DRIVE is a small detached house of 90m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990. It was last sold for £142,500 in August 2004, which was around 34% below the average August 2004 detached price in the West Lancashire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was September 2012, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

21 FOREST DRIVE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for 21 FOREST DRIVE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the four sales, along with the average detached price in the West Lancashire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the four 21 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
2004 6 AUG	£142,500	£215,256	34% below HPI
2001 31 AUG	£72,000	£120,132	40% below HPI
1999 29 OCT	£59,000	£101,312	42% below HPI
1997 14 NOV	£59,950	£93,277	36% below HPI

21 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 four 21 FOREST DRIVE sales between November 1997 and August 2004 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 August 2001 sale was for 40% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 40% below the HPI over time, until the August 2004 sale, where it rises to 34% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 34% below the HPI.

What might 21 FOREST DRIVE be worth now?

21 FOREST DRIVE might now be worth an estimated £244,160.

This is based on house price inflation of 71.3%, between August 2004 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 71.3% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 21 FOREST DRIVE of £142,500 on 6th August 2004. For the value to have increased from £142,500 to £244,160 over the nineteen years and eight months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 21 FOREST DRIVE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the West Lancashire local authority area.
• The August 2004 sale price of £142,500 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 21 FOREST DRIVE has not materially changed since August 2004.

How Large is 21 FOREST DRIVE?

21 FOREST DRIVE is 90m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in September 2012. This puts it in the smallest 30% 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 21 FOREST DRIVE lies on this distribution: 30% of detached houses houses are smaller than 21 FOREST DRIVE, and 69% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Skelmersdale.

21 FOREST DRIVE: Plot and Title Map

21 FOREST DRIVE sits on a plot of roughly 0.054 of an acre, or 220m². The below map shows the location of 21 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 21 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 21 FOREST DRIVE?

21 FOREST DRIVE is located in SKELMERSDALE, in the WN8 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 21 on FOREST DRIVE.