New homes in West Lancashire

Living in West Lancashire

Surrounded by the towns, cities, and motorways of the North West, West Lancashire is the perfect place to retreat into the countryside without sacrificing any of the amenities next door. Liverpool and Manchester bring the jobs to your doorstep, while the winding Ribble River is perfect for hikes, sports, and birdwatching.

Our new homes in West Lancashire are surrounded by rolling hills and A-roads and are located a short drive away from Liverpool, Southport, and the sea. Splash down to the coast to bask on the beaches, hike to see the Formby squirrels or visit Southport’s Adventure Coast.

Things to do in West Lancashire

West Lancashire is perfect for kids who love the outdoors. The county is home to two popular animal farms – the Windmill Farm and Farmer Ted’s – where you can feed baby lambs, visit tropical reptile rooms and cuddle with guinea pigs. You can let the kids do it too, if you’re feeling generous!

You’ll find a prime example of West Lancashire’s curated countryside at Southport’s Botanic Gardens. Open since 1874, the gardens are the perfect spot for a day trip with a heated fernery, a horticultural museum, and an aviary full of exotic birds.

The wilder slopes of West Lancashire can be found at several wetland reserves: the RSPB’s Hesketh Out Marsh, the Wildlife Trust’s Mere Sands Wood, and the WWT’s Martin Mere. You can even visit a rare salt marsh at the mouth of the Ribble estuary, home to redshanks, lapwings, and pink-footed geese.

West Lancashire golf courses are plentiful, from the wind-battered Formby and Southport links to the hilly fairways at Ormskirk and Kirkby Valley. Many villages also have angling clubs and fishing lakes, while you’ll find moorings, marinas, and canal boats along the Ribble, the Mersey, and the coast of the Irish Sea.

The North West’s coastline is the perfect spot for day trips, with the Southport Adventure Coast, the Splash World waterpark and Formby Beach a stone’s throw away from our new builds in West Lancashire. You can also try your hand at watersports, bask on the Southport sand strip, or hike along the Crosby beach.

Transport in West Lancashire

The M58 motorway cuts through the hills of West Lancashire, leading straight to Liverpool in one direction and the M6 in the other. The M6 leads all the way to Scotland to the north and Birmingham to the south, opening up hundreds of destinations across the UK.

Ormskirk Train Station is central to West Lancashire and provides reliable commuter links to two of the county’s closest cities: Preston and Liverpool. You can catch up to three trains an hour to Liverpool, taking as little as 33 minutes to make the trip, while 19 trains leave Ormskirk for Preston every day.

Going further afield? Your new home is just south of the Heysham docks leading to the Isle of Man, while ferries leave Liverpool regularly for the coast of Northern Ireland. You can also drive across Lancashire to get to Manchester Airport, the third largest commercial airport in the UK.

Interested in new build houses for sale in West Lancashire? Check out our locations below to see our range of modern, spacious and eco-friendly homes in the North West.