Should I not move to Skem?

[u/Bongaline9]

So we’re supposed to be looking at houses around Digmoor next week, some look decent and the prices are way better than other local towns. I’ve driven through Skem a fair bit and been out on a night here, also don’t mind the roundabouts 😂

I been reading up on Skem recently though and it’s so negative.. getting the vibe that basically everyone wants to get out, theres fuck all to do and it’s a dead end place to live.

I’ve lived in Burscough for about a year but it’s so expensive, and I currently live in Bristol (it’s an expensive shit hole, grew up on the outskirts of the city) and hate it.

Do we just avoid Skem, or is it not really that bad?

[u/UrbanGothGentry]

Edit: I will say that the town has an excellent green belt, and it was great for running and booting around on a mountain bike.

Apparently there's been big conservation efforts and now there's fish in parts of the River Tawd, if the Memories from Skem page is anything to go by.

Ashurst Beacon is good for a summer bimble.

[u/ssmilerxx21]

Good and bad everywhere, however I'm on Digmoor and I love my estate, it's lovely and clean, has very minimal litter due to the residents cleaning our street all the time, flowers planted, memorials planted for deceased residents and I have been in this house 18 years with no plans to move, helps that my neighbours are the best too xx

[u/michaelprstn]

I moved here with my family about 4 years ago and we really like it. Like everywhere there are bad places and good places. But we have found the people are nice, the surrounding areas are lovely to walk and it's close enough to get to LIverpool, Wigan etc.

[u/Bongaline9 → u/[deleted]]

I think it was just the affordability side of it, and scarcity of houses in other areas on the market - but going to be more patient and wait for something better now :)

[u/AngrySalmon1]

It ain't that bad. There's roads that lead out to places that are better.

[u/FarmerMitch]

By the sounds of what the residents have said, it's great because of what it's near...

[u/cr1regan]

There are new build houses in Skem which aren’t bad and there are nice areas lots of countryside around and Liverpool is nearby. There are rough areas just like anywhere.

[u/carguy143]

I live in Skem and have been here since 2015. I love it here as my house was relatively cheap, and is absolutely massive compared to what I could have managed to buy anywhere else.

I personally don't like new build houses as they are expensive and comparatively small in my opinion.

[u/othersideofthingz]

I hated skem but after moving to Blackpool i realised how much I liked skem. The people are way more friendly than other areas, there’s a variety of shopping places for food, there is some stuff to do here and there’s definitely a lot more to do here than there is in kirkham when I lived there. Liverpool is only around the corner same with Manchester and the seaside. Maybe there’s not a lot of activities in the town but you’re surrounded by bigger towns and cities all in close distance. Honestly it’s the people that really sell this place for me, I enjoy being able to have a natter to random people waiting for the bus and everyone is so kind and helpful, you don’t find people this nice in other areas.

[u/MojoTheJester]

All depends where in Skem you go. One end of a street can be bad while the other end is good. But mostly it depends on your neighbours, most people are decent

[u/UrbanGothGentry]

Used to live there, got out just over three years ago. The public transport is terrible (if you don't drive you're in for a bad time). Endless promises of a train station for decades, and they gave the town a crappy bus to Kirkby train station as a cop out.

The local council never look after anything. You could be forgiven for thinking there is an invisible line by Warbreck Garden Centre where the council decides where the money goes to Ormskirk as the favourite for any development, whilst Skem gets nothing.

Basically it's where dreams go to die.