Lawn dying

Hello everyone
Gardening is definitely not one of my strong suits so I'm hoping someone can help.
We have a new build home which came with a building site as a back garden.
We rotorvated the soil and removed all the bricks etc and then raked it all to a nice level state.
This was two springs ago and all seemed to be good but this year it seems to be dying for no apparent reason, nothing has been done to the lawn since laying apart from watering and cutting
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thank you for your time in reading this.

 

Are you getting any water logging?

 

We live in West Lancashire, the soil was quite clay ish when we originally turned it all over yes

 

But have you seen standing water for more than a day on the lawn, it can be sticky and still support growth but if the water lays in puddles it will kill the grass roots.

 

Not to the state of puddles no, just soggy underfoot so stayed off it

 

It seems to have died off around the fence areas and down near the house?
Maybe the patchyness near the house is due to foot traffic in wet weather but near the fences is obviously for different reasons.

I'm now wondering if it suffered badly in last summers dry hot weather.

 

I really don't know, all seemed OK at the back end of the year,green and lush. The front lawns appear to be undamaged and growing well

 

Looks like you might have to reseed some areas and use a good lawn feed.
If you do reseed dont use a lawn feed that has weed killer in it, its often combined in one product under the heading "weed and feed".

 

i'd go for the radical approach and convert it to large flower beds with a central path leading to a a seating/ barbecue area either decking or patio style.
Lots of shrubs and perennials will love it, give colour and texture all year round and require less effort than trying to produce a half decent lawn.

 

Thank you both very much for your suggestions
Will give it some thought and make a decision.
Thanks again

 

I've been and bought a pH and moisture meter and from what I can gather the soil is very wet (not rained for a while) and the pH generally reads between 5 and off the scale in red (acidic) so I'm assuming it's too wet and acid, is that correct and what may the remedies be please

Many thanks

 

liming reduces acidity but when liming you don’t want to over apply. It’s why it’s best to have a gentle approach or take soil samples.