L31 1HX

Aintree & Maghull South · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Sefton Central
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L31 1FN 357 m
L31 1NA 387 m
L31 1AU 393 m
L31 1JH 406 m
L31 1HP 449 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L31 1HX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2007
Terminated
1 September 2017
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 1
Latitude
53.518135
Longitude
-2.906041
British National Grid easting
340,022
British National Grid northing
402,765

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Parish or community
E04000034
Westminster constituency
Sefton Central · E14001463
Output area
E00035692
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 026B · E01007040
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 026 · E02001454

Postcode source versions

Explore L31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
29
Secondary
4
  1. Summerhill Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km
  2. Northway Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km
  3. St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
459
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 286
  • Public order 59
  • Criminal damage and arson 42
  • Anti social behaviour 20
  • Drugs 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L31 1 residents
4,971

Age bands in L31 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

979 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

617 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.3%

1,485 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

1,548 residents

Age 65 and over
15%

817 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • MAGHULL FAMILY SURGERY

    MAGHULL HEALTH CENTRE, WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84010

    2.5 km

  • MAGHULL PRACTICE

    MAGHULL HEALTH CENTRE, WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code Y00446

    2.5 km

  • WESTWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84025

    2.5 km

  • HIGH PASTURES SURGERY

    138 LIVERPOOL ROAD NORTH, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 2HW

    ODS code N84003

    2.7 km

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

    19 TOWN GREEN LANE, AUGHTON, ORMSKIRK, L39 6SE

    ODS code P81695

    2.9 km

  • DR MAASSARANI & PARTNERS

    EBONY WAY, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L33 1XT

    ODS code N83608

    2.9 km

  • WINGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    79 BIGDALE DRIVE, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L33 6YJ

    ODS code N83009

    3.9 km

  • THE MACMILLAN SURGERY

    ST. CHADS WALK IN CENTRE, ST. CHADS DRIVE, LIVERPOOL, L32 8RE

    ODS code N83601

    4.2 km

  • MILLBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SOUTHDENE PCRC, BEWLEY DRIVE, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L32 9PF

    ODS code N83032

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Maghull Health Park

    BCT · Moss Side

    0.2 miles
  • Cunscough Lane

    BCT · Cunscough

    0.3 miles
  • Maghull Health Park

    BCT · Moss Side

    0.3 miles
  • Old Prescot Close

    BCT · Cunscough

    0.3 miles
  • Park Lane

    BCT · Moss Side

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 026B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,335 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 4 secondary schools. Summerhill Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

459 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 286 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.