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L31 4AF

Lydiate & Maghull West · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Lydiate & Maghull West
Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Sefton Central
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L31 4DF 92 m
L31 4DG 139 m
L31 4DJ 143 m
L31 4JD 205 m
L31 4DH 235 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L31 4AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 4
Latitude
53.530797
Longitude
-2.936816
British National Grid easting
338,000
British National Grid northing
404,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Electoral ward
Lydiate & Maghull West · E05016339
Parish or community
E04000032
Westminster constituency
Sefton Central · E14001463
Output area
E00035804
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 017A · E01007067
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 017 · E02001445

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
18
Secondary
4

  1. St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate

    Academy converter

    627 m

  2. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    745 m

  3. Lydiate Primary School

    Community school

    843 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
355
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 149
  • Anti social behaviour 48
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Public order 29
  • Vehicle crime 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L31 4 residents
2,455

Age bands in L31 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.9%

292 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

203 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.5%

418 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.8%

695 residents

Age 65 and over
28.7%

647 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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • HIGH PASTURES SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84003

    1.4 km

  • MAGHULL FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84010

    1.8 km

  • MAGHULL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00446

    1.8 km

  • WESTWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84025

    1.8 km

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81695

    2.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Pygon's Hill Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles

  • Pygon's Hill Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles

  • Liverpool Road

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.2 miles

  • Moss Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.2 miles

  • Liverpool Road

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 017A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,695 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate is the nearest published school at 627 m.

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

Recorded crime

355 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 149 events.

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