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L31 4HJ

Lydiate & Maghull West · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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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 4DP 170 m
L31 4FA 234 m
L31 4HL 354 m
L31 4HN 411 m
L31 4HP 492 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L31 4HJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 4
Latitude
53.543235
Longitude
-2.960949
British National Grid easting
336,419
British National Grid northing
405,605

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

Explore L31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
15
Secondary
4

  1. Acre View Primary School

    Other independent special school

    1.0 km

  2. Downholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km

  3. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
42
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Public order 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L31 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

    2.8 km

  • MAGHULL FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84010

    3.3 km

  • MAGHULL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00446

    3.3 km

  • WESTWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84025

    3.3 km

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81695

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Church Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.0 miles

  • Church Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.1 miles

  • Willow Villas

    BCT · Downholland

    0.2 miles

  • Hall Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.3 miles

  • Hall Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.3 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 4 secondary schools. Acre View Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

42 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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