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L31 4WB

Rural West · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Rural West
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L31 4LF 25 m
L31 4EW 44 m
L31 4ET 114 m
L31 4LT 445 m
L31 8BQ 500 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L31 4WB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2009
Terminated
1 April 2009
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 4
Latitude
53.522686
Longitude
-2.964331
British National Grid easting
336,164
British National Grid northing
403,322

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Electoral ward
Rural West · E05014938
Parish or community
E04005306
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129287
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 003A · E01025474
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 003 · E02005306

Postcode source versions

Explore L31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
25
Secondary
6

  1. St John Bosco Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    779 m

  2. Green Park Primary School

    Community school

    804 m

  3. Lydiate Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
319
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 137
  • Anti social behaviour 38
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Public order 25
  • Vehicle crime 23

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • HIGH PASTURES SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84003

    1.2 km

  • MAGHULL FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84010

    1.6 km

  • MAGHULL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00446

    1.6 km

  • WESTWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84025

    1.6 km

  • GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON

    THORNTON FAMILY HC, BRETLANDS ROAD, THORNTON, LIVERPOOL, L23 1TQ

    ODS code N84621

    3.6 km

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

    NETHERTON HEALTH CENTRE, MAGDALEN SQUARE, BOOTLE, L30 5SP

    ODS code N84630

    3.8 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    3.9 km

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81695

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Seafore Close

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.6 miles

  • Lambshear Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.6 miles

  • Mallory Avenue

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.6 miles

  • Bells Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.6 miles

  • Pilling Lane

    BCT · Lydiate

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 003A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,130 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. St John Bosco Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 779 m.

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

Recorded crime

319 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 137 events.

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