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L31 8BU

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L31 8BY 69 m
L31 8BX 168 m
L31 8AW 170 m
L31 8AG 171 m
L31 8AQ 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L31 8BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L31
Postcode sector
L31 8
Latitude
53.508135
Longitude
-2.958512
British National Grid easting
336,528
British National Grid northing
401,698

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
E04000033
Westminster constituency
Sefton Central · E14001463
Output area
E00035820
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 020C · E01007071
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 020 · E02001448

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
39
Secondary
9

  1. Maghull High School

    Academy converter

    567 m

  2. St George's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

  3. St John Bosco Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
566
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 228
  • Anti social behaviour 64
  • Public order 59
  • Criminal damage and arson 55
  • Shoplifting 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L31 8 residents
2,909

Age bands in L31 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

374 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

238 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.5%

545 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

758 residents

Age 65 and over
31.3%

873 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • MAGHULL FAMILY SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84010

    1.3 km

  • MAGHULL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00446

    1.3 km

  • WESTWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTWAY, MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, L31 0DJ

    ODS code N84025

    1.3 km

  • HIGH PASTURES SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84003

    1.5 km

  • NETHERTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84630

    2.4 km

  • GLOVERS LANE SURGERY

    GLOVERS LANE, BOOTLE, L30 5TA

    ODS code N84004

    2.4 km

  • GREAT CROSBY AND THORNTON

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

    ODS code N84621

    2.9 km

  • FORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    93 GORSEY LANE, FORD, LIVERPOOL, L21 0DF

    ODS code N84029

    3.9 km

  • POULTER ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    34 POULTER ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L9 0HJ

    ODS code N82648

    4.6 km

  • LITHERLAND PRACTICE

    LITHERLAND TOWN HALL H/C, HATTON HILL ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 9JN

    ODS code N84605

    4.9 km

  • LITHERLAND PRIMARY CARE WALK-IN SERVICE

    HATTON HILL ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L21 9JN

    ODS code Y02514

    4.9 km

  • LIVERPOOL RD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    133 LIVERPOOL ROAD, CROSBY, LIVERPOOL, L23 5TE

    ODS code N84007

    4.9 km

  • 15 SEFTON ROAD

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 15 SEFTON ROAD, LITHERLAND, LIVERPOOL, L21 9HA

    ODS code N84035

    5.0 km

  • DR MAASSARANI & PARTNERS

    EBONY WAY, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L33 1XT

    ODS code N83608

    5.0 km

  • WESTMORELAND GP CENTRE

    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE, FAZAKERLEY, LIVERPOOL, L9 7AL

    ODS code N82037

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Old Racecourse Road

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles

  • Sefton Lane Industrial Park

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles

  • Sefton Drive

    BCT · Maghull

    0.1 miles

  • Bridges Lane

    BCT · Maghull

    0.2 miles

  • Maghull High School

    BCT · Maghull

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 020C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,374 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

59 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 9 secondary schools. Maghull High School is the nearest published school at 567 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

566 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 228 events.

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