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L37 4DS

Formby East · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Formby East
Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Sefton Central
Postcode district
L37
Postcode sector
L37 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L37 4DU 14 m
L37 4DL 44 m
L37 4EA 70 m
L37 4AW 95 m
L37 4AQ 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L37 4DS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L37
Postcode sector
L37 4
Latitude
53.556725
Longitude
-3.061175
British National Grid easting
329,800
British National Grid northing
407,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Electoral ward
Formby East · E05016334
Parish or community
E04000038
Westminster constituency
Sefton Central · E14001463
Output area
E00035874
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 014D · E01007081
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 014 · E02001442

Postcode source versions

Explore L37

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    614 m

  2. Formby High School

    Academy converter

    647 m

  3. Redgate Community Primary School

    Community school

    794 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
986
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 404
  • Shoplifting 138
  • Anti social behaviour 118
  • Public order 84
  • Criminal damage and arson 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L37 4 residents
2,774

Age bands in L37 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.6%

315 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.7%

271 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.6%

385 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

683 residents

Age 65 and over
28.6%

663 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHAPEL LANE SURGERY

    13 CHAPEL LANE, FORMBY, LIVERPOOL, L37 4DL

    ODS code N84006

    44 m

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY FORMBY

    12 ELBOW LANE, FORMBY, LIVERPOOL, L37 4AW

    ODS code N84018

    95 m

  • HIGHTOWN VILLAGE SURGERY

    1 ST GEORGES ROAD, HIGHTOWN, LIVERPOOL, L38 3RY

    ODS code N84626

    3.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Formby Village

    BCT · Formby

    0.0 miles

  • Formby Village

    BCT · Formby

    0.1 miles

  • Furness Avenue

    BCT · Formby

    0.1 miles

  • Cropton Road

    BCT · Formby

    0.1 miles

  • Page Court

    BCT · Formby

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 014D, 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

29,007 of 33,755

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

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 614 m.

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

Recorded crime

986 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 404 events.

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