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L37 5AE

Rural West · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rural West
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
L37
Postcode sector
L37 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L37 5AH 113 m
L37 5AJ 115 m
L37 5AQ 140 m
L37 5AF 195 m
L37 5AB 278 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L37 5AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L37
Postcode sector
L37 5
Latitude
53.549713
Longitude
-3.019839
British National Grid easting
332,527
British National Grid northing
406,380

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
10
Secondary
2

  1. Redgate Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km

  2. Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.3 km

  3. Freshfield Primary School

    Community school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 7
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

9 female, 7 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.3
L37 5 residents
145

Age bands in L37 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.2%

25 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.3%

32 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.2%

43 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.6%

73 residents

Age 65 and over
22.8%

51 residents

This postcode contained 11% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L37 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY FORMBY

    12 ELBOW LANE, FORMBY, LIVERPOOL, L37 4AW

    ODS code N84018

    2.9 km

  • CHAPEL LANE SURGERY

    13 CHAPEL LANE, FORMBY, LIVERPOOL, L37 4DL

    ODS code N84006

    2.9 km

  • HIGHTOWN VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84626

    3.4 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

  • Aspinall Crescent

    BCT · Great Altcar

    0.1 miles

  • Altcar Road

    BCT · Formby

    0.8 miles

  • Altcar Road

    BCT · Formby

    0.8 miles

  • Formby Tesco

    BCT · Formby

    1.1 miles

  • Kirkstall Drive

    BCT · Little Altcar

    1.2 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.

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
5
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

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Redgate Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

20 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 7 events.

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