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L39 0HG

Rural South · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rural South
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
L39
Postcode sector
L39 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L39 0HQ 492 m
L39 0HF 506 m
L39 0JB 586 m
L39 0EZ 691 m
L39 0EY 752 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L39 0HG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2006
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L39
Postcode sector
L39 0
Latitude
53.534384
Longitude
-2.822002
British National Grid easting
345,615
British National Grid northing
404,505

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Electoral ward
Rural South · E05014937
Parish or community
E04005301
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129305
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 008A · E01025479
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 008 · E02005311

Postcode source versions

Explore L39

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
22
Secondary
5

  1. Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km

  2. St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km

  3. Kingsbury Primary Special School

    Community special school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
52
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Public order 3
  • Drugs 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L39 0 residents
964

Age bands in L39 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.8%

123 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

110 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

227 residents

Age 45 to 64
34.7%

394 residents

Age 65 and over
24.8%

282 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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEACON PRIMARY CARE

    SANDY LANE HEALTH CENTRE, SANDY LANE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8LA

    ODS code P81112

    2.0 km

  • DR A BISARYA

    SANDY LANE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8LA

    ODS code P81136

    2.0 km

  • MANOR PRIMARY CARE

    HILLSIDE HEALTH CENTRE, TANHOUSE ROAD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6DS

    ODS code P81039

    4.2 km

  • EXCEL PRIMARY CARE

    BIRLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, BIRLEYWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 9BW

    ODS code P81208

    4.2 km

  • ASHURST PRIMARY CARE

    ASHURST HEALTH CENTRE, LULWORTH, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6QS

    ODS code P81201

    4.6 km

  • KENNETH MACRAE MED CENTRE

    32 CHURCH ROAD, RAINFORD, ST. HELENS, WA11 8HJ

    ODS code N83049

    4.6 km

  • RAINFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    17 HIGHER LANE, RAINFORD, ST HELENS, WA11 8AZ

    ODS code N83041

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • The Mission

    BCT · Four Lane Ends

    0.4 miles

  • The Mission

    BCT · Four Lane Ends

    0.4 miles

  • Ormskirk Old Rd

    BCT · Four Lane Ends

    0.5 miles

  • Ormskirk Old Rd

    BCT · Four Lane Ends

    0.5 miles

  • White Moss Road South

    BCT · Four Lane Ends

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 008A, 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

20,004 of 33,755

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

35 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

52 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 16 events.

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