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L39 0HS

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
L40 6JW 263 m
L40 6HF 375 m
L40 6JZ 413 m
WN8 8UH 440 m
L40 6LA 461 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L39 0HS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L39
Postcode sector
L39 0
Latitude
53.553127
Longitude
-2.834667
British National Grid easting
344,800
British National Grid northing
406,600

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
E04005320
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129301
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 008A · E01025479
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 008 · E02005311

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
25
Secondary
5

  1. Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

  2. St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km

  3. West Lancashire Community High School

    Community special school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
69
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 29
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Burglary 5
  • Other theft 4

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

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

8

within 5 km

  • BEACON PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81112

    1.9 km

  • DR A BISARYA

    SANDY LANE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8LA

    ODS code P81136

    1.9 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    28 ST. HELENS ROAD, ORMSKIRK, L39 4QR

    ODS code P81041

    3.4 km

  • ORMSKIRK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    18 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81014

    3.7 km

  • THE ELMS PRACTICE

    16 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81045

    3.7 km

  • ASHURST PRIMARY CARE

    ASHURST HEALTH CENTRE, LULWORTH, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6QS

    ODS code P81201

    4.3 km

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81695

    4.6 km

  • MANOR PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81039

    4.7 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

  • Lyelake Lane

    BCT · Lathom

    0.3 miles

  • Lylake Lane

    BCT · Lathom

    0.3 miles

  • Country Florist

    BCT · Lathom

    0.3 miles

  • Country Florist

    BCT · Lathom

    0.3 miles

  • Plough Lane

    BCT · Lathom

    0.5 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

38 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

69 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 29 events.

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