L39 2BJ

Ormskirk West · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ormskirk
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
L39
Postcode sector
L39 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L39 2BZ 46 m
L39 2BY 52 m
L39 2DD 67 m
L39 2YU 99 m
L39 2ES 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L39 2BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L39
Postcode sector
L39 2
Latitude
53.568767
Longitude
-2.883446
British National Grid easting
341,590
British National Grid northing
408,379

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Parish or community
E43000101
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129499
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 007E · E01025518
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 007 · E02005310

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Derby Street, Ormskirk, L39 2BJ 16 August 2019 £576,000
5a, Derby Street, Ormskirk, L39 2BJ 28 June 2016 £200,000
5, Derby Street, Ormskirk, L39 2BJ 16 April 2014 £329,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Turning Point Academy

    Other independent school

    164 m
  2. Moorgate Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    519 m
  3. Ormskirk Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    540 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,165
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 493
  • Anti social behaviour 232
  • Shoplifting 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 77
  • Other theft 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
64

48 female, 16 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L39 2 residents
3,963

Age bands in L39 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.1%

441 residents

Age 15 to 24
28.7%

1,042 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

725 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.9%

760 residents

Age 65 and over
18.3%

664 residents

This postcode contained 1.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L39 2 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
85.7%
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

7

within 5 km

  • ORMSKIRK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    18 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81014

    52 m

  • THE ELMS PRACTICE

    16 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81045

    52 m

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    28 ST. HELENS ROAD, ORMSKIRK, L39 4QR

    ODS code P81041

    447 m

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81695

    3.1 km

  • BURSCOUGH FAMILY PRACTICE

    BURSCOUGH HEALTH CENTRE, STANLEY COURT, LORD STREET, BURSCOUGH, ORMSKIRK, L40 4LA

    ODS code P81138

    4.7 km

  • LATHOM HOUSE SURGERY

    BURSCOUGH HEALTH CENTRE, STANLEY COURT, LORD STREET, BURSCOUGH, ORMSKIRK, L40 4LA

    ODS code P81646

    4.7 km

  • STANLEY COURT SURGERY

    STANLEY COURT, LORD STREET, BURSCOUGH, ORMSKIRK, L40 4LA

    ODS code P81674

    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

  • Railway Approach

    BCT · Ormskirk

    0.0 miles
  • Library

    BCT · Ormskirk

    0.1 miles
  • Library

    BCT · Ormskirk

    0.1 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Ormskirk

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCT · Ormskirk

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 007E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,327 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 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
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

23 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Turning Point Academy is the nearest published school at 164 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,165 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 493 events.

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