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L39 4AQ

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L39 4AP 47 m
L39 4AN 57 m
L39 4AJ 68 m
L39 4AR 74 m
L39 4QW 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L39 4AQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L39
Postcode sector
L39 4
Latitude
53.562115
Longitude
-2.877374
British National Grid easting
341,983
British National Grid northing
407,634

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
E43000101
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00168817
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 007C · E01025490
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 007 · E02005310

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
14
Secondary
3

  1. The Acorns School

    Pupil referral unit

    251 m

  2. Edge Hill University

    Higher education institutions

    362 m

  3. Moorgate Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    710 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
999
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 406
  • Anti social behaviour 204
  • Shoplifting 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 64
  • Other theft 58

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
56

51 female, 5 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L39 4 residents
8,740

Age bands in L39 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
7.6%

697 residents

Age 15 to 24
50.9%

4,641 residents

Age 25 to 44
11.4%

1,036 residents

Age 45 to 64
15.9%

1,450 residents

Age 65 and over
14.2%

1,296 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L39 4 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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    28 ST. HELENS ROAD, ORMSKIRK, L39 4QR

    ODS code P81041

    463 m

  • ORMSKIRK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    18 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81014

    847 m

  • THE ELMS PRACTICE

    16 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81045

    847 m

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81695

    2.6 km

  • BEACON PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81112

    4.9 km

  • DR A BISARYA

    SANDY LANE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8LA

    ODS code P81136

    4.9 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

  • Playing Field

    BCT · Ormskirk

    0.1 miles

  • Playing Field

    BCT · Ormskirk

    0.2 miles

  • Edge Hill University

    BCT · Edge Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Edge Hill University

    BCT · Edge Hill

    0.3 miles

  • Forest Court

    BCT · Edge Hill

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 007C, 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

28,985 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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
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. The Acorns School is the nearest published school at 251 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

999 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 406 events.

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