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L39 4AY

Rural South · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 4AA 82 m
L39 4QP 192 m
L39 4YF 192 m
L39 4AX 220 m
L39 4PZ 254 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L39 4AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L39
Postcode sector
L39 4
Latitude
53.557929
Longitude
-2.873317
British National Grid easting
342,246
British National Grid northing
407,165

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
E00182022
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 008B · E01025491
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 008 · E02005311

Postcode source versions

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Use the wider postcode district to compare the same evidence across more locations.

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
14
Secondary
2

  1. Edge Hill University

    Higher education institutions

    220 m

  2. The Acorns School

    Pupil referral unit

    718 m

  3. Ormskirk School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
814
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 340
  • Anti social behaviour 160
  • Shoplifting 91
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Other theft 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
137

110 female, 27 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 1.6% 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

    985 m

  • ORMSKIRK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    18 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81014

    1.4 km

  • THE ELMS PRACTICE

    16 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81045

    1.4 km

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81695

    2.5 km

  • BEACON PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81112

    4.5 km

  • DR A BISARYA

    SANDY LANE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8LA

    ODS code P81136

    4.5 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

  • Forest Court

    BCT · Edge Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Edge Hill University

    BCT · Edge Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Creative Edge

    BCT · Edge Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Edge Hill University

    BCT · Edge Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Playing Field

    BCT · Ormskirk

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 008B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,397 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
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 2 secondary schools. Edge Hill University is the nearest published school at 220 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

814 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 340 events.

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