L39 4QE

Ormskirk East · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L39 4QR 48 m
L39 4QF 56 m
L39 4XB 59 m
L39 4QQ 70 m
L39 4RJ 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L39 4QE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L39
Postcode sector
L39 4
Latitude
53.564427
Longitude
-2.883174
British National Grid easting
341,602
British National Grid northing
407,896

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
E00129363
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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Property

At this postcode

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25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
23, Chapel Street, Ormskirk, L39 4QE 19 March 2021 £225,000
33, Chapel Street, Ormskirk, L39 4QE 2 May 2018 £260,000
13, Chapel Street, Ormskirk, L39 4QE 8 October 2015 £152,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Moorgate Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    268 m
  2. The Acorns School

    Pupil referral unit

    482 m
  3. Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    572 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,169
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 496
  • Anti social behaviour 238
  • Shoplifting 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Other theft 64

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
59

36 female, 23 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
3.3
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 0.7% 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
95.2%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
95.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.2%
Gigabit-capable
95.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
95.2%
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

4

within 5 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    28 ST. HELENS ROAD, ORMSKIRK, L39 4QR

    ODS code P81041

    48 m

  • ORMSKIRK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    18 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81014

    465 m

  • THE ELMS PRACTICE

    16 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81045

    465 m

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81695

    2.6 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
  • Aughton Street

    BCT · Ormskirk

    0.2 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCT · Ormskirk

    0.2 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCT · Ormskirk

    0.2 miles
  • Playing Field

    BCT · Ormskirk

    0.2 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Moorgate Nursery School is the nearest published school at 268 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,169 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 496 events.

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