L39 4WZ

Ormskirk East · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
L39
Postcode sector
L39 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L39 4UZ 0 m
L39 4XL 71 m
L39 4QU 127 m
L39 2AZ 145 m
L39 2JW 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L39 4WZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2002
Terminated
1 November 2003
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L39
Postcode sector
L39 4
Latitude
53.563330
Longitude
-2.871058
British National Grid easting
342,403
British National Grid northing
407,764

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
E00181958
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 007A · E01025488
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 007 · E02005310

Postcode source versions

Explore L39

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
17
Secondary
3
  1. The Acorns School

    Pupil referral unit

    335 m
  2. Edge Hill University

    Higher education institutions

    411 m
  3. Ormskirk School

    Academy sponsor led

    465 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
921
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 381
  • Anti social behaviour 181
  • Shoplifting 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 63
  • Other theft 49

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    28 ST. HELENS ROAD, ORMSKIRK, L39 4QR

    ODS code P81041

    791 m

  • ORMSKIRK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    18 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81014

    1.0 km

  • THE ELMS PRACTICE

    16 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81045

    1.0 km

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81695

    3.0 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

  • BURSCOUGH FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81138

    4.8 km

  • LATHOM HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81646

    4.8 km

  • STANLEY COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81674

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Ormskirk Hospital

    BCT · Ormskirk

    0.1 miles
  • Ormskirk School

    BCT · Ormskirk

    0.2 miles
  • Ormskirk School

    BCT · Ormskirk

    0.2 miles
  • School Grounds

    BCT · Ormskirk

    0.3 miles
  • Pinfold Road

    BCT · Ormskirk

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 007A, 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

28,114 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

27 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. The Acorns School is the nearest published school at 335 m.

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

Recorded crime

921 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 381 events.

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