L39 5BX

Aughton & Holborn · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L39 5RF 24 m
L39 5RA 35 m
L39 5RJ 37 m
L39 5RL 57 m
L39 5RD 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L39 5BX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2008
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L39
Postcode sector
L39 5
Latitude
53.555314
Longitude
-2.892660
British National Grid easting
340,961
British National Grid northing
406,890

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Parish or community
E04005300
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129299
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 012D · E01025476
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 012 · E02005315

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
14
Secondary
2
  1. Pontville School

    Other independent special school

    515 m
  2. Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    753 m
  3. St Bede's Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    884 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
768
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 288
  • Anti social behaviour 166
  • Shoplifting 94
  • Criminal damage and arson 47
  • Other theft 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L39 5 residents
4,406

Age bands in L39 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

754 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

468 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.9%

809 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.3%

1,494 residents

Age 65 and over
30.8%

1,567 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    28 ST. HELENS ROAD, ORMSKIRK, L39 4QR

    ODS code P81041

    1.2 km

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81695

    1.4 km

  • ORMSKIRK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    18 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81014

    1.6 km

  • THE ELMS PRACTICE

    16 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81045

    1.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Aughton Park Drive

    BCT · Aughton Park

    0.1 miles
  • Convent Close

    BCT · Aughton Park

    0.1 miles
  • Convent Close

    BCT · Aughton Park

    0.1 miles
  • Aughton Park Rail Station

    RLY · Aughton Park

    0.1 miles
  • Aughton Park Rail Stn

    BCT · Aughton Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 012D, 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

31,310 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Pontville School is the nearest published school at 515 m.

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

Recorded crime

768 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 288 events.

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