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L40 0TB

Burscough Bridge & Rufford · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Burscough Bridge & Rufford
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L40 0RL 330 m
L40 0TA 479 m
L40 1UQ 809 m
L40 0RJ 1.0 km
L40 1UG 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L40 0TB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 0
Latitude
53.626596
Longitude
-2.867870
British National Grid easting
342,700
British National Grid northing
414,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Electoral ward
Burscough Bridge & Rufford · E05014930
Parish or community
E04005303
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129470
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 003D · E01025515
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 003 · E02005306

Postcode source versions

Explore L40

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. Holmeswood Methodist School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km

  2. Burscough Bridge Methodist School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.0 km

  3. Burscough Priory Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L40 0 residents
1,330

Age bands in L40 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.3%

223 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

173 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.5%

320 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.8%

497 residents

Age 65 and over
22.4%

351 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • BURSCOUGH FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81138

    3.3 km

  • LATHOM HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81646

    3.3 km

  • STANLEY COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81674

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Wildfowl Trust

    BCT · Martin Mere

    0.2 miles

  • Wildfowl Trust

    BCT · Martin Mere

    0.2 miles

  • Windmill Farm

    BCT · Martin Mere

    0.5 miles

  • Windmill Farm

    BCT · Martin Mere

    0.6 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · New Lane

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 003D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,903 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Holmeswood Methodist School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 2 events.

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