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L40 1XF

Burscough Bridge & Rufford · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Burscough Bridge & Rufford
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
Southport
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L40 1UX 37 m
L40 1TW 83 m
L40 1TG 86 m
L40 1TU 285 m
L40 1UP 314 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L40 1XF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 July 2001
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 1
Latitude
53.634665
Longitude
-2.825040
British National Grid easting
345,543
British National Grid northing
415,664

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
E04005313
Westminster constituency
Southport · E14001504
Output area
E00129466
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 002D · E01025513
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 002 · E02005305

Postcode source versions

Explore L40

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
2

  1. Rufford CofE School

    Voluntary aided school

    429 m

  2. Holmeswood Methodist School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.7 km

  3. Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
71
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 24
  • Violence and sexual offences 22
  • Other theft 9
  • Burglary 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L40 1 residents
2,226

Age bands in L40 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

289 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

198 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.1%

349 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.1%

716 residents

Age 65 and over
28.2%

610 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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • BURSCOUGH FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81138

    3.7 km

  • LATHOM HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81646

    3.7 km

  • STANLEY COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81674

    3.7 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERIES CROSTON&ECCLESTON

    OUT LANE, CROSTON, LEYLAND, PR26 9HJ

    ODS code P81655

    4.6 km

  • TARLETON GROUP PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, GORSE LANE, TARLETON, PRESTON, PR4 6UJ

    ODS code P81710

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Cousins Lane

    BCT · Rufford

    0.1 miles

  • Cousins Lane

    BCT · Rufford

    0.1 miles

  • Brick Kiln Farm

    BCT · Rufford

    0.2 miles

  • Highsands Avenue

    BCT · Rufford

    0.3 miles

  • The Paddock

    BCT · Rufford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 002D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,006 of 33,755

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

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Rufford CofE School is the nearest published school at 429 m.

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

Recorded crime

71 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 24 events.

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