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L40 2QQ

Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ormskirk
Ward
Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
South Ribble
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L40 2QG 132 m
L40 2RN 133 m
L40 2QL 224 m
L40 2QJ 257 m
L40 2QS 268 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L40 2QQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 2
Latitude
53.627441
Longitude
-2.773548
British National Grid easting
348,939
British National Grid northing
414,822

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Electoral ward
Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South · E05013075
Parish or community
E04005156
Westminster constituency
South Ribble · E14001491
Output area
E00126714
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 007A · E01024964
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 007 · E02005195

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Willows Barn, Smithy Lane, Mawdesley, Ormskirk, L40 2QQ 30 June 2021 £380,000
Oaklands, 6, Smithy Lane, Mawdesley, Ormskirk, L40 2QQ 27 May 2021 £545,000
4, Smithy Lane, Mawdesley, Ormskirk, L40 2QQ 17 May 2019 £575,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
11
Secondary
1

  1. Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    329 m

  2. St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km

  3. Rainbow Hub School

    Other independent special school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
51
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 24
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Burglary 5
  • Other theft 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

10 female, 11 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.3
L40 2 residents
1,335

Age bands in L40 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

227 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

148 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.2%

245 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

429 residents

Age 65 and over
30.6%

463 residents

This postcode contained 1.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L40 2 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

2

within 5 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERIES CROSTON&ECCLESTON

    OUT LANE, CROSTON, LEYLAND, PR26 9HJ

    ODS code P81655

    3.9 km

  • PARBOLD SURGERY

    4 THE GREEN, PARBOLD, WIGAN, WN8 7DN

    ODS code P81096

    3.9 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

  • Smithy Lane

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.1 miles

  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.1 miles

  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.1 miles

  • Smithy Street

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.2 miles

  • Smithy Street

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,287 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 329 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

51 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 24 events.

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