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L40 2WY

Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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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 2SB 2 m
L40 2RG 322 m
L40 2RQ 375 m
L40 2AA 403 m
L40 2AB 403 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L40 2WY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2003
Terminated
1 July 2005
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 2
Latitude
53.639317
Longitude
-2.753572
British National Grid easting
350,274
British National Grid northing
416,129

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
E00126715
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 011D · E01024965
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 011 · E02005199

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. Rainbow Hub School

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

  3. St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Other crime 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERIES CROSTON&ECCLESTON

    OUT LANE, CROSTON, LEYLAND, PR26 9HJ

    ODS code P81655

    2.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Nook Lane

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.2 miles

  • Robin Hood

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.2 miles

  • Black Bull

    BCT · Andertons Mill

    0.7 miles

  • Ridley Lane

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.8 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 011D, 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

29,908 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Rainbow Hub School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

27 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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