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L40 3SP

Rural North East · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ormskirk
Ward
Rural North East
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L40 3AD 54 m
L40 3SW 54 m
L40 3TW 251 m
L40 3SX 287 m
L40 3TA 338 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L40 3SP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 3
Latitude
53.621774
Longitude
-2.743176
British National Grid easting
350,941
British National Grid northing
414,170

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Electoral ward
Rural North East · E05014936
Parish or community
E04005319
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129462
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 005B · E01025511
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 005 · E02005308

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Owls, Bentley Lane, Bispham, Ormskirk, L40 3SP 26 November 2020 £505,000
Anderton House, Bentley Lane, Bispham, Ormskirk, L40 3SP 21 June 2019 £640,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
16
Secondary
1

  1. St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley

    Voluntary aided school

    400 m

  2. Rainbow Hub School

    Other independent special school

    964 m

  3. Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
24
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Drugs 2
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

5 female, 7 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.0
L40 3 residents
806

Age bands in L40 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

127 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

84 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.1%

156 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.6%

288 residents

Age 65 and over
28%

255 residents

This postcode contained 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L40 3 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

  • PARBOLD SURGERY

    4 THE GREEN, PARBOLD, WIGAN, WN8 7DN

    ODS code P81096

    3.8 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERIES CROSTON&ECCLESTON

    OUT LANE, CROSTON, LEYLAND, PR26 9HJ

    ODS code P81655

    4.9 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

  • Ridley Lane End

    BCT · Andertons Mill

    0.1 miles

  • Sandersons Lane

    BCT · Andertons Mill

    0.2 miles

  • St Peter and Paul RCPS

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.3 miles

  • Ridley Lane

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.5 miles

  • Barmskin

    BCT · Andertons Mill

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 005B, 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

29,068 of 33,755

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

19 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley is the nearest published school at 400 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

24 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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