L40 3SS

Rural North East · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ormskirk
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L40 3ST 530 m
WN6 9QD 558 m
L40 3SR 566 m
WN6 9QA 608 m
L40 3SN 685 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L40 3SS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 3
Latitude
53.610811
Longitude
-2.749785
British National Grid easting
350,491
British National Grid northing
412,955

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
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

Explore L40

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Six Foxes, Jacksons Lane, Bispham, Ormskirk, L40 3SS 2 September 2024 £1,100,000
Bimson House, Jacksons Lane, Bispham, Ormskirk, L40 3SS 3 September 2021 £2,195,000
Gamekeepers Cottage, Jacksons Lane, Bispham, Ormskirk, L40 3SS 23 March 2016 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
14
Secondary
0
  1. Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    742 m
  2. St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km
  3. Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    2.2 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
  • Other theft 4
  • Drugs 3
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

7 female, 10 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.4
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 2.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L40 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
88.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
88.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
88.9%
Gigabit-capable
88.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • PARBOLD SURGERY

    4 THE GREEN, PARBOLD, WIGAN, WN8 7DN

    ODS code P81096

    2.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Farmers Arms

    BCT · Bispham Green

    0.5 miles
  • Maltkiln Lane End

    BCT · Hill Dale

    0.6 miles
  • Maltkiln Lane End

    BCT · Hill Dale

    0.6 miles
  • Heathergill

    BCT · Hill Dale

    0.7 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Hill Dale

    0.8 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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,647,500 from 2 recorded sales in L40 3SS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Lancashire is £231,816 in June 2026, up 4.3% year on year.

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 0 secondary schools. Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School is the nearest published school at 742 m.

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

Recorded crime

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.