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L40 3TL

Rural North East · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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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
WN8 7AP 75 m
WN8 7BB 87 m
WN8 7BE 135 m
WN8 7AR 182 m
WN8 7AL 281 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L40 3TL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
1 December 1983
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 3
Latitude
53.603902
Longitude
-2.769173
British National Grid easting
349,200
British National Grid northing
412,200

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
E04005302
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129451
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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
18
Secondary
3

  1. Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    978 m

  2. Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
43
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Shoplifting 5
  • Burglary 4
  • Other theft 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • PARBOLD SURGERY

    4 THE GREEN, PARBOLD, WIGAN, WN8 7DN

    ODS code P81096

    1.3 km

  • ASHURST PRIMARY CARE

    ASHURST HEALTH CENTRE, LULWORTH, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6QS

    ODS code P81201

    4.5 km

  • BURSCOUGH FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81138

    4.7 km

  • LATHOM HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81646

    4.7 km

  • STANLEY COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81674

    4.7 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

  • Post Office

    BCT · Hill Dale

    0.2 miles

  • Heathergill

    BCT · Hill Dale

    0.2 miles

  • Maltkiln Lane End

    BCT · Hill Dale

    0.4 miles

  • Maltkiln Lane End

    BCT · Hill Dale

    0.4 miles

  • The Common

    BCT · Parbold

    0.5 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.

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

23 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School is the nearest published school at 978 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

43 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 16 events.

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