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L40 3TT

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L40 3SY 160 m
L40 3TF 350 m
L40 3TE 382 m
L40 3SZ 500 m
L40 3AE 503 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L40 3TT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 3
Latitude
53.621560
Longitude
-2.764187
British National Grid easting
349,551
British National Grid northing
414,161

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
E00126719
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 007A · E01024964
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 007 · E02005195

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
13
Secondary
1

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

    Voluntary aided school

    905 m

  2. Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

  3. St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
47
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 19
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Burglary 6
  • Other theft 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 3

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

2

within 5 km

  • PARBOLD SURGERY

    4 THE GREEN, PARBOLD, WIGAN, WN8 7DN

    ODS code P81096

    3.3 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERIES CROSTON&ECCLESTON

    OUT LANE, CROSTON, LEYLAND, PR26 9HJ

    ODS code P81655

    4.5 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

  • Gorsey Lane

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.2 miles

  • Four Lane Ends

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.4 miles

  • Smithy Street

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.4 miles

  • Smithy Street

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.4 miles

  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.4 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.

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

15 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 1 secondary schools. Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 905 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

47 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 19 events.

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