L40 4AD

Burscough Bridge & Rufford · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L40 0SA 48 m
L40 4BY 69 m
L40 0RZ 107 m
L40 0SD 110 m
L40 0TL 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L40 4AD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 4
Latitude
53.604312
Longitude
-2.841722
British National Grid easting
344,400
British National Grid northing
412,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Parish or community
E04005303
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129335
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 004C · E01025485
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 004 · E02005307

Postcode source versions

Explore L40

Use the wider postcode district to compare the same evidence across more locations.

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
16
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Burscough Bridge Methodist School

    Voluntary controlled school

    219 m
  2. Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    246 m
  3. Burscough Village Primary School

    Community school

    286 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
554
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 243
  • Anti social behaviour 128
  • Shoplifting 36
  • Public order 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L40 4 residents
1,601

Age bands in L40 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12%

200 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

174 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.4%

325 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.9%

533 residents

Age 65 and over
26.4%

441 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

6

within 5 km

  • BURSCOUGH FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81138

    241 m

  • LATHOM HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81646

    241 m

  • STANLEY COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81674

    241 m

  • PARBOLD SURGERY

    4 THE GREEN, PARBOLD, WIGAN, WN8 7DN

    ODS code P81096

    4.7 km

  • ORMSKIRK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    18 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81014

    4.9 km

  • THE ELMS PRACTICE

    16 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81045

    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

  • Burscough Bridge

    BCT · Burscough Bridge

    0.0 miles
  • Burscough Bridge

    BCT · Burscough Bridge

    0.0 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Burscough Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Burscough Bridge Rail Station

    RSE · Burscough Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Interchange

    BCT · Burscough Bridge

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 004C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,420 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Burscough Bridge Methodist School is the nearest published school at 219 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

554 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 243 events.

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