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L40 5UB

Burscough Bridge & Rufford · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Burscough Bridge & Rufford
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L40 5XD 278 m
L40 5TH 312 m
L40 5XE 340 m
L40 5UR 383 m
L40 5TG 544 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L40 5UB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 5
Latitude
53.590697
Longitude
-2.827189
British National Grid easting
345,344
British National Grid northing
410,774

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Electoral ward
Burscough Bridge & Rufford · E05014930
Parish or community
E04005309
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129433
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 008C · E01025506
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 008 · E02005311

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
22
Secondary
5

  1. Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    896 m

  2. St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

  3. Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
265
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 123
  • Anti social behaviour 66
  • Other theft 17
  • Public order 16
  • Vehicle crime 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L40 5 residents
3,563

Age bands in L40 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

551 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

322 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

774 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

960 residents

Age 65 and over
22.8%

769 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.

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

10

within 5 km

  • BURSCOUGH FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81138

    1.6 km

  • LATHOM HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81646

    1.6 km

  • STANLEY COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81674

    1.6 km

  • PARBOLD SURGERY

    4 THE GREEN, PARBOLD, WIGAN, WN8 7DN

    ODS code P81096

    3.6 km

  • ORMSKIRK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    18 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81014

    4.5 km

  • THE ELMS PRACTICE

    16 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81045

    4.5 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    28 ST. HELENS ROAD, ORMSKIRK, L39 4QR

    ODS code P81041

    4.7 km

  • BEACON PRIMARY CARE

    SANDY LANE HEALTH CENTRE, SANDY LANE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8LA

    ODS code P81112

    4.7 km

  • DR A BISARYA

    SANDY LANE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8LA

    ODS code P81136

    4.7 km

  • ASHURST PRIMARY CARE

    ASHURST HEALTH CENTRE, LULWORTH, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6QS

    ODS code P81201

    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

  • Three Oaks

    BCT · Lathom

    0.2 miles

  • Three Oaks

    BCT · Lathom

    0.2 miles

  • Wheat Lane

    BCT · Burscough

    0.3 miles

  • Wheat Lane

    BCT · Burscough

    0.3 miles

  • Delph Drive

    BCT · Burscough

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 008C, 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

26,894 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 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
2 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 896 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

265 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 123 events.

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