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L40 6LA

Rural South · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Ormskirk
Ward
Rural South
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L40 6JX 115 m
L40 6JW 724 m
L40 6HF 727 m
WN8 8UE 792 m
L39 0EA 824 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L40 6LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 6
Latitude
53.549030
Longitude
-2.835733
British National Grid easting
344,724
British National Grid northing
406,145

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Electoral ward
Rural South · E05014937
Parish or community
E04005320
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129301
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 008A · E01025479
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 008 · E02005311

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Wiswalls Farm, 178, Lyelake Lane, Westhead, Ormskirk, L40 6LA 12 August 2016 £630,000
180, Lyelake Lane, Lathom, Ormskirk, L40 6LA 25 February 2015 £585,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
24
Secondary
5

  1. Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.6 km

  2. St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km

  3. Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
60
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Public order 6
  • Other theft 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

1 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.8
L40 6 residents
1,232

Age bands in L40 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

115 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

81 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.9%

161 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.1%

226 residents

Age 65 and over
35.3%

318 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider L40 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

8

within 5 km

  • BEACON PRIMARY CARE

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

    ODS code P81112

    1.9 km

  • DR A BISARYA

    SANDY LANE, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8LA

    ODS code P81136

    1.9 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    28 ST. HELENS ROAD, ORMSKIRK, L39 4QR

    ODS code P81041

    3.6 km

  • ORMSKIRK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    18 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81014

    3.9 km

  • THE ELMS PRACTICE

    16 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81045

    3.9 km

  • AUGHTON SURGERY

    19 TOWN GREEN LANE, AUGHTON, ORMSKIRK, L39 6SE

    ODS code P81695

    4.4 km

  • ASHURST PRIMARY CARE

    ASHURST HEALTH CENTRE, LULWORTH, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6QS

    ODS code P81201

    4.5 km

  • MANOR PRIMARY CARE

    HILLSIDE HEALTH CENTRE, TANHOUSE ROAD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6DS

    ODS code P81039

    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

  • Country Florist

    BCT · Lathom

    0.5 miles

  • Country Florist

    BCT · Lathom

    0.5 miles

  • Lyelake Lane

    BCT · Lathom

    0.6 miles

  • Lylake Lane

    BCT · Lathom

    0.6 miles

  • Stanley Gate Inn

    BCT · Stanley Gate

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 008A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,004 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

60 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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