L40 8LE

Burscough Bridge & Rufford · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L40 8JU 20 m
L40 8JR 28 m
L40 8JW 103 m
L40 8JS 131 m
L40 8JB 217 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L40 8LE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 8
Latitude
53.600544
Longitude
-2.865825
British National Grid easting
342,800
British National Grid northing
411,900

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
E00129347
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 004E · E01025487
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 004 · E02005307

Postcode source versions

Explore L40

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Burscough Priory Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  2. Burscough Bridge Methodist School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.5 km
  3. Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
479
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 175
  • Anti social behaviour 96
  • Shoplifting 69
  • Criminal damage and arson 32
  • Other theft 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L40 8 residents
1,029

Age bands in L40 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.2%

170 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

121 residents

Age 25 to 44
15%

210 residents

Age 45 to 64
35.1%

491 residents

Age 65 and over
29%

405 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • BURSCOUGH FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81138

    1.7 km

  • LATHOM HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81646

    1.7 km

  • STANLEY COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81674

    1.7 km

  • ORMSKIRK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    18 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81014

    3.8 km

  • THE ELMS PRACTICE

    16 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81045

    3.8 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    28 ST. HELENS ROAD, ORMSKIRK, L39 4QR

    ODS code P81041

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Higgins Lane

    BCT · Burscough

    0.2 miles
  • Higgins Lane

    BCT · Burscough

    0.2 miles
  • Langley Road

    BCT · Burscough

    0.2 miles
  • Langley Road

    BCT · Burscough

    0.2 miles
  • Seafire Way

    BCT · Burscough

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 004E, 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

23,022 of 33,755

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

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Burscough Priory Academy is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

479 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 175 events.

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