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L40 8LW

Rural West · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L40 8JE 228 m
L40 8HS 457 m
L40 8HN 490 m
L40 8JQ 499 m
L40 8JF 500 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L40 8LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 8
Latitude
53.592968
Longitude
-2.899875
British National Grid easting
340,536
British National Grid northing
411,085

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Electoral ward
Rural West · E05014938
Parish or community
E04005314
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129479
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 003D · E01025515
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 003 · E02005306

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. Ormskirk West End School

    Community school

    1.9 km

  2. Scarisbrick Hall School

    Other independent school

    2.0 km

  3. Ormskirk Asmall Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
35
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Public order 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Burglary 2

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

  • ORMSKIRK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    18 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81014

    2.9 km

  • THE ELMS PRACTICE

    16 DERBY STREET, ORMSKIRK, L39 2BY

    ODS code P81045

    2.9 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    28 ST. HELENS ROAD, ORMSKIRK, L39 4QR

    ODS code P81041

    3.3 km

  • BURSCOUGH FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81138

    4.1 km

  • LATHOM HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81646

    4.1 km

  • STANLEY COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81674

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Moorfield Lane

    BCT · Heatons Bridge

    0.2 miles

  • Moorfield Lane

    BCT · Heatons Bridge

    0.2 miles

  • Scarisbrick House Farm

    BCT · Heatons Bridge

    0.3 miles

  • Scarisbrick House Farm

    BCT · Heatons Bridge

    0.3 miles

  • Smithy Cottage

    BCT · Narrow Moss

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 003D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,903 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Ormskirk West End School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

35 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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