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L40 9AD

Rural West · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Ormskirk
Ward
Rural West
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L40 9SB 75 m
L40 9QE 157 m
L40 9QT 179 m
L40 9SE 183 m
L40 9SA 223 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L40 9AD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 9
Latitude
53.612685
Longitude
-2.921624
British National Grid easting
339,125
British National Grid northing
413,297

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
E00129477
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 003C · E01025514
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 003 · E02005306

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
St. Elizabeths House, 1, Clyffes Farm Close, Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, L40 9AD 27 May 2022 £330,000
St. Elizabeths House, 2, Clyffes Farm Close, Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, L40 9AD 28 April 2022 £310,000
St. Elizabeths House, 3, Clyffes Farm Close, Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, L40 9AD 10 December 2021 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
7
Secondary
1

  1. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick

    Voluntary aided school

    157 m

  2. Scarisbrick Hall School

    Other independent school

    685 m

  3. Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
72
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 29
  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Burglary 5
  • Other theft 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L40 9 residents
1,288

Age bands in L40 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.8%

133 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

102 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.2%

212 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.6%

401 residents

Age 65 and over
31.1%

383 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

1

within 5 km

  • KEW SURGERY

    85 TOWN LANE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6RG

    ODS code N84617

    4.6 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

  • St Elizabeths RC Church

    BCT · Bescar

    0.1 miles

  • St Elizabeths RC Church

    BCT · Bescar

    0.1 miles

  • Everard Close

    BCT · Bescar

    0.1 miles

  • Everard Close

    BCT · Bescar

    0.2 miles

  • Woodland Avenue

    BCT · Bescar

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 003C, 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

19,575 of 33,755

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £371,000 from 4 recorded sales in L40 9AD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Lancashire is £231,816 in June 2026, up 4.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick is the nearest published school at 157 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

72 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 29 events.

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