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L40 9QP

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L40 9AA 34 m
L40 9RX 67 m
L40 9QN 93 m
L40 9QY 273 m
L40 9RJ 324 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L40 9QP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 9
Latitude
53.623754
Longitude
-2.915227
British National Grid easting
339,564
British National Grid northing
414,523

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
E00129474
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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

  2. Scarisbrick Hall School

    Other independent school

    1.9 km

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
37
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 2

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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • KEW SURGERY

    85 TOWN LANE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6RG

    ODS code N84617

    4.6 km

  • CHRISTIANA HARTLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 CURZON ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PL

    ODS code N84013

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Bescar Lane Rail Station

    RSE · Bescar Lane

    0.0 miles

  • Bescar Lane Rail Station

    RLY · Bescar Lane

    0.0 miles

  • Bescar Lane Rail Station

    RSE · Bescar Lane

    0.0 miles

  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Bescar

    0.2 miles

  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Bescar

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

37 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.083 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.