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L40 9RW

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 9AB 16 m
L40 9RU 117 m
L40 9RN 413 m
L40 9RG 414 m
L40 9RH 482 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L40 9RW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2019
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 9
Latitude
53.606347
Longitude
-2.934498
British National Grid easting
338,264
British National Grid northing
412,603

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
E00129475
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. Scarisbrick Hall School

    Other independent school

    941 m

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.0 km

  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
67
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 29
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Other theft 4
  • Burglary 3

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • KEW SURGERY

    85 TOWN LANE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6RG

    ODS code N84617

    4.3 km

  • CHRISTIANA HARTLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 CURZON ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PL

    ODS code N84013

    5.0 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

  • Gorsuch Lane

    BCT · Pinfold

    0.1 miles

  • Gorsuch Lane

    BCT · Pinfold

    0.2 miles

  • Morris Dancers

    BCT · Scarisbrick

    0.2 miles

  • Morris Dancers

    BCT · Scarisbrick

    0.2 miles

  • Morris Dancers

    BCT · Scarisbrick

    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.

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

9 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Scarisbrick Hall School is the nearest published school at 941 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

67 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.583 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.