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PR8 2AU

Duke's · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Southport
Ward
Duke's
Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Southport
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR8 2AQ 156 m
PR8 2AD 166 m
PR8 2AX 180 m
PR8 2FA 186 m
PR8 2AG 194 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR8 2AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 2
Latitude
53.638279
Longitude
-3.014473
British National Grid easting
333,023
British National Grid northing
416,228

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Electoral ward
Duke's · E05016332
Parish or community
E43000168
Westminster constituency
Southport · E14001504
Output area
E00035362
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 009D · E01006972
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 009 · E02001437

Postcode source versions

Explore PR8

Property

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61 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Eastleigh, 1, Gloucester Road, Southport, PR8 2AU 20 March 2025 £301,000
11, Gloucester Road, Southport, PR8 2AU 27 February 2025 £40,000
1e, Gloucester Road, Southport, PR8 2AU 31 January 2025 £35,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
16
Secondary
5

  1. Linaker Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    796 m

  2. Birkdale Primary School

    Community school

    952 m

  3. St Philip's 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
3,215
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,144
  • Shoplifting 480
  • Public order 422
  • Drugs 280
  • Anti social behaviour 236

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
76

40 female, 36 male

Postcode households
41
Residents per household
1.9
PR8 2 residents
8,542

Age bands in PR8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.3%

826 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.6%

673 residents

Age 25 to 44
13.4%

1,187 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

2,488 residents

Age 65 and over
41.5%

3,668 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR8 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
76%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
58%
Gigabit-capable
58%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • GRANGE SURGERY

    41 YORK ROAD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 2AD

    ODS code N84024

    166 m

  • THE FAMILY SURGERY

    107 LIVERPOOL RD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 4DB

    ODS code N84625

    1.0 km

  • ST MARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (TCG MEDICAL)

    42 DERBY ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR9 0TZ

    ODS code N84021

    1.6 km

  • CUMBERLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    58 SCARISBRICK NEW ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PQ

    ODS code N84005

    1.6 km

  • CHRISTIANA HARTLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 CURZON ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PL

    ODS code N84013

    2.1 km

  • KEW SURGERY

    85 TOWN LANE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6RG

    ODS code N84617

    2.2 km

  • NORWOOD SURGERY

    11 NORWOOD AVENUE, SOUTHPORT, PR9 7EG

    ODS code N84008

    2.7 km

  • CHURCHTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    137 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, CHURCHTOWN, SOUTHPORT, PR9 7LT

    ODS code N84017

    4.2 km

  • AINSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 STATION ROAD, AINSDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 3HW

    ODS code N84012

    4.3 km

  • AINSDALE VILLAGE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, 2 LEAMINGTON RD, AINSDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 3LB

    ODS code N84014

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • York Road

    BCT · Birkdale

    0.1 miles

  • York Avenue

    BCT · Birkdale

    0.1 miles

  • Hollybrook Road

    BCT · Birkdale

    0.1 miles

  • Hollybrook Road

    BCT · Birkdale

    0.1 miles

  • Priory Grange

    BCT · Birkdale

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 009D, 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

19,011 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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
11
Medium risk addresses
12
Low risk addresses
12
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

Property market

The five-year median is £182,000 from 7 recorded sales in PR8 2AU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Sefton is £225,433 in June 2026, up 5.2% year on year.

Schools

27 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 5 secondary schools. Linaker Primary School is the nearest published school at 796 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,215 published events cover 12 months, averaging 267.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,144 events.

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