PR8 2SB

Ainsdale · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Southport
Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Sefton Central
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR8 2QZ 42 m
PR8 2SU 64 m
PR8 2SD 88 m
PR8 2SX 142 m
PR8 2SQ 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR8 2SB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 2
Latitude
53.599761
Longitude
-3.054259
British National Grid easting
330,329
British National Grid northing
411,981

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Electoral ward
Ainsdale · E05016325
Parish or community
E43000168
Westminster constituency
Sefton Central · E14001463
Output area
E00035073
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 012B · E01006922
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 012 · E02001440

Postcode source versions

Explore PR8

21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Rothwell Drive, Southport, PR8 2SB 26 May 2026 £425,000
21, Rothwell Drive, Southport, PR8 2SB 22 May 2026 £390,000
20, Rothwell Drive, Southport, PR8 2SB 24 April 2026 £550,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
10
Secondary
4
  1. Shoreside Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    214 m
  2. Merefield School

    Academy special converter

    436 m
  3. Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
496
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 205
  • Shoplifting 78
  • Public order 48
  • Criminal damage and arson 47
  • Anti social behaviour 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

16 female, 15 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.4% 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+
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%

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

6

within 5 km

  • AINSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 STATION ROAD, AINSDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 3HW

    ODS code N84012

    1.1 km

  • AINSDALE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84014

    1.2 km

  • THE FAMILY SURGERY

    107 LIVERPOOL RD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 4DB

    ODS code N84625

    4.3 km

  • CHAPEL LANE SURGERY

    13 CHAPEL LANE, FORMBY, LIVERPOOL, L37 4DL

    ODS code N84006

    4.8 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY FORMBY

    12 ELBOW LANE, FORMBY, LIVERPOOL, L37 4AW

    ODS code N84018

    4.9 km

  • GRANGE SURGERY

    41 YORK ROAD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 2AD

    ODS code N84024

    5.0 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

  • Sevenoaks Avenue

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.2 miles
  • Sevenoaks Avenue

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.2 miles
  • Westminster Drive

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.3 miles
  • Westminster Drive

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.3 miles
  • Shore Road

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 012B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,872 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
10 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
5
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
4
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 £377,500 from 6 recorded sales in PR8 2SB. 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 4 secondary schools. Shoreside Primary School is the nearest published school at 214 m.

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

Recorded crime

496 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 205 events.

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