PR8 3DH

Rural West · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR8 3DS 0 m
PR8 3DJ 177 m
PR8 3FB 209 m
PR8 3DW 270 m
PR8 3FA 415 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR8 3DH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 3
Latitude
53.611756
Longitude
-3.005659
British National Grid easting
333,564
British National Grid northing
413,269

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Parish or community
E04005307
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129385
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 003B · E01025495
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 003 · E02005306

Postcode source versions

Explore PR8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
15
Secondary
4
  1. Farnborough Road Infant School

    Community school

    698 m
  2. Farnborough Road Junior School

    Community school

    698 m
  3. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
423
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 251
  • Public order 32
  • Anti social behaviour 32
  • Other theft 24
  • Criminal damage and arson 23

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
PR8 3 residents
12,427

Age bands in PR8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,876 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,225 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.7%

2,443 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

3,532 residents

Age 65 and over
26.8%

3,317 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR8 3 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

9

within 5 km

  • THE FAMILY SURGERY

    107 LIVERPOOL RD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 4DB

    ODS code N84625

    2.0 km

  • AINSDALE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84014

    2.4 km

  • AINSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 STATION ROAD, AINSDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 3HW

    ODS code N84012

    2.4 km

  • KEW SURGERY

    85 TOWN LANE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6RG

    ODS code N84617

    2.7 km

  • GRANGE SURGERY

    41 YORK ROAD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 2AD

    ODS code N84024

    2.9 km

  • CUMBERLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    58 SCARISBRICK NEW ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PQ

    ODS code N84005

    3.2 km

  • CHRISTIANA HARTLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 CURZON ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PL

    ODS code N84013

    3.5 km

  • ST MARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (TCG MEDICAL)

    42 DERBY ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR9 0TZ

    ODS code N84021

    4.0 km

  • NORWOOD SURGERY

    11 NORWOOD AVENUE, SOUTHPORT, PR9 7EG

    ODS code N84008

    4.6 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

  • Central Avenue

    BCT · Hillside

    0.3 miles
  • Central Avenue

    BCT · Hillside

    0.3 miles
  • Carr Lane

    BCT · Hillside

    0.3 miles
  • Shaftesbury Avenue

    BCT · Hillside

    0.4 miles
  • Halsall Road

    BCT · Hillside

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 003B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,497 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 4 secondary schools. Farnborough Road Infant School is the nearest published school at 698 m.

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

Recorded crime

423 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 251 events.

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