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PR8 3DR

Rural West · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Southport
Ward
Rural West
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR8 3FA 67 m
PR8 3DN 88 m
PR8 3DD 95 m
PR8 3DZ 103 m
PR8 3EB 197 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR8 3DR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 3
Latitude
53.614714
Longitude
-3.010960
British National Grid easting
333,218
British National Grid northing
413,603

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
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

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, New Cut Close, Southport, PR8 3DR 19 December 2017 £335,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
14
Secondary
4

  1. Farnborough Road Infant School

    Community school

    217 m

  2. Farnborough Road Junior School

    Community school

    217 m

  3. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    668 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
525
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 307
  • Anti social behaviour 46
  • Public order 38
  • Criminal damage and arson 33
  • Other theft 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
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.

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.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • THE FAMILY SURGERY

    107 LIVERPOOL RD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 4DB

    ODS code N84625

    1.6 km

  • AINSDALE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84014

    2.3 km

  • AINSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 STATION ROAD, AINSDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 3HW

    ODS code N84012

    2.3 km

  • GRANGE SURGERY

    41 YORK ROAD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 2AD

    ODS code N84024

    2.5 km

  • KEW SURGERY

    85 TOWN LANE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6RG

    ODS code N84617

    2.6 km

  • CUMBERLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    58 SCARISBRICK NEW ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PQ

    ODS code N84005

    3.1 km

  • CHRISTIANA HARTLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 CURZON ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PL

    ODS code N84013

    3.4 km

  • ST MARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (TCG MEDICAL)

    42 DERBY ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR9 0TZ

    ODS code N84021

    3.7 km

  • NORWOOD SURGERY

    11 NORWOOD AVENUE, SOUTHPORT, PR9 7EG

    ODS code N84008

    4.5 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

  • Central Avenue

    BCT · Hillside

    0.1 miles

  • Halsall Road

    BCT · Hillside

    0.1 miles

  • Shaftesbury Avenue

    BCT · Hillside

    0.1 miles

  • Central Avenue

    BCT · Hillside

    0.1 miles

  • Carr Lane

    BCT · Hillside

    0.2 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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

22 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 4 secondary schools. Farnborough Road Infant School is the nearest published school at 217 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

525 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 307 events.

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