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PR8 3GZ

Ainsdale · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ainsdale
Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Sefton Central
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR8 3EZ 0 m
PR8 3EU 55 m
PR8 3EX 83 m
PR8 3HE 114 m
PR8 3ET 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR8 3GZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
1 September 2002
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 3
Latitude
53.605896
Longitude
-3.023701
British National Grid easting
332,361
British National Grid northing
412,634

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
E00035089
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 011C · E01006925
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 011 · E02001439

Postcode source versions

Explore PR8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
11
Secondary
4

  1. Birkdale High School

    Academy converter

    683 m

  2. Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    893 m

  3. Farnborough Road Infant School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
603
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 300
  • Shoplifting 72
  • Public order 52
  • Criminal damage and arson 48
  • Anti social behaviour 45

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • AINSDALE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84014

    996 m

  • AINSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 STATION ROAD, AINSDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 3HW

    ODS code N84012

    1.1 km

  • THE FAMILY SURGERY

    107 LIVERPOOL RD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 4DB

    ODS code N84625

    2.7 km

  • GRANGE SURGERY

    41 YORK ROAD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 2AD

    ODS code N84024

    3.6 km

  • KEW SURGERY

    85 TOWN LANE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6RG

    ODS code N84617

    3.9 km

  • CUMBERLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    58 SCARISBRICK NEW ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PQ

    ODS code N84005

    4.3 km

  • CHRISTIANA HARTLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 CURZON ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PL

    ODS code N84013

    4.6 km

  • ST MARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (TCG MEDICAL)

    42 DERBY ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR9 0TZ

    ODS code N84021

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Mary Avenue

    BCT · Hillside

    0.1 miles

  • Mary Avenue

    BCT · Hillside

    0.1 miles

  • Welwyn Avenue

    BCT · Hillside

    0.2 miles

  • Welwyn Avenue

    BCT · Hillside

    0.2 miles

  • Philip Drive

    BCT · Hillside

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 011C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,684 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 4 secondary schools. Birkdale High School is the nearest published school at 683 m.

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

Recorded crime

603 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 300 events.

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