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PR8 3HB

Rural West · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 3HA 1 m
PR8 3HZ 109 m
PR8 3JA 174 m
PR8 3JG 174 m
PR8 3EY 177 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR8 3HB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 2007
Terminated
1 May 2007
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 3
Latitude
53.602790
Longitude
-3.027419
British National Grid easting
332,110
British National Grid northing
412,292

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
E00129387
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
16
Primary
12
Secondary
3

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

    Academy converter

    470 m

  2. Birkdale High School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
638
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 303
  • Shoplifting 78
  • Public order 55
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Criminal damage and arson 53

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • AINSDALE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84014

    628 m

  • AINSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 STATION ROAD, AINSDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 3HW

    ODS code N84012

    749 m

  • THE FAMILY SURGERY

    107 LIVERPOOL RD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 4DB

    ODS code N84625

    3.1 km

  • GRANGE SURGERY

    41 YORK ROAD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 2AD

    ODS code N84024

    4.0 km

  • KEW SURGERY

    85 TOWN LANE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6RG

    ODS code N84617

    4.3 km

  • CUMBERLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    58 SCARISBRICK NEW ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PQ

    ODS code N84005

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • George Drive

    BCT · Hillside

    0.1 miles

  • Oakwood Avenue

    BCT · Hillside

    0.1 miles

  • Liverpool Road

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.2 miles

  • Mary Avenue

    BCT · Hillside

    0.2 miles

  • Oakwood Avenue

    BCT · Ainsdale

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 470 m.

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

Recorded crime

638 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 303 events.

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