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PR8 3HD

Ainsdale · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 3JX 52 m
PR8 3JZ 86 m
PR8 3JY 96 m
PR8 3LA 121 m
PR8 3LB 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR8 3HD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 3
Latitude
53.600086
Longitude
-3.036572
British National Grid easting
331,500
British National Grid northing
412,000

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
E00035096
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 011A · E01006920
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 011 · E02001439

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
11
Secondary
4

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

    Academy converter

    298 m

  2. Merefield School

    Academy special converter

    836 m

  3. Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre

    Community school

    944 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
606
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 279
  • Shoplifting 78
  • Public order 54
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Anti social behaviour 44

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • AINSDALE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84014

    126 m

  • AINSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 STATION ROAD, AINSDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 3HW

    ODS code N84012

    296 m

  • THE FAMILY SURGERY

    107 LIVERPOOL RD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 4DB

    ODS code N84625

    3.7 km

  • GRANGE SURGERY

    41 YORK ROAD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 2AD

    ODS code N84024

    4.4 km

  • KEW SURGERY

    85 TOWN LANE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6RG

    ODS code N84617

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Leamington Road

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.1 miles

  • Liverpool Avenue

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.1 miles

  • Liverpool Road

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.1 miles

  • Staveley Road

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.2 miles

  • Leamington Road

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 011A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,326 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 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 11 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 298 m.

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

Recorded crime

606 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 279 events.

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