PR8 3HF

Ainsdale · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Southport
Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Sefton Central
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR8 3HY 97 m
PR8 3EY 102 m
PR8 3BP 106 m
PR8 3HX 114 m
PR8 3BL 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR8 3HF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 3
Latitude
53.604990
Longitude
-3.027654
British National Grid easting
332,098
British National Grid northing
412,537

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

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
260, Heathfield Road, Southport, PR8 3HF 15 December 2025 £150,000
262, Heathfield Road, Southport, PR8 3HF 30 April 2025 £150,000
221, Heathfield Road, Southport, PR8 3HF 25 August 2021 £177,000

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

    666 m
  2. Birkdale High School

    Academy converter

    819 m
  3. Farnborough Road Infant School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
653
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 309
  • Shoplifting 78
  • Public order 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Anti social behaviour 52

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
82

50 female, 32 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.7% 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

7

within 5 km

  • AINSDALE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84014

    722 m

  • AINSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 STATION ROAD, AINSDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 3HW

    ODS code N84012

    786 m

  • THE FAMILY SURGERY

    107 LIVERPOOL RD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 4DB

    ODS code N84625

    2.9 km

  • GRANGE SURGERY

    41 YORK ROAD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 2AD

    ODS code N84024

    3.7 km

  • KEW SURGERY

    85 TOWN LANE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6RG

    ODS code N84617

    4.2 km

  • CUMBERLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    58 SCARISBRICK NEW ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PQ

    ODS code N84005

    4.6 km

  • CHRISTIANA HARTLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 CURZON ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PL

    ODS code N84013

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Oakwood Avenue

    BCT · Hillside

    0.0 miles
  • George Drive

    BCT · Hillside

    0.1 miles
  • Mary Avenue

    BCT · Hillside

    0.1 miles
  • Mary Avenue

    BCT · Hillside

    0.1 miles
  • Oakwood Avenue

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.1 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.

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
20
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £150,000 from 3 recorded sales in PR8 3HF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Sefton is £225,433 in June 2026, up 5.2% year on year.

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 666 m.

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

Recorded crime

653 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 309 events.

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