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PR8 3HY

Ainsdale · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR8 3HX 72 m
PR8 3HF 97 m
PR8 3HZ 98 m
PR8 3HU 118 m
PR8 3EY 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR8 3HY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 3
Latitude
53.604264
Longitude
-3.028468
British National Grid easting
332,043
British National Grid northing
412,457

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
E00035090
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 011D · E01006927
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 011 · E02001439

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
26, Mill Road, Southport, PR8 3HY 26 April 2019 £181,000
26, Mill Road, Southport, PR8 3HY 29 July 2016 £165,000
26, Mill Road, Southport, PR8 3HY 18 December 2015 £98,500

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

    570 m

  2. Birkdale High School

    Academy converter

    912 m

  3. Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
613
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 287
  • Shoplifting 78
  • Public order 54
  • Anti social behaviour 53
  • Criminal damage and arson 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

7 female, 6 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.1% 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

7

within 5 km

  • AINSDALE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84014

    632 m

  • AINSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 STATION ROAD, AINSDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 3HW

    ODS code N84012

    709 m

  • THE FAMILY SURGERY

    107 LIVERPOOL RD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 4DB

    ODS code N84625

    3.0 km

  • GRANGE SURGERY

    41 YORK ROAD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 2AD

    ODS code N84024

    3.8 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

    4.7 km

  • CHRISTIANA HARTLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 CURZON ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PL

    ODS code N84013

    5.0 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

  • George Drive

    BCT · Hillside

    0.0 miles

  • Oakwood Avenue

    BCT · Hillside

    0.0 miles

  • Oakwood Avenue

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.1 miles

  • Bradshaws Lane

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.1 miles

  • Mary Avenue

    BCT · Hillside

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 011D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,603 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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

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 570 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

613 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 287 events.

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