PR8 3SP

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 3SR 67 m
PR8 3NX 128 m
PR8 3ST 232 m
PR8 3NY 245 m
PR8 3SU 261 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR8 3SP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 3
Latitude
53.587660
Longitude
-3.041162
British National Grid easting
331,176
British National Grid northing
410,622

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
E00035112
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 012C · E01006923
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 012 · E02001440

Postcode source versions

Explore PR8

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
892, Liverpool Road, Southport, PR8 3SP 23 November 2020 £345,000
894, Liverpool Road, Southport, PR8 3SP 24 April 2020 £241,000
896, Liverpool Road, Southport, PR8 3SP 23 November 2018 £360,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
13
Secondary
3
  1. Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre

    Community school

    539 m
  2. Merefield School

    Academy special converter

    1.2 km
  3. Shoreside Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
292
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 145
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Public order 28
  • Anti social behaviour 26
  • Other theft 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

12 female, 8 male

Postcode households
9
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 0.2% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

4

within 5 km

  • AINSDALE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84014

    1.5 km

  • AINSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 STATION ROAD, AINSDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 3HW

    ODS code N84012

    1.7 km

  • CHAPEL LANE SURGERY

    13 CHAPEL LANE, FORMBY, LIVERPOOL, L37 4DL

    ODS code N84006

    3.7 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY FORMBY

    12 ELBOW LANE, FORMBY, LIVERPOOL, L37 4AW

    ODS code N84018

    3.8 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

  • Liverpool Road

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.1 miles
  • Woodvale Road

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.1 miles
  • Vale Crescent

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.1 miles
  • Liverpool Road

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.1 miles
  • Woodvale Road

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 012C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,355 of 33,755

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

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre is the nearest published school at 539 m.

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

Recorded crime

292 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 145 events.

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