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PR8 4NS

Birkdale · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Southport
Ward
Birkdale
Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Southport
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR8 4NT 48 m
PR8 4SD 49 m
PR8 4DH 147 m
PR8 4HP 150 m
PR8 4PG 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR8 4NS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 4
Latitude
53.625846
Longitude
-3.012617
British National Grid easting
333,126
British National Grid northing
414,843

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Electoral ward
Birkdale · E05016327
Parish or community
E43000168
Westminster constituency
Southport · E14001504
Output area
E00035143
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 009A · E01006928
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 009 · E02001437

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
140, Liverpool Road, Southport, PR8 4NS 5 June 2024 £230,000
Birkdale Court, 148, Flat 1, Liverpool Road, Southport, PR8 4NS 13 March 2023 £141,000
132, Liverpool Road, Southport, PR8 4NS 5 August 2022 £510,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
15
Secondary
4

  1. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    582 m

  2. Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre

    Voluntary aided school

    693 m

  3. Birkdale Primary School

    Community school

    793 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
960
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 454
  • Public order 108
  • Shoplifting 93
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Other theft 55

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
55

33 female, 22 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.4
PR8 4 residents
10,931

Age bands in PR8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

1,767 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,122 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.1%

2,394 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.3%

3,278 residents

Age 65 and over
20.9%

2,267 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR8 4 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+
95.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
60.9%
Gigabit-capable
43.5%
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

9

within 5 km

  • THE FAMILY SURGERY

    107 LIVERPOOL RD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 4DB

    ODS code N84625

    391 m

  • GRANGE SURGERY

    41 YORK ROAD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 2AD

    ODS code N84024

    1.3 km

  • KEW SURGERY

    85 TOWN LANE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6RG

    ODS code N84617

    2.0 km

  • CUMBERLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    58 SCARISBRICK NEW ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PQ

    ODS code N84005

    2.1 km

  • CHRISTIANA HARTLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 CURZON ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PL

    ODS code N84013

    2.5 km

  • ST MARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (TCG MEDICAL)

    42 DERBY ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR9 0TZ

    ODS code N84021

    2.6 km

  • AINSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 STATION ROAD, AINSDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 3HW

    ODS code N84012

    3.1 km

  • AINSDALE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84014

    3.2 km

  • NORWOOD SURGERY

    11 NORWOOD AVENUE, SOUTHPORT, PR9 7EG

    ODS code N84008

    3.5 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

  • Carlisle Road

    BCT · Birkdale

    0.0 miles

  • Barrett Road

    BCT · Birkdale

    0.1 miles

  • Richmond Road

    BCT · Birkdale

    0.1 miles

  • Stanley Avenue

    BCT · Birkdale

    0.1 miles

  • College Close

    BCT · Birkdale

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 009A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,153 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

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
6
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £230,000 from 3 recorded sales in PR8 4NS. 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

Published establishments

23 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 4 secondary schools. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 582 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

960 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 454 events.

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