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PR8 5EB

Birkdale · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Southport
Ward
Birkdale
Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Southport
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR8 5HA 33 m
PR8 5EZ 49 m
PR8 5ES 52 m
PR8 5ET 55 m
PR8 5EY 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR8 5EB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 5
Latitude
53.632731
Longitude
-3.001939
British National Grid easting
333,843
British National Grid northing
415,599

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
E00035495
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 008B · E01006997
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 008 · E02001436

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Matlock Close, Southport, PR8 5EB 27 June 2025 £160,000
4, Matlock Close, Southport, PR8 5EB 11 December 2024 £172,000
1, Matlock Close, Southport, PR8 5EB 28 September 2021 £108,750

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
16
Secondary
5

  1. Birkdale Primary School

    Community school

    268 m

  2. Linaker Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    555 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    692 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,511
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,021
  • Shoplifting 367
  • Public order 310
  • Anti social behaviour 158
  • Drugs 154

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

6 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.0
PR8 5 residents
6,515

Age bands in PR8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

1,376 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

699 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

2,031 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

1,854 residents

Age 65 and over
17.2%

1,239 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR8 5 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+
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%
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

10

within 5 km

  • THE FAMILY SURGERY

    107 LIVERPOOL RD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 4DB

    ODS code N84625

    732 m

  • GRANGE SURGERY

    41 YORK ROAD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 2AD

    ODS code N84024

    870 m

  • CUMBERLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    58 SCARISBRICK NEW ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PQ

    ODS code N84005

    1.1 km

  • KEW SURGERY

    85 TOWN LANE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6RG

    ODS code N84617

    1.2 km

  • CHRISTIANA HARTLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 CURZON ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PL

    ODS code N84013

    1.5 km

  • ST MARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (TCG MEDICAL)

    42 DERBY ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR9 0TZ

    ODS code N84021

    1.6 km

  • NORWOOD SURGERY

    11 NORWOOD AVENUE, SOUTHPORT, PR9 7EG

    ODS code N84008

    2.5 km

  • CHURCHTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    137 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, CHURCHTOWN, SOUTHPORT, PR9 7LT

    ODS code N84017

    4.1 km

  • AINSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 STATION ROAD, AINSDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 3HW

    ODS code N84012

    4.2 km

  • AINSDALE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84014

    4.2 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

  • Upper Aughton Road

    BCT · Birkdale

    0.1 miles

  • Warwick Street

    BCT · Birkdale

    0.1 miles

  • Boundary Street

    BCT · Southport

    0.1 miles

  • Vaughan Road

    BCT · Birkdale

    0.2 miles

  • Duke Street

    BCT · Southport

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 008B, 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

10,602 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
1 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
2
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

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 £160,000 from 3 recorded sales in PR8 5EB. 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 5 secondary schools. Birkdale Primary School is the nearest published school at 268 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,511 published events cover 12 months, averaging 209.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,021 events.

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