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PR8 5LJ

Rural West · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rural West
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR8 5LB 3 m
PR8 5LL 82 m
PR8 5LX 143 m
PR8 5LQ 340 m
PR8 5JG 400 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR8 5LJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 5
Latitude
53.623176
Longitude
-2.951290
British National Grid easting
337,178
British National Grid northing
414,490

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Electoral ward
Rural West · E05014938
Parish or community
E04005314
Westminster constituency
West Lancashire · E14001577
Output area
E00129471
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 003C · E01025514
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 003 · E02005306

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
17
Secondary
3

  1. Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

  2. Kew Woods Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

  3. Meols Cop High School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
96
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 42
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Other theft 7
  • Public order 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • KEW SURGERY

    85 TOWN LANE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6RG

    ODS code N84617

    2.3 km

  • CHRISTIANA HARTLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 CURZON ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PL

    ODS code N84013

    2.9 km

  • CUMBERLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    58 SCARISBRICK NEW ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PQ

    ODS code N84005

    3.1 km

  • NORWOOD SURGERY

    11 NORWOOD AVENUE, SOUTHPORT, PR9 7EG

    ODS code N84008

    3.5 km

  • ST MARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (TCG MEDICAL)

    42 DERBY ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR9 0TZ

    ODS code N84021

    3.9 km

  • THE FAMILY SURGERY

    107 LIVERPOOL RD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 4DB

    ODS code N84625

    4.0 km

  • GRANGE SURGERY

    41 YORK ROAD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 2AD

    ODS code N84024

    4.4 km

  • CHURCHTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    137 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, CHURCHTOWN, SOUTHPORT, PR9 7LT

    ODS code N84017

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • New Hall Drive

    BCT · Carr Cross

    0.2 miles

  • New Hall Drive

    BCT · Carr Cross

    0.2 miles

  • Coe End Farm

    BCT · Carr Cross

    0.3 miles

  • Coe End Farm

    BCT · Carr Cross

    0.3 miles

  • Crematorium

    BCT · Carr Cross

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 003C, 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

19,575 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

27 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

96 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 42 events.

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