PR8 5YZ

Kew · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Kew
Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Southport
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR8 5PP 0 m
PR8 6US 51 m
PR8 6UR 91 m
PR8 6XT 107 m
PR8 6XL 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR8 5YZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 August 2004
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 5
Latitude
53.628045
Longitude
-2.979524
British National Grid easting
335,318
British National Grid northing
415,057

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Electoral ward
Kew · E05016337
Parish or community
E43000168
Westminster constituency
Southport · E14001504
Output area
E00035462
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 008C · E01006999
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 008 · E02001436

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
17
Secondary
5
  1. Kew Woods Primary School

    Academy converter

    313 m
  2. Meols Cop High School

    Academy converter

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,006
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 514
  • Public order 117
  • Criminal damage and arson 80
  • Anti social behaviour 66
  • Other theft 64

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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • KEW SURGERY

    85 TOWN LANE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6RG

    ODS code N84617

    498 m

  • CHRISTIANA HARTLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 CURZON ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PL

    ODS code N84013

    1.4 km

  • CUMBERLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    58 SCARISBRICK NEW ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PQ

    ODS code N84005

    1.4 km

  • THE FAMILY SURGERY

    107 LIVERPOOL RD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 4DB

    ODS code N84625

    2.1 km

  • ST MARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (TCG MEDICAL)

    42 DERBY ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR9 0TZ

    ODS code N84021

    2.4 km

  • GRANGE SURGERY

    41 YORK ROAD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 2AD

    ODS code N84024

    2.4 km

  • NORWOOD SURGERY

    11 NORWOOD AVENUE, SOUTHPORT, PR9 7EG

    ODS code N84008

    2.4 km

  • CHURCHTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    137 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, CHURCHTOWN, SOUTHPORT, PR9 7LT

    ODS code N84017

    3.9 km

  • AINSDALE VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N84014

    4.8 km

  • AINSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 STATION ROAD, AINSDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 3HW

    ODS code N84012

    4.8 km

  • THE MARSHSIDE SURGERY

    117 FYLDE ROAD, MARSHSIDE, SOUTHPORT, PR9 9XL

    ODS code N84614

    5.0 km

  • THE CORNER SURGERY (DR MULLA)

    117 FYLDE ROAD, MARSHSIDE, SOUTHPORT, PR9 9XP

    ODS code N84613

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Ruddington Road

    BCT · Kew

    0.1 miles
  • Ruddington Road

    BCT · Kew

    0.1 miles
  • Folkestone Road

    BCT · Kew

    0.1 miles
  • Ingleton Road

    BCT · Kew

    0.1 miles
  • Folkestone Road

    BCT · Kew

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 008C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,719 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. Kew Woods Primary School is the nearest published school at 313 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,006 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 514 events.

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