PR8 6BJ

Norwood · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Norwood
Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Southport
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR8 6BW 39 m
PR8 6BN 63 m
PR8 6BH 79 m
PR8 6DJ 80 m
PR8 6DD 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR8 6BJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 6
Latitude
53.641897
Longitude
-2.981630
British National Grid easting
335,200
British National Grid northing
416,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Electoral ward
Norwood · E05016344
Parish or community
E43000168
Westminster constituency
Southport · E14001504
Output area
E00035783
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 006D · E01007061
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 006 · E02001434

Postcode source versions

Explore PR8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
17
Secondary
5
  1. Educ8 Southport

    Other independent special school

    367 m
  2. Meols Cop High School

    Academy converter

    597 m
  3. Norwood Primary School

    Community school

    715 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,818
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,242
  • Public order 325
  • Shoplifting 269
  • Anti social behaviour 179
  • Criminal damage and arson 177

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR8 6 residents
13,463

Age bands in PR8 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

2,166 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

1,329 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.7%

2,883 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

3,503 residents

Age 65 and over
18.9%

2,306 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHRISTIANA HARTLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 CURZON ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PL

    ODS code N84013

    230 m

  • CUMBERLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    58 SCARISBRICK NEW ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PQ

    ODS code N84005

    629 m

  • NORWOOD SURGERY

    11 NORWOOD AVENUE, SOUTHPORT, PR9 7EG

    ODS code N84008

    933 m

  • ST MARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (TCG MEDICAL)

    42 DERBY ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR9 0TZ

    ODS code N84021

    1.1 km

  • KEW SURGERY

    85 TOWN LANE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6RG

    ODS code N84617

    1.1 km

  • GRANGE SURGERY

    41 YORK ROAD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 2AD

    ODS code N84024

    2.1 km

  • THE FAMILY SURGERY

    107 LIVERPOOL RD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 4DB

    ODS code N84625

    2.4 km

  • CHURCHTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    137 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, CHURCHTOWN, SOUTHPORT, PR9 7LT

    ODS code N84017

    2.5 km

  • THE MARSHSIDE SURGERY

    117 FYLDE ROAD, MARSHSIDE, SOUTHPORT, PR9 9XL

    ODS code N84614

    3.5 km

  • THE CORNER SURGERY (DR MULLA)

    117 FYLDE ROAD, MARSHSIDE, SOUTHPORT, PR9 9XP

    ODS code N84613

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Curzon Road

    BCT · Blowick

    0.1 miles
  • Beatty Road

    BCT · Blowick

    0.1 miles
  • Larch Street

    BCT · Blowick

    0.1 miles
  • Oak Street

    BCT · Blowick

    0.1 miles
  • Lime Street

    BCT · Blowick

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 006D, 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

16,077 of 33,755

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

28 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. Educ8 Southport is the nearest published school at 367 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,818 published events cover 12 months, averaging 234.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,242 events.

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