PR8 6HR

Norwood · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR8 6HH 55 m
PR8 6JL 90 m
PR8 6HL 117 m
PR9 7AG 121 m
PR9 7TJ 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR8 6HR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 6
Latitude
53.642438
Longitude
-2.972643
British National Grid easting
335,795
British National Grid northing
416,652

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
E00035775
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 006B · E01007059
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 006 · E02001434

Postcode source versions

Explore PR8

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Peel Street, Southport, PR8 6HR 20 July 2026 £225,000
14, Peel Street, Southport, PR8 6HR 23 June 2017 £135,000
13, Peel Street, Southport, PR8 6HR 15 December 2016 £130,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
18
Secondary
5
  1. Educ8 Southport

    Other independent special school

    245 m
  2. Meols Cop High School

    Academy converter

    431 m
  3. Norwood Primary School

    Community school

    782 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,775
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 871
  • Public order 182
  • Criminal damage and arson 129
  • Other theft 119
  • Shoplifting 108

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

7 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR8 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • CHRISTIANA HARTLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 CURZON ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PL

    ODS code N84013

    765 m

  • NORWOOD SURGERY

    11 NORWOOD AVENUE, SOUTHPORT, PR9 7EG

    ODS code N84008

    921 m

  • CUMBERLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    58 SCARISBRICK NEW ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PQ

    ODS code N84005

    1.2 km

  • KEW SURGERY

    85 TOWN LANE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6RG

    ODS code N84617

    1.4 km

  • ST MARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (TCG MEDICAL)

    42 DERBY ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR9 0TZ

    ODS code N84021

    1.6 km

  • CHURCHTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    137 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, CHURCHTOWN, SOUTHPORT, PR9 7LT

    ODS code N84017

    2.2 km

  • GRANGE SURGERY

    41 YORK ROAD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 2AD

    ODS code N84024

    2.7 km

  • THE FAMILY SURGERY

    107 LIVERPOOL RD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 4DB

    ODS code N84625

    3.0 km

  • THE MARSHSIDE SURGERY

    117 FYLDE ROAD, MARSHSIDE, SOUTHPORT, PR9 9XL

    ODS code N84614

    3.3 km

  • THE CORNER SURGERY (DR MULLA)

    117 FYLDE ROAD, MARSHSIDE, SOUTHPORT, PR9 9XP

    ODS code N84613

    3.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cypress Road

    BCT · Blowick

    0.1 miles
  • Norwood Road

    BCT · Blowick

    0.1 miles
  • Fir Street

    BCT · Blowick

    0.2 miles
  • Haig Avenue

    BCT · Meols Cop

    0.2 miles
  • Cobden Road

    BCT · Highpark

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 006B, 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

17,395 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £225,000 from 1 recorded sale in PR8 6HR. 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. Educ8 Southport is the nearest published school at 245 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,775 published events cover 12 months, averaging 147.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 871 events.

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