PR8 6LN

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR8 6RQ 80 m
PR8 6RL 81 m
PR8 6RJ 88 m
PR8 6RF 176 m
PR8 6NT 177 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR8 6LN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 6
Latitude
53.632910
Longitude
-2.981422
British National Grid easting
335,200
British National Grid northing
415,600

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
E00035489
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 008D · E01007000
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 008 · E02001436

Postcode source versions

Explore PR8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
18
Secondary
5
  1. Kew Woods Primary School

    Academy converter

    412 m
  2. Meols Cop High School

    Academy converter

    795 m
  3. Educ8 Southport

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,503
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 751
  • Public order 172
  • Criminal damage and arson 120
  • Other theft 100
  • Anti social behaviour 87

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

  • KEW SURGERY

    85 TOWN LANE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6RG

    ODS code N84617

    184 m

  • CHRISTIANA HARTLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 CURZON ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PL

    ODS code N84013

    822 m

  • CUMBERLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    58 SCARISBRICK NEW ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR8 6PQ

    ODS code N84005

    910 m

  • ST MARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (TCG MEDICAL)

    42 DERBY ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR9 0TZ

    ODS code N84021

    1.8 km

  • NORWOOD SURGERY

    11 NORWOOD AVENUE, SOUTHPORT, PR9 7EG

    ODS code N84008

    1.9 km

  • THE FAMILY SURGERY

    107 LIVERPOOL RD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 4DB

    ODS code N84625

    2.0 km

  • GRANGE SURGERY

    41 YORK ROAD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 2AD

    ODS code N84024

    2.1 km

  • CHURCHTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    137 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, CHURCHTOWN, SOUTHPORT, PR9 7LT

    ODS code N84017

    3.4 km

  • THE MARSHSIDE SURGERY

    117 FYLDE ROAD, MARSHSIDE, SOUTHPORT, PR9 9XL

    ODS code N84614

    4.5 km

  • THE CORNER SURGERY (DR MULLA)

    117 FYLDE ROAD, MARSHSIDE, SOUTHPORT, PR9 9XP

    ODS code N84613

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Althorpe Drive

    BCT · Kew

    0.1 miles
  • Althorpe Drive

    BCT · Kew

    0.1 miles
  • Town Lane

    BCT · Kew

    0.1 miles
  • Southport Hospital

    BCT · Kew

    0.1 miles
  • Town Lane

    BCT · Kew

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 008D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,738 of 33,755

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

30 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. Kew Woods Primary School is the nearest published school at 412 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,503 published events cover 12 months, averaging 125.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 751 events.

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