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L39

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Ormskirk, Aughton Park and Town Green, in West Lancashire.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an L39 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In L39, 91.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£280,000
990th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
31,550
835th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How L39 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

L39Middle
Median sale price39 postcode districts, L · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in L39 areas from £120,000 to £345,000. The middle area is £178,500. L39 is £280,000.
£280,0008th most expensive
Population42 postcode districts, L · 2021
Population: every postcode district in L42 areas from 284 to 42,284. The middle area is 23,039. L39 is 31,550.
31,5508th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage42 postcode districts, L · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in L42 areas from 66.9% to 100.0%. The middle area is 96.0%. L39 is 91.6%.
91.6%12th lowest
Claimant rate39 postcode districts, L · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in L39 areas from 1.4% to 10.9%. The middle area is 4.1%. L39 is 1.9%.
1.9%joint 4th lowest

Is L39 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in L39 at a rate of 49.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 112.3 per 1,000 people across L.

In August 2026 alone, 146 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in L39.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (642), anti-social behaviour (353) and other crime (215).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in L39 was 61.1 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in L39, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so L39 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in L39

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
West Lancashire 003A1,28741.3 per 1,000691.6%
West Lancashire 003B2,18543.4 per 1,000742.9%
West Lancashire 006A1,34351.5 per 1,0007100.0%
West Lancashire 006B1,09617.7 per 1,0009100.0%
West Lancashire 006C1,54517.8 per 1,00010100.0%
West Lancashire 006D1,45935.7 per 1,000898.9%
West Lancashire 006E2,19660.1 per 1,000598.8%
West Lancashire 006F1,17622.7 per 1,000899.6%
West Lancashire 007A2,84069.2 per 1,000986.5%
West Lancashire 007B1,36649.6 per 1,0008100.0%
West Lancashire 007C2,69042.3 per 1,000996.8%
West Lancashire 007D1,687187.4 per 1,000692.0%
West Lancashire 007E1,557104.9 per 1,000495.1%
West Lancashire 008A2,15844.9 per 1,000680.0%
West Lancashire 008B2,61410.5 per 1,0001093.5%
West Lancashire 012A1,45031.0 per 1,0001091.5%
West Lancashire 012B1,34348.9 per 1,000789.2%
West Lancashire 012C1,42624.5 per 1,0001098.0%
West Lancashire 012D1,41216.9 per 1,0001090.8%
West Lancashire 012E1,14934.7 per 1,000886.6%
West Lancashire 012F1,25916.2 per 1,0001098.3%

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Middle areas in L395

Postcode sectors in L3910

Council1

Towns in L391

Postcode districts next to L397

Nearest rail stations2

More in the L postcode area2

L39 in brief

L39 is a postcode district covering Ormskirk, Aughton Park and Town Green, in West Lancashire.

About 32,521 people lived in L39 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £280,000 in 2025 across 380 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 49.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in L39 was £280,000 in 2025.

L39 had 31,550 usual residents at the census.

In L39, 91.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In L39, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.