# L39 5HX: area report for a postcode in West Lancashire

L39 5HX is a postcode in West Lancashire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of West Lancashire. Open the map at L39 5HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) › [L39](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39) › [L39 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39-5)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. West Lancashire 012E: 35 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9097,53.5538,L395HX
- **Aughton Park, 960 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9097,53.5538,L395HX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9097,53.5538,L395HX
- **No property in L39 5HX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.9097,53.5538,L395HX
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, West Lancashire 012E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9097,53.5538,L395HX
- **£236,194 average price**: For the whole of West Lancashire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9097,53.5538,L395HX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9097,53.5538,L395HX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9097,53.5538,L395HX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at L39 5HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9097,53.5538,L395HX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at L39 5HX**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9097,53.5538,L395HX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.9097,53.5538,L395HX
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9097,53.5538,L395HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aughton-st-michaels-church-of-england-primary-school-e119388) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aughton-christ-church-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e119370) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aughton Town Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aughton-town-green-primary-school-e119287) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pontville School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pontville-school-e133540) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Bede's Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-high-school-e119792) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 54.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormskirk-st-annes-catholic-primary-school-e119682) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Moorgate Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorgate-nursery-school-e119080) | Nursery | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £198,550 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £130,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| October 2025 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2026 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Aughton Park (960 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (210 m)
- Supermarkets: SPAR Aughton (90 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £236,194** (July 2026). West Lancashire’s average house price was £236,194 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,102** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Lancashire earned a median of £38,102 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 163rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.2×** (2025). A home in West Lancashire costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 18.3** (2025). West Lancashire has a deprivation score of 18.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 138th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## West Lancashire 012E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.4** (2025). West Lancashire 012E has a deprivation score of 9.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,972nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £296,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Lancashire 012E was £296,500 in 2025. Joint 15,823rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,149** (2021). West Lancashire 012E had 1,149 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,944th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.6%** (January 2026). In West Lancashire 012E, 86.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## L39 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in L39 was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 990th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,550** (2021). L39 had 31,550 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 835th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in L39 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.6%** (January 2026). In L39, 91.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire)
- Centre: 53.5538, -2.9097

Council: [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-lancashire): Ashley Dalton (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.9097,53.5538,L395HX

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