# L39 6SX: area report for a postcode in West Lancashire

L39 6SX 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 6SX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) › [L39](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39) › [L39 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39-6)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. West Lancashire 012B: 49 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9327,53.5381,L396SX
- **Town Green, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9327,53.5381,L396SX
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9327,53.5381,L396SX
- **No property in L39 6SX 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=-2.9327,53.5381,L396SX
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, West Lancashire 012B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9327,53.5381,L396SX
- **£236,194 average price**: For the whole of West Lancashire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9327,53.5381,L396SX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9327,53.5381,L396SX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9327,53.5381,L396SX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at L39 6SX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9327,53.5381,L396SX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at L39 6SX**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9327,53.5381,L396SX
- **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=-2.9327,53.5381,L396SX
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9327,53.5381,L396SX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Gregory's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-catholic-primary-school-e104936) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-church-of-england-primary-school-lydiate-e145096) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lydiate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lydiate-primary-school-e104891) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Acre View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/acre-view-primary-school-e150079) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Northway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northway-primary-school-e104879) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £655,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 550 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 012B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.1** (2025). West Lancashire 012B has a deprivation score of 14.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,408th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £268,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Lancashire 012B was £268,750 in 2025. Joint 13,319th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,343** (2021). West Lancashire 012B had 1,343 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,921st 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: 89.2%** (January 2026). In West Lancashire 012B, 89.2% 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: 53.5381, -2.9327

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=-2.9327,53.5381,L396SX

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