# L39

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

L39 is a postcode district covering Ormskirk, Aughton Park and Town Green, in West Lancashire. Median sale price £280,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code L39. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [L](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=L39) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 1% of people in L39 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=L39) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 380 homes were sold in L39 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=L39) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for L39.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=L39) (Census 2021, England and Wales): L39 had 31,550 usual residents at the census.

## How L39 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | L39 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £280,000 | 8th most expensive | 39 postcode districts, L · 2025 |
| Population | 31,550 | 8th most populated | 42 postcode districts, L · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 1% | joint 10th most people in radon Affected Areas | 42 postcode districts, L · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.6% | 12th lowest | 42 postcode districts, L · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the L postcode area.
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

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

## Neighbourhoods in L39

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [West Lancashire 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025474) | 1,287 | 41.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.6% |
| [West Lancashire 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025495) | 2,185 | 43.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 42.9% |
| [West Lancashire 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025499) | 1,343 | 51.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [West Lancashire 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025501) | 1,096 | 17.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [West Lancashire 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025502) | 1,545 | 17.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [West Lancashire 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025516) | 1,459 | 35.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.9% |
| [West Lancashire 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025517) | 2,196 | 60.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.8% |
| [West Lancashire 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025519) | 1,176 | 22.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| [West Lancashire 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025488) | 2,840 | 69.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 86.5% |
| [West Lancashire 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025489) | 1,366 | 49.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [West Lancashire 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025490) | 2,690 | 42.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.8% |
| [West Lancashire 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025500) | 1,687 | 187.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.0% |
| [West Lancashire 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025518) | 1,557 | 104.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.1% |
| [West Lancashire 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025479) | 2,158 | 44.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 80.0% |
| [West Lancashire 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025491) | 2,614 | 10.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.5% |
| [West Lancashire 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025472) | 1,450 | 31.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.5% |
| [West Lancashire 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025473) | 1,343 | 48.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.2% |
| [West Lancashire 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025475) | 1,426 | 24.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.0% |
| [West Lancashire 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025476) | 1,412 | 16.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.8% |
| [West Lancashire 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025477) | 1,149 | 34.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.6% |
| [West Lancashire 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/neighbourhood/e01025478) | 1,259 | 16.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.3% |

## 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.

## Middle areas in L39

[Aughton](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/aughton), [Bickerstaffe & Newburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/bickerstaffe-and-newburgh), [Ormskirk North & West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/ormskirk-north-and-west), [Ormskirk Town & East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/ormskirk-town-and-east), [Scarisbrick, Halsall & Haskayne](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire/scarisbrick-halsall-and-haskayne)

## Postcode sectors in L39

[L39 0 (36 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39-0), [L39 1 (80 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39-1), [L39 2 (132 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39-2), [L39 3 (92 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39-3), [L39 4 (133 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39-4), [L39 5 (114 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39-5), [L39 6 (55 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39-6), [L39 7 (53 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39-7), [L39 8 (50 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39-8), [L39 9 (15 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39-9)

## Council

[West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire)

## Towns in L39

[Ormskirk](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ormskirk)

## Postcode districts next to L39

[L31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l31), [L33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l33), [L37](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l37), [L40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l40), [PR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr8), [WA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa11), [WN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn8)

## Nearest rail stations

[Ainsdale (5.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.0427,53.6020), [Hillside (5.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.0247,53.6221)

## More in the L postcode area

[All L postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 1% of people in L39 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In L39, 91.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: L39
- Postcode area: [L](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l)
- Constituency: [West Lancashire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-lancashire)
- Council: [West Lancashire †](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire)
- Area: 91.16 km²
- People, mid-2024: 32,521*
- Neighbourhoods: 21
- Output areas: 93

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[L40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l40), [PR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr8), [L37](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l37), [L31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l31), [WN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn8), [L33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l33)

## Latest updates for L39

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/L39

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l39