L40
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Burscough, 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 L40 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In L40, 88.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How L40 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is L40 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in L40 at a rate of 53.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.3 per 1,000 people across L.
In August 2026 alone, 95 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in L40.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (406), anti-social behaviour (262) and other crime (167).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in L40 was 53.9 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 L40, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so L40 has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in L40
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chorley 007A | 1,563 | 24.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 85.9% |
| West Lancashire 002D | 2,163 | 38.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.8% |
| West Lancashire 003D | 1,597 | 34.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 68.1% |
| West Lancashire 004A | 2,415 | 59.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.9% |
| West Lancashire 004B | 2,150 | 36.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.0% |
| West Lancashire 004C | 1,649 | 86.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.8% |
| West Lancashire 004D | 1,633 | 108.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.7% |
| West Lancashire 004E | 1,775 | 86.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.1% |
MPs for L40
- Ashley DaltonLabourMP for West Lancashire79% of L40’s postcodes
- Patrick HurleyLabourMP for Southport11% of L40’s postcodes
- Mr Paul FosterLabourMP for South Ribble9.6% of L40’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in L401
Postcode sectors in L4010
Council1
Towns in L401
Postcode districts next to L408
Nearest rail stations4
More in the L postcode area2
L40 in brief
L40 is a postcode district covering Burscough, in West Lancashire.
About 20,273 people lived in L40 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £285,000 in 2025 across 405 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 53.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in L40 was £285,000 in 2025.
L40 had 19,402 usual residents at the census.
In L40, 88.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In L40, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.