# L40 5XU: area report for a postcode in West Lancashire

L40 5XU 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 L40 5XU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) › [L40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l40) › [L40 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l40-5)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. West Lancashire 004B: 36 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.8370,53.5969,L405XU
- **Burscough Junction, 250 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.8370,53.5969,L405XU
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.8370,53.5969,L405XU
- **No property in L40 5XU 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=-2.8370,53.5969,L405XU
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, West Lancashire 004B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.8370,53.5969,L405XU
- **£236,194 average price**: For the whole of West Lancashire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.8370,53.5969,L405XU
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.8370,53.5969,L405XU
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.8370,53.5969,L405XU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at L40 5XU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.8370,53.5969,L405XU
- **Low road and rail noise at L40 5XU**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.8370,53.5969,L405XU
- **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=-2.8370,53.5969,L405XU
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.8370,53.5969,L405XU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burscough-lordsgate-township-church-of-england-primary-school-e119481) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Burscough Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burscough-village-primary-school-e119328) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burscough-bridge-st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e119376) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Burscough Priory Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burscough-priory-academy-e146282) | Secondary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 42.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-catholic-primary-school-burscough-e119681) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Burscough Bridge Methodist School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burscough-bridge-methodist-school-e119402) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormskirk-lathom-park-church-of-england-primary-school-e119371) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £179,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| December 2025 | £248,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2024 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £222,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| April 2026 | £417,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Burscough Junction (240 m, 3 minutes on foot); Burscough Bridge (960 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BURSCOUGH FAMILY PRACTICE (640 m); LATHOM HOUSE SURGERY (640 m); STANLEY COURT SURGERY (640 m)
- Pharmacies: FISHLOCKS PHARMACY (810 m); BURSCOUGH PHARMACY (810 m)
- Dental practices: BURSCOUGH ANAESTHETIC CLINIC (740 m); DENTAL SURGERY (740 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Burscough (720 m, Spar); Tesco Ormskirk Superstore (980 m, Tesco)

## 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 004B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.0** (2025). West Lancashire 004B has a deprivation score of 5.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,809th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Lancashire 004B was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 12,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,150** (2021). West Lancashire 004B had 2,150 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,342nd most 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In West Lancashire 004B, 98.0% 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.

## L40 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in L40 was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 1,027th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,402** (2021). L40 had 19,402 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,256th least 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: 10%** (2022). About 10% of people in L40 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: 88.7%** (January 2026). In L40, 88.7% 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: 53.5969, -2.8370

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=-2.8370,53.5969,L405XU

## How to cite

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