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L40 6HG

Postcode

A postcode in West Lancashire 008B, Rural South ward, West Lancashire.

This report describes the area around L40 6HG, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around L40 6HG

Schools near L40 6HG

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School
Primary. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
900 m
11 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
Ormskirk School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 42.3 (2025/26, provisional)
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
The Acorns School
Pupil referral and alternative provision
1.4 km
17 minutes on foot
School remains Good, September 2023
Ormskirk Church of England Primary School
Primary. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.8 km
22 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, October 2024

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near L40 6HG

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £750,000Wellfield Lane, L40 6HHJuly 2024, detached, established, freehold230 m
  • £527,500Varlian Close, L40 6HJJanuary 2025, detached, established, freehold240 m
  • £515,000Vicarage Lane, L40 6HQMay 2023, detached, established, freehold310 m
  • £1,250,000Ruff Lane, L40 6HASeptember 2024, detached, established, freehold410 m
  • £210,000Crosshall Brow, L40 6JEMay 2026, terraced, established, leasehold520 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

The neighbourhood: West Lancashire 008B

Everything about West Lancashire 008B
Deprivation score
4.5
Joint 2,287th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£285,000
Joint 14,790th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,614
Joint 654th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: L40

Everything about L40
Median sale price
£285,000
Joint 1,027th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
19,402
1,256th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
10%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.