# L40 6HN: area report for a postcode in West Lancashire

L40 6HN 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 6HN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) › [L40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l40) › [L40 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l40-6)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. West Lancashire 008B: 11 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.8447,53.5621,L406HN
- **Ormskirk, 2.5 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.8447,53.5621,L406HN
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.8447,53.5621,L406HN
- **No property in L40 6HN 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=-2.8447,53.5621,L406HN
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, West Lancashire 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.8447,53.5621,L406HN
- **£236,194 average price**: For the whole of West Lancashire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.8447,53.5621,L406HN
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.8447,53.5621,L406HN
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.8447,53.5621,L406HN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at L40 6HN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.8447,53.5621,L406HN
- **Moderate road and rail noise at L40 6HN**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.8447,53.5621,L406HN
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-2.8447,53.5621,L406HN
- **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=-2.8447,53.5621,L406HN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westhead-lathom-st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e119377) | Primary | 50 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ormskirk School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormskirk-school-e148254) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 42.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £183,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2024 | £196,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| August 2024 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2023 | £280,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2023 | £238,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £305,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2024 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 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 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.5** (2025). West Lancashire 008B has a deprivation score of 4.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,287th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Lancashire 008B was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 14,790th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,614** (2021). West Lancashire 008B had 2,614 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 654th 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: 93.5%** (January 2026). In West Lancashire 008B, 93.5% 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: 53.5621, -2.8447

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=-2.8447,53.5621,L406HN

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