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L40 9QR

Postcode

A postcode in West Lancashire 003C, Rural West ward, West Lancashire.

This report describes the area around L40 9QR, 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 9QR

Schools near L40 9QR

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick
Primary. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
820 m
10 minutes on foot
Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
Scarisbrick Hall School
Independent
1.5 km
18 minutes on foot
Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Primary. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.6 km
20 minutes on foot
School remains Good, January 2023

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 9QR

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £646,760Bescar Lane, L40 9QRNovember 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
  • £287,500Bescar Lane, L40 9QSOctober 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold70 m
  • £540,000Drummersdale Lane, L40 9QYFebruary 2026, detached, established, freehold270 m
  • £240,000Drummersdale Lane, L40 9RBOctober 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold290 m
  • £450,000Woodmoss Lane, L40 9RJFebruary 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold330 m
  • £510,000Bescar Croft Gardens, L40 9AAFebruary 2026, detached, established, freehold500 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

Within 1 km of L40 9QR

In a straight line

Stations

  • Bescar Lane7 minutes on foot540 m

The neighbourhood: West Lancashire 003C

Everything about West Lancashire 003C
Deprivation score
14.8
Joint 14,155th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£287,500
Joint 15,083rd cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,436
Joint 1,284th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
56.5%
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.