# L40 9RZ: area report for a postcode in West Lancashire

L40 9RZ 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 9RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) › [L40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l40) › [L40 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l40-9)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. West Lancashire 003C: 44 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9171,53.6080,L409RZ
- **Bescar Lane, 1.8 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9171,53.6080,L409RZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9171,53.6080,L409RZ
- **2 of 24 properties in L40 9RZ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 1 at very low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.9171,53.6080,L409RZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, West Lancashire 003C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9171,53.6080,L409RZ
- **£240,850 average price**: For the whole of West Lancashire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9171,53.6080,L409RZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9171,53.6080,L409RZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9171,53.6080,L409RZ
- **No gigabit broadband at L40 9RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9171,53.6080,L409RZ
- **Low road and rail noise at L40 9RZ**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9171,53.6080,L409RZ
- **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=-2.9171,53.6080,L409RZ
- **8.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9171,53.6080,L409RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Scarisbrick Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scarisbrick-hall-school-e119824) | Independent | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Scarisbrick](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-scarisbrick-e119683) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scarisbrick-st-marks-church-of-england-primary-school-e119410) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2023 | £620,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2023 | £445,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £925,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 440 m |
| March 2026 | £420,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 550 m |
| December 2025 | £120,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 550 m |
| August 2025 | £392,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 570 m |
| March 2026 | £685,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 590 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £240,850** (August 2026). West Lancashire’s average house price was £240,850 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.3×** (2025). A home in West Lancashire costs 6.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 114th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 003C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.8** (2025). West Lancashire 003C has a deprivation score of 14.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,155th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £287,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Lancashire 003C was £287,500 in 2025. Joint 15,083rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,436** (2021). West Lancashire 003C had 2,436 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,284th 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: 56.5%** (January 2026). In West Lancashire 003C, 56.5% 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: 53.6080, -2.9171

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), August 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=-2.9171,53.6080,L409RZ

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