# PR8 1HX: area report for a postcode in Sefton

PR8 1HX is a postcode in Sefton.

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 Sefton. Open the map at PR8 1HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) › [PR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr8) › [PR8 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr8-1)

## Around this postcode

- **87 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 4% on July. Sefton 007B: 91 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0047,53.6433,PR81HX
- **Southport, 390 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0047,53.6433,PR81HX
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0047,53.6433,PR81HX
- **No property in PR8 1HX 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=-3.0047,53.6433,PR81HX
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0047,53.6433,PR81HX
- **£224,289 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0047,53.6433,PR81HX
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0047,53.6433,PR81HX
- **12 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0047,53.6433,PR81HX
- **76.7% can get gigabit broadband at PR8 1HX**: Superfast for 91.8%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0047,53.6433,PR81HX
- **Low road and rail noise at PR8 1HX**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0047,53.6433,PR81HX
- **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=-3.0047,53.6433,PR81HX
- **9.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0047,53.6433,PR81HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Linaker Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/linaker-primary-school-e151390) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Arden College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arden-college-e131935) | Special | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Southport Education Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southport-education-group-e130491) | Sixth form and further education | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Philip's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-church-of-england-primary-school-e104902) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-church-of-england-primary-school-southport-e145454) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Birkdale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birkdale-primary-school-e104860) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Family Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-catholic-primary-school-e104915) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Norwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norwood-primary-school-e104865) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| February 2025 | £178,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2024 | £55,200 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2023 | £85,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Southport (390 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ST MARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (TCG MEDICAL) (730 m); GRANGE SURGERY (860 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (270 m); CAREPLUS CHEMIST (370 m); BOOTS (450 m); ASDA PHARMACY (550 m); BOOTS (640 m)
- Dental practices: TEN DENTAL (500 m); THE HOGHTON STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (630 m); COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC (800 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Southport Eastbank St Express (170 m, Tesco); Lidl Central Southport Southport (260 m, Lidl); Iceland Southport (290 m, Iceland); Morrisons Daily Southport (320 m, Morrisons); Asda Scarisbrick Express Petrol (380 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £224,289** (July 2026). Sefton’s average house price was £224,289 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,937** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sefton earned a median of £36,937 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 120th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.1×** (2025). A home in Sefton costs 6.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 103rd 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: 25.1** (2025). Sefton has a deprivation score of 25.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 80th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Sefton 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.7** (2025). Sefton 007B has a deprivation score of 30.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,930th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £195,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sefton 007B was £195,000 in 2025. Joint 6,070th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,188** (2021). Sefton 007B had 2,188 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,964th 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: 84.7%** (January 2026). In Sefton 007B, 84.7% 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.

## PR8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £237,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PR8 was £237,500 in 2025. Joint 665th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 56,358** (2021). PR8 had 56,358 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 123rd most 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in PR8 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: 65.8%** (January 2026). In PR8, 65.8% 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: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton)
- Centre: 53.6433, -3.0047

Council: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Southport](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southport): Patrick Hurley (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=-3.0047,53.6433,PR81HX

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