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

PR8 1LZ 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 1LZ 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

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Sefton 009C: 118 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0133,53.6411,PR81LZ
- **Birkdale, 790 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0133,53.6411,PR81LZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0133,53.6411,PR81LZ
- **No property in PR8 1LZ 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=-3.0133,53.6411,PR81LZ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0133,53.6411,PR81LZ
- **£224,289 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0133,53.6411,PR81LZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0133,53.6411,PR81LZ
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0133,53.6411,PR81LZ
- **57.1% can get gigabit broadband at PR8 1LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0133,53.6411,PR81LZ
- **Low road and rail noise at PR8 1LZ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0133,53.6411,PR81LZ
- **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=-3.0133,53.6411,PR81LZ
- **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=-3.0133,53.6411,PR81LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Linaker Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/linaker-primary-school-e151390) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Birkdale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birkdale-primary-school-e104860) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Southport Education Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southport-education-group-e130491) | Sixth form and further education | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Arden College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arden-college-e131935) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Philip's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-church-of-england-primary-school-e104902) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 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 | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-the-king-catholic-high-school-and-sixth-form-centre-e104964) | Secondary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| September 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2023 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £274,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £262,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2023 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Birkdale (790 m, 10 minutes on foot); Southport (940 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GRANGE SURGERY (440 m)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (530 m); CAREPLUS CHEMIST (680 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (720 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (850 m); BOOTS (910 m)
- Dental practices: TEN DENTAL (1 km)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Southport (470 m, Morrisons); Iceland Southport (620 m, Iceland); Tesco Southport Eastbank St Express (700 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Southport Weld Parade (710 m, Morrisons); Spar - Birkdale (800 m, Spar)

## 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 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.4** (2025). Sefton 009C has a deprivation score of 18.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,965th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £282,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sefton 009C was £282,500 in 2025. Joint 14,641st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,605** (2021). Sefton 009C had 1,605 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,853rd 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: 63.1%** (January 2026). In Sefton 009C, 63.1% 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: 53.6411, -3.0133

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=-3.0133,53.6411,PR81LZ

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