# PR8 9PX: area report for a postcode in Sefton

PR8 9PX 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 9PX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) › [PR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr8) › [PR8 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr8-9)

## Around this postcode

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 69% on July. Sefton 008F: 61 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9858,53.6270,PR89PX
- **Birkdale, 2 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9858,53.6270,PR89PX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9858,53.6270,PR89PX
- **No property in PR8 9PX 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=-2.9858,53.6270,PR89PX
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 008F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9858,53.6270,PR89PX
- **£224,289 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9858,53.6270,PR89PX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9858,53.6270,PR89PX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9858,53.6270,PR89PX
- **100% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.9858,53.6270,PR89PX
- **Low road and rail noise at PR8 9PX**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9858,53.6270,PR89PX
- **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=-2.9858,53.6270,PR89PX
- **8.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9858,53.6270,PR89PX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kew Woods Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kew-woods-primary-school-e146895) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 79% 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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Birkdale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birkdale-primary-school-e104860) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Meols Cop High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meols-cop-high-school-e149828) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 42.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Linaker Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/linaker-primary-school-e151390) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [St Philip's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-church-of-england-primary-school-e104902) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-lourdes-catholic-primary-school-e151021) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Educ8 Southport](https://openindex.co.uk/school/educ8-southport-e151208) | Special | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £132,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| August 2026 | £148,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| March 2026 | £56,250 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| June 2026 | £352,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2026 | £280,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| August 2023 | £222,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| January 2026 | £269,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| August 2025 | £315,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: KEW SURGERY (560 m)
- Dental practices: KEW DENTAL SURGERY (560 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Town Lane (630 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 008F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.2** (2025). Sefton 008F has a deprivation score of 14.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,516th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sefton 008F was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 13,841st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,048** (2021). Sefton 008F had 2,048 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,580th 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Sefton 008F, 99.6% 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: 53.6270, -2.9858

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.9858,53.6270,PR89PX

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