# PR9 8LW: area report for a postcode in West Lancashire

PR9 8LW 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 PR9 8LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) › [PR9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr9) › [PR9 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr9-8)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. West Lancashire 002A: 35 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9454,53.6692,PR98LW
- **Meols Cop, 3.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9454,53.6692,PR98LW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9454,53.6692,PR98LW
- **9 of 12 properties in PR9 8LW at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.9454,53.6692,PR98LW
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, West Lancashire 002A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9454,53.6692,PR98LW
- **£236,194 average price**: For the whole of West Lancashire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9454,53.6692,PR98LW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9454,53.6692,PR98LW
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9454,53.6692,PR98LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PR9 8LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9454,53.6692,PR98LW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PR9 8LW**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9454,53.6692,PR98LW
- **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=-2.9454,53.6692,PR98LW
- **8.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9454,53.6692,PR98LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e104894) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Peterhouse School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peterhouse-school-e133748) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Presfield High School and Specialist College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/presfield-high-school-and-specialist-college-e104977) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Larkfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/larkfield-primary-school-e104887) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crossens Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crossens-nursery-school-e104845) | Nursery | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Churchtown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/churchtown-primary-school-e146688) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-e104918) | Primary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Marshside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marshside-primary-school-e104866) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| July 2026 | £460,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| February 2023 | £159,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2024 | £177,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2024 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2025 | £217,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2025 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| December 2025 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £236,194** (July 2026). West Lancashire’s average house price was £236,194 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 6.2×** (2025). A home in West Lancashire costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th 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: 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 002A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.3** (2025). West Lancashire 002A has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,765th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £262,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Lancashire 002A was £262,500 in 2025. Joint 12,752nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,991** (2021). West Lancashire 002A had 1,991 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,428th 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: 89.7%** (January 2026). In West Lancashire 002A, 89.7% 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.

## PR9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PR9 was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 447th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 43,564** (2021). PR9 had 43,564 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 341st 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 PR9 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: 83.6%** (January 2026). In PR9, 83.6% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire)
- Centre: 53.6692, -2.9454

Council: [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) (District, 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=-2.9454,53.6692,PR98LW

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