# PR9 8PA: area report for a postcode in Sefton

PR9 8PA 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 PR9 8PA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) › [PR9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr9) › [PR9 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr9-8)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 143% on July. Sefton 002C: 79 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9626,53.6658,PR98PA
- **Meols Cop, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9626,53.6658,PR98PA
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9626,53.6658,PR98PA
- **61 of 61 properties in PR9 8PA at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.9626,53.6658,PR98PA
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 002C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9626,53.6658,PR98PA
- **£224,289 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9626,53.6658,PR98PA
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9626,53.6658,PR98PA
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9626,53.6658,PR98PA
- **71.2% can get gigabit broadband at PR9 8PA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9626,53.6658,PR98PA
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PR9 8PA**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9626,53.6658,PR98PA
- **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=-2.9626,53.6658,PR98PA
- **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=-2.9626,53.6658,PR98PA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Crossens Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crossens-nursery-school-e104845) | Nursery | 10 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Larkfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/larkfield-primary-school-e104887) | Primary | 10 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Presfield High School and Specialist College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/presfield-high-school-and-specialist-college-e104977) | Special | 90 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Peterhouse School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peterhouse-school-e133748) | Special | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Churchtown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/churchtown-primary-school-e146688) | Primary | 430 m (5 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 | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stanley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanley-high-school-e144618) | Secondary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 40.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Marshside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marshside-primary-school-e104866) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £276,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £349,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £347,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £275,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| August 2024 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CHURCHTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE (480 m); THE MARSHSIDE SURGERY (630 m); THE CORNER SURGERY (DR MULLA) (680 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (470 m); CAMBRIDGE ROAD PHARMACY (480 m); FYLDE ROAD PHARMACY (630 m)
- Dental practices: CAMBRIDGE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (470 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Churchtown Esso Express (440 m, Tesco); Spar - Cambridge Road (480 m, Spar); Co-op Cambridge Road - Churchtown (540 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Southport (600 m, Morrisons); Co-op Fylde Rd (690 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 002C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.4** (2025). Sefton 002C has a deprivation score of 9.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,972nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £271,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sefton 002C was £271,500 in 2025. Joint 13,605th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,357** (2021). Sefton 002C had 1,357 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,430th least 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: 86.9%** (January 2026). In Sefton 002C, 86.9% 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: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton)
- Centre: 53.6658, -2.9626

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=-2.9626,53.6658,PR98PA

## How to cite

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