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

PR9 8QJ 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 8QJ 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

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 38% on July. Sefton 002B: 33 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9538,53.6679,PR98QJ
- **Meols Cop, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9538,53.6679,PR98QJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9538,53.6679,PR98QJ
- **25 of 25 properties in PR9 8QJ 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=-2.9538,53.6679,PR98QJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 002B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9538,53.6679,PR98QJ
- **£221,105 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9538,53.6679,PR98QJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9538,53.6679,PR98QJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9538,53.6679,PR98QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PR9 8QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9538,53.6679,PR98QJ
- **Low road and rail noise at PR9 8QJ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9538,53.6679,PR98QJ
- **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=-2.9538,53.6679,PR98QJ
- **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=-2.9538,53.6679,PR98QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Peterhouse School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peterhouse-school-e133748) | Special | 560 m (7 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 | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Larkfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/larkfield-primary-school-e104887) | Primary | 610 m (8 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 | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Churchtown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/churchtown-primary-school-e146688) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e104894) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 62% 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 | 1.1 km (14 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £262,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £305,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £212,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| August 2024 | £349,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE MARSHSIDE SURGERY (730 m); THE CORNER SURGERY (DR MULLA) (760 m)
- Pharmacies: FYLDE ROAD PHARMACY (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Fylde Rd (840 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Churchtown Esso Express (990 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £221,105** (August 2026). Sefton’s average house price was £221,105 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Sefton costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 002B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.9** (2025). Sefton 002B has a deprivation score of 10.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,798th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £267,498** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sefton 002B was £267,498 in 2025. Joint 13,197th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,370** (2021). Sefton 002B had 1,370 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,944th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Sefton 002B, 100.0% 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: 53.6679, -2.9538

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), August 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=-2.9538,53.6679,PR98QJ

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