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Coordinates & Location for L31 1BE
Postcode
L31 1BE
Coordinates
53.5154, -2.9180
Grid reference
SD392024
Easting
339,223
Northing
402,476
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VG38J+5Q
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Maghull
Travel to Work
Liverpool
ITL Region
Sefton
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
25653
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25653 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.8%
Other White1.4%
+ other · 2.8%
Religion
Christian70.2%
No religion24.6%
Not answered4.5%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6420.8%
35–4917.3%
65–7412.9%
25–3411.4%
75–848.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
All members 66+15.4%
Any member 66+14.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.7%
Other13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
+ 7 other households · 31.6%
Administrative Information
Sefton
Local Authority
Council AreaSefton Central E14001463
Constituency
E14001463Merseyside
Police Force
England
Ward
Maghull East
Constituency code
E14001463
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Maghull
International Territorial Level
Sefton
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandCheshire and Merseyside
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Sefton
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01T
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Sefton 019C E01007098
E01007098MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sefton 019 E02001447
E02001447LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sefton 019C E01007098
E01007098MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sefton 019 E02001447
E02001447Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:57 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
12 hours 14 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:57 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 14 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode L31 1BE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 25653
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01007098 and MSOA E02001447 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode L31 1BE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near L31 1BE
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
72%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 16%
Attainment 8
42.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
63%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 24%
Attainment 8
44.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
86%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
56%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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