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Coordinates & Location for L31 1EA
Postcode
L31 1EA
Coordinates
53.4931, -2.9107
Grid reference
SJ396999
Easting
339,675
Northing
399,988
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VF3VQ+7P
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Kirkby
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.
12335
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12335 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.96.5%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Christian69.6%
No religion26.0%
Not answered3.9%
+ other · 0.5%
Age groups
50–6423.2%
35–4920.4%
25–3411.5%
65–749.9%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.0%
Other13.9%
Any member 66+11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.1%
All members 66+9.3%
+ 7 other households · 41.6%
Administrative Information
Sefton
Local Authority
Council AreaSefton Central E14001463
Constituency
E14001463Merseyside
Police Force
England
Ward
Aintree & Maghull South
Constituency code
E14001463
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Melling
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 026B E01007040
E01007040MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sefton 026 E02001454
E02001454LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sefton 026B E01007040
E01007040MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sefton 026 E02001454
E02001454Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:51 AM
Sunrise
6:19 PM
Sunset
12 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
6:19 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 28 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 1EA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 12335
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01007040 and MSOA E02001454 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode L31 1EA 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 1EA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 66%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
51%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
32%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
55%
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 51%
Attainment 8
40.6
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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