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Coordinates & Location for L37 2DF
Postcode
L37 2DF
Coordinates
53.5514, -3.0863
Grid reference
SD281066
Easting
328,126
Northing
406,637
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5RHW27+HF
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Formby
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.
31279
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31279 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.94.1%
Other White1.6%
White Irish1.2%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
Christian68.0%
No religion25.6%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6421.9%
65–7416.6%
35–4914.8%
75–8411.9%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.8%
Households
All members 66+22.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.1%
Any member 66+17.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.8%
+ 7 other households · 20.2%
Administrative Information
Sefton
Local Authority
Council AreaSefton Central E14001463
Constituency
E14001463Merseyside
Police Force
England
Ward
Formby West
Constituency code
E14001463
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Formby
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 - 01V
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Sefton 015C E01006993
E01006993MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sefton 015 E02001443
E02001443LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sefton 015C E01006993
E01006993MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sefton 015 E02001443
E02001443Urban: 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 city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:54 AM
Sunrise
6:17 PM
Sunset
12 hours 23 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:54 AM
Sunset (today)
6:17 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 23 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 L37 2DF 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 city and town C1. IMD England rank: 31279
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006993 and MSOA E02001443 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode L37 2DF 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 L37 2DF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
49%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
62%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 16%
Attainment 8
44.2
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 14%
Attainment 8
54.3
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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